This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Police Service (PS). The incumbent serves as a supervisory Police Officer (Lieutenant) ensuring a safe and secure environment across all VA Administrations. This position serves as a vital part of the VA Police Services often serving as the face of the VA and as the first person a Veteran or visitor encounters when entering a VA facility.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to: The incumbent provides security and assistance to Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities daily. The incumbent is also responsible for the protection of high valued assets from theft, intentional damage and unauthorized removal. The incumbent is expected to empathize, engage, and communicate with all individuals they encounter to ensure a positive outcome and the safety of the facility and all its occupants. Directs, coordinates and/or performs a variety of supervisory and non-supervisory policing law enforcement assignments and projects that are performed on Departmental property; including any properties owned, leased, or licensed when consistent with Federal laws, regulations, VA policy and operational guidance Works in collaboration with the Captain who serves as the incumbent's immediate supervisor. Provides leadership in protecting Veterans, volunteers, and others on Departmental property, U.S. officials, other individuals, and him or herself during any given situation against threats to personal safety when force becomes necessary to enforce laws and regulations. Serves as Lieutenant and Officer-in-Charge performing various law enforcement and administrative functions throughout VHA. Manages, supervises and coordinates the VHA, PS law enforcement activities for designated assigned areas. Performs a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over other law enforcement policing staff. Serves as a watch commander or administrative lieutenant at the geographic area assigned. Establishes priorities to coordinate, plan, organize and complete work in accordance with sound time-management methodology. Prepares, conducts, and reviews performance evaluations; takes disciplinary actions; and identifies and conducts specific designated training. Patrols and responds to a variety of criminal activities requiring law enforcement, intervention such as homicides, sexual assaults, robberies, property crimes, domestic violence, vice and narcotics-related activities, crimes by and against juveniles, and other crimes. Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress and makes independent decisions to take/direct/coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property. Carries firearms and other weapons, intervenes when necessary to de-escalate situations and determines when and how much force must be applied. Work Schedule: 12 Hours Rotating Shift, Tour of duty subject to change based on agency needs. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer (Lieutenant)/PD99828S Physical Requirements: The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Pre-employment
• Successful completion of the VA Law Enforcement Training

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.GS-09 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the next lower grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Applying knowledge of law enforcement to make arrest, assess danger and threats and conduct short and long-term investigations. Conduct patrolling activities based on criminal trends in order to maintain law and order and safety and protection, initiates investigative stops, conduct random anti-crime measures sets, crime prevention. Identify security vulnerabilities, identify person requiring assistance or medical aid while on patrol, utilize a communication equipment, use speed radar or laser equipment. 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. Your law enforcement experience must be clearly outlined in resume to include dates. There is no educational substitution for the GS-09 level. 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.

Contacts

• Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Lewis Gullatte
• Phone: 682-208-3909
• Email: [email protected]