This position is located within the Police Service at the Eastern Colorado HCS (ECHCS), Aurora, Colorado. The Incumbent's primary duty is to function as the program manager over the Training and Quality Control section for the ECHCS Police Service. The incumbent monitors training status of 51 law enforcement personnel and program compliance as set by the Office of Security & Law Enforcement (OSLE) at the department level of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Applicant must be currently credentialed as a VA Police Officer.
• LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are ineligible for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police Officer positions.
• Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. A psychological examination is required.
• VA Police Officers must be able to achieve and maintain mandatory firearm and intermediate weapons qualifications / certifications.
• Applicant must posses and maintain a valid, unrestricted State drivers license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-08. For the GS-10 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for this position: You must have creditable specialized experience that provided 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 gained in work within a police force or service as a military police officer or work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, natural resource, recreational environments or in performing criminal investigative duties. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. In addition to meeting the IOR stated above, you must also have the specialized experience to qualify for GS-09 or GS-10 Police Officer Instructor explained below. For GS-09 Police Officer-Instructor, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service (or equivalent pay band) that includes completing internal and external training requirements on police related topics, track training requirements for all law-enforcement personnel assigned to Police Service, monitor certifications/assign training for recertification, develop/adjust mandated training as it pertains to police tactics, perform audits of program compliance and develop deadlines for identified deficiencies which is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience to perform the full range of routine and non-routine assignments with a high level of independence. For GS-10 Police Office-Instructor, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (or equivalent pay band) that includes developing and providing courses for training programs, training and oversees senior instructors, develop training scenarios based on latest tactics, manages a complex inventory of sensitive equipment. Plan, coordinate and conduct a wide variety of training topics that promotes psychological safety procedures. Coordinate with other departments, program managers, supervisor staff as needed to resolve policy or interdepartmental conflicts, deficiencies and recommending corrective actions. Assist in Supervisory duties on behalf of their absence. Make budget recommendations to the Chief of Police. Take charge during serious incidents involving police action. Rendering aid for any victims involved in life threatening event. Performs regular program audits and assures compliance and/or identifies improvements or suggest corrective actions. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementEducation and TrainingLeadershipPartneringSecurity 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 duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors and ability to hear the conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional job-related physical or medical requirements provided that the specific positions involve the arduous or hazardous duties to which the physical requirements relate. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules. All positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical requirements specified in 5 CFR 930 and the "General Policies and Instructions" section of this Manual located on OPM.gov. An employee must possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate vehicle safely. 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 Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Maximino Padua
• Phone: 801-584-1284 X2215
• Email: [email protected]