Job opening: Detective
Salary: $68 405 - 88 926 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 11 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: Fort Myer is a 15 minute commute to/from the Arlington National Cemetery Metro Station, a 10-15 minute commute to/from the Rosslyn, Virginia Metro Station, and is accessible by bus transportation. The installation is 7 miles from Washington D.C. and a short distance from major roadways and express highways.
Duties
Enforce laws, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and Army Regulations to protect life and property.
Conduct investigations of certain felonies and all non-felony matters involving crimes against property or crimes against civilians, military and their dependents.
Collect evidence for use in investigations.
Conducts interviews to gather information or identify suspects.
Execute arrest and apprehension procedures.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- This position is subject to a drug pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position has been designated "Mission Essential".
- The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
- This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
- This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
- Must be able to maintain appropriate weapons qualifications.
- Must attend and successfully complete the United States Army Military Police School, Military Investigator Course.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment entry level physical, agility test, and must be able to re-certify annually, per AR 190-56.
- Must be able to wear chemical protection masks, gloves, and other associated personal protective equipment.
- Must be able to use police weapons, equipment, cameras, crime scene evidence collecting equipment, and automated police information retrieval systems.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting investigations into alleged or suspected violations of criminal laws and military regulations in accordance with laws, ordinances, regulations, and/or policies; 2) Collecting and preserving evidence at investigation scenes and 3) Coordinating investigations between offices for case completion AND 4) conducting surveillance of suspects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-8).
In order to attend Investigative training, applicants must have one year of military police or civilian police experience.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Arrest/ApprehensionCriminal InvestigationCriminal LawWritten Communication
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education is permitted.
Contacts
- Address FT-W0UCAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT MYER
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Myer, VA 22211
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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