Job opening: Detective (Evidence Custodian)
Salary: $69 386 - 89 529 per year
Published at: Dec 17 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.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Serves as the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Investigative Service Division detective.
Duties
Plans, organizes, directs and conducts long term investigations of complex, sensitive, and controversial violations (actual or potential) of criminal law, and the UCMJ, involving persons and property.
Incumbent assumes custody of evidence and marks it for future identification to ensure accountability, preservation and the safeguarding of evidence throughout judicial proceedings and disposition of all evidence by the depository.
Prepares and conducts training for investigators, detectives, law enforcement personnel and Installation Supervisors on alternate evidence custodian responsibilities.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.
- Be able to wear chemical protection masks, gloves, and other associated personal protective equipment.
- Pass annual medical examination (physical, emotional and mental stability, etc.).
- Pass pre-screening and annual physical agility test requirements per AR 190-56.
- Maintain a valid motor vehicle driver's license.
- Successfully graduate from DA Civilian Police Academy or AR 190-56 identified equivalent within 12 months of appointment.
- Be qualified and certified in the use of chemical aerosol irritants, tear gas, taser, and radar gun.
- State certification, if required, for radar and breathalyzer operations.
- Be certified to use police weapons, equipment, cameras, crime scene evidence collecting equipment, and automated police information retrieval systems.
- Maintain requirements of Individual Reliability Program (IRP) IAW AR 190-56.
- This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position.
- This position has been identified by DA as a testing designated position (TDP) IAW AR 600-85 The incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R.
- Incumbent must successfully complete CPR certification and First Aid training.
- Incumbent must participate in regularly scheduled training in the techniques of use of deadly force, counter-terrorism, actuating anti-vehicle barriers, search and seizure, security operations.
- Good eye/hand coordination is required to operate radios and security weapons and equipment.
- Must be in sufficient physical condition to conduct assist in searching vehicles and persons and restraining persons. Infrequently lifts persons involved in accidents/incidents; uses unarmed combat techniques for self-defense to subdue persons.
- Works both inside and outside with exposure to inclement weather.
- Subject to verbal abuse and possible injury or death.
- See remaining conditions of employment in the additional information section.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
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: conducting criminal investigations to detect and apprehend individuals violating the law; AND maintaining the receipt and storage of evidence; AND analyzing facts to develop case information for use in pressing charges against identified suspects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
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 for experience is permitted.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address FU-W12KAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG JBLM
DO NOT MAIL
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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