Police Officer
Closing date: 12/30/2022
Salary: $42,739 – $61,936 per year
The Police Officer will function in Police Service; ensuring a safe and secure environment across all VA administrations and properties within various settings, including a variety of jurisdictional environments, such as VHA Medical Centers and facilities, Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics.
The duties of the Police Officer include, but are not limited to:
- Protects individuals during any given situation against threats to personal safety when enforcing laws and regulations;
- Responds immediately to and engages potentially armed individuals during active threat response situations;
- Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress, making independent decisions and taking immediate steps to preserve life and property;
- Mitigates opportunities for assault, illegal entry, and theft involving highly protected information, property and/or processes at facilities containing special protective methods;
- Provides patrol in vehicles, by foot and/or on a bicycle;
- Responds to calls for police assistance, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances;
- Conducts asset protection during transport;
- Writes comprehensive incident reports;
- Provides policing services in various environments where each type of jurisdiction (Exclusive, Concurrent and Proprietorial) has different enforcement rules;
- Seeks, detects, seizes, and protects evidence and witnesses at the scene of an incident;
- Detects and intervenes in criminal activity;
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
- May serve a probationary period
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959