This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, Miami, Florida.

Duties

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service (FPS), Miami, Florida. In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Law Enforcement Specialist (Area Commander). Typical work assignments include: Performing law enforcement duties as an official under Title 40 US Code, Section 1315. Serving on Facility Security Committees as senior Federal Protective Service (FPS) representative providing guidance on physical security, investigations, and law enforcement. Supervising a geographically dispersed workforce ensuring overall work products based on operational and organizational goals. Planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring the operational effectiveness of staff based on organizational goals and/or milestones. Interacting with local, state, and Federal law enforcement officials to ensure effective exchange of accurate crime data and related information. Managing facility-specific post orders, site visits, and monitoring Protective Security Officers to ensure compliance with service contracts.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: GS-13: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Organizing resources to advise and make recommendations on physical security; and Providing guidance on threat vulnerabilities and assessments relating to physical security; and Serving as a Subject Matter Expert in the areas of physical security, investigations, and law enforcement. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: 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; religious; 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. Essential Personnel: This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of unscheduled leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. § 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable). Law Enforcement : This position shall possess law enforcement authority under Title 40 of the United States Code, Section 1315, exercising such authority relating to criminal offenses to provide investigative and law enforcement services to tenant agencies, Federal employees and members of the general public located in/or conducting business in government-owned or leased properties. The position performs uniformed law enforcement authority under Title 40 of the United States Code, Section 1315, exercising such authority relating to criminal offenses to provide investigative and law enforcement services to customer agencies, Federal employees and members of the general public located and/or conducting business in government-owned or leased properties. Training: Incumbent must meet the established experience, basic training and in service training requirements established for the enforcement of police powers. Incumbent must successfully complete the designated, required training which includes the basic Criminal Investigators Training Program,(CITP) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or the Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP), the Advanced Individual Training Program,(AITP) and the Physical Security Training Program(PSTP). Additionally the selectee must successfully complete the Field Training and Evaluation other in-service requirements and weapons qualifications for the enforcement of arrest authority as conferred under 1315 authority. Pre-Employment Drug Testing: This position requires a pre-employment drug test and a negative drug test result prior to appointment into the position much be achieved. Random Drug Testing: The incumbent of this position is subject to random drug testing. Pre-Employment Medical Requirement: Prior to appointment, the person selected for this position must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties which may include protecting citizens, taking suspects into custody using reasonable physical force in the face of physical resistance and responding to situations requiring physical agility and quick and legally sufficient decision making. Also successfully pass a pre-employment medial examination (which includes, but is not limited to vision, hearing, cardiovascular and mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. This position may be subject to periodic incumbent examinations in the future. Firearms Requirements: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. The incumbent must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program (CITP) or Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP) and qualify quarterly thereafter. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. Lautenberg Amendment: This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position. Travel: The incumbent will be required to travel frequently. Mobility Agreement: This position may require the incumbent to be reassigned to different geographic locations. Accordingly, the incumbent will be required to sign a mobility agreement, which will remain in effect through the duration of the assignment. Motor Vehicle Operation: The incumbent must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]