The position is organizationally known as the Deputy Chief of Police and reports to the Chief of Police. The position has delegated authority and responsibility to assist the Chief to manage and direct Police operations. The position is responsible for assisting the Chief with the operation, direction, and control of the law enforcement and physical security activities of a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) or Health Care System (HCS).

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Ensures new employees are properly oriented and familiarized with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures all training requirements are met for staff and performance proficiency goals are meets. Explores training opportunities for staff to improve or enhance delivery of services and increase officers' cultural competencies. Ensures police staff are properly trained to operate a variety of equipment and/or security systems. Observes, evaluates, and prepares reports on the performance of department personnel. Develops programs to alter the behavior of employees whose work performance is below acceptable standards. Plans, assigns and explains work requirements to subordinates for new or changed programs and the functions, goals, processes, skills, and needs. Develops solutions to continuing problems in the quality of work, operating effectiveness and recommends necessary corrective actions. Hears grievances and complaints, reviews disciplinary cases, and recommends appropriate actions to higher level management. Evaluates resumes of prospective candidates and conducts interviews to assist in selecting appropriate candidates. Develops duty schedules, plans and directs facility law enforcement and security operations to ensure compliance with agency policy and protection priorities. Assists in the development of local policies and implements corrective procedures to alleviate identified law enforcement and physical security problems. Assists in the development and implementation of the physical security plans and objectives for a facility. Conducts or provides assistance in physical security surveys and vulnerability assessments. Assists in analyzing findings of surveys/assessments for the purpose of improving facility safety and security programs and processes. Acts as a law enforcement and security subject matter expert by interpreting security policies and procedures and providing guidance to all levels of management and staff. Collaborates in planning, directing, and updating a crime prevention program and exercises direction and control of investigations into criminal activities. Makes, coordinates, directs, or delegates the arrests of person(s). Ensures crime scenes and potential evidence is identified, collected and protected pursuant to law. Responds accordingly during natural disasters, terrorist acts, major accidents/incidents and criminal activity which poses a threat to patients, employees, visitors, property or continuity of operations. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Eligible Telework: Not Eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Security Specialist/PD99955A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2023. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: assisting with the operating, directing, and controlling law enforcement and physical security activities; assessing situations and determining appropriate responses; responding to active threat situations; delegating work and evaluating performance of police personnel; providing training on equipment and security systems; conducting arrests, investigating criminal activities, and protecting crime scenes; and ensuring the safety of staff and visitors while on facility property. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Education and TrainingManaging Human ResourcesPhysical SecuritySecurity Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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: The position is required to exert considerable and strenuous physical effort on a regular basis while performing the functions of the position. These functions are normally performed while the position conducts security surveys and inspections, which require crawling in unusually confined building areas. May be called upon to defend themselves and members of staff, patients or the public against physical attack and may be required to exercise deadly force if necessary. Requirements of the position include maintaining firearms qualifications, climbing flights of stairs, carrying heavy equipment/patients during emergencies, running, bending, stooping, physical restraint of aggressive persons, being subjected to assaults by persons evading arrest. Inspections and audits of security systems, constructions sites, and full searches require the performance of duties in a variety of inclement weather conditions walking, crawling in wooded or over-grown field conditions in all elements of seasonal weather. 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.

Contacts

• Address Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 US
• Name: Glenn Busch
• Phone: (937) 268-6511 X1368
• Email: [email protected]