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Summary Serves as a Police Officer Corporal (Instructor) and administers and coordinates the education and training program for Police Service from initial-entry training to assessment, in-services training, and retraining of Officers throughout the year. Oversees the initial and on-the-job training of all newly assigned personnel. Conducts classroom lectures and PowerPoint presentations, role-playing scenarios, and skills demonstrations. Responsibilities Duties of the Police Officer (Instructor) are to include, but not limited to: Develops, presents, delivers, or coordinates courses for training programs. Prepares material related to the use of the VA police computer package; writing reports; documenting incidents; use of department issued firearms; use of the Expandable Straight Baton; oleoresin capsicum spray familiarization; defense tactics; handcuffing; the clearing of buildings; and AED and CPR. Prepares training schedules, coordinates equipment, room availability, dates/times for on-site training, and off-campus drills. Ensures the availability of material and handouts for class participants. Accomplishes the training and development of officers and designates tasks necessary for new Police Officers to gain experience to do work. Explains work requirements, methods, and procedures as needed, including providing special instructions and answering technical questions about the work. Prepares lesson plans and critiques instruction and instructional material. Ensures courses are well structured and ample training materials are available from several sources. Provides instruction and modification for training course contents and/or materials. Builds course lessons using materials and information from various sources to construct course lesson plans, visual aids, etc. Maintains and keeps current the training records, training budget and training computer files. Coordinates with Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies regarding updates in police information, procedures, and legal decisions. Prepares plans, regulations, supplements, standard operating procedures (SOPs), staff studies, estimates, and reports on all phases of the training program. Establishes, maintains and/or manages a statistical database of training requirements, schedules, rosters, training records and training results. Instructor will be required to attend/complete numerous Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) trainer courses and maintain certifications while in the position. Ensures that staff complies with LETC required training commitments, courses, and timeframes and maintains training materials, attendance records, test scores, etc. and completes related reports. Exercises arrest authority; searches and detains suspects; takes charge of emergencies and established operating procedures; makes arrests and performs booking procedures. Responds immediately to and engages potentially armed individuals during active threat response situations. Serves in critical workplace violence prevention and risk mitigation functions, including service as the VA Police representative to the interdisciplinary Disruptive Behavior Committee. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, day shift hours; with limited rotations to other shifts to complete training objectives. Position Description/PD#: Police Officer (Instructor)/PD99844S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Travel: Will be required to travel to attend LETC Instructor courses, other VA campuses, and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's). Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job You must be at least 21 years old (by closing date of this vacancy announcement) To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Preplacement physical exam Must possess a valid, state-issued driver's license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that you are medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2025. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service (or equivalent pay band), that provided a knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property. Specialized experience includes leading and conducting investigations, apprehensions and detentions of persons suspected or convicted of criminal violations; maintaining order to protect life and property; responding to emergency situations; gathering information and preparing reports; conducting routine patrol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigations; conducting classroom lectures, presentations, or skills demonstrations; and recommending modifications of training curriculum when necessary. Note: Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a Patrolman", "I was a Police Officer for a number of years," or "I enforced Federal, State, county, and laws" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: On a regular and recurring basis, the work requires strenuous exertion to physically restrain disorderly individuals ability to lift or carry injured or hurt persons and evacuate persons ability to complete many required and recurring training activities associated with law enforcement training. The position may be assigned to and traverse all segments of VA within their area of responsibility. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.