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Summary

You will serve as the Police Officer with the Police Service of the Anchorage VA Medical Center located in Anchorage, Alaska.

Duties

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Serve and protect Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities.

Provide policing services in a variety of jurisdictional environments, where each type of jurisdiction (Exclusive, Concurrent, and Proprietorial) has different enforcement rules and requires Police Officers to understand the complexities and legally apply the correct set of laws, regulations, and processes.

Protect against threats to personal safety when force becomes necessary to enforce laws and regulations.

Be required to carry a firearm.

Intervene when necessary to deescalate situations and determine when and how much force must beapplied.

Participate in investigations, apprehensions, or detention of individuals suspected of criminal violations.

Identify and preserve evidence.

Write comprehensive incident reports.

Prepare case files and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.

Be required to drive a police vehicle and transport suspected criminal violators.

Follow the lead of your Senior Police Officer.

Obtain assistance from a more Senior Police Officer or supervisor in cases where policy is not clear.

Be instructed by a supervisor who will assign work assignments and provide updates on new policies, guidelines, laws, and Federal statutes.

Have your work reviewed by a supervisor to ensure that correct actions were taken in support of the agency's crime prevention and enforcement program priorities.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 12-hour shifts, rotate days/nights every four pay periods, 3 on, 3 off, 4 on, 4 off.

Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer/PD99925S

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.

Work Conditions: The work involves both moderate and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury that requires the exercise of safety precautions and use of personal protective equipment The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate to severe discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high temperatures in confined spaces, high temperatures due to mandatory protective personal equipment, or adverse weather conditions during extended periods of traffic and patrol duties. The work involves moderate risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when working around hazardous materials such as toxic gases, explosives, infectious biological materials, and others that pose a moderate risk of exposure.

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Conditions of employment

• 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. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• The Selected Applicant must pass an initial pre-employment medical examination and an annual medical examination to include psychological assessment.
• The Selected Applicant must be proficient in the English language.
• The Selected Applicant must possess a valid driver's license as a condition of continued employment as a VA Police Officer.
• The Selected Applicant must successfully pass Police Officer Standardized Training (POST) at the Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC).
• The Selected Applicant must successfully pass the POST/R (refresher) training course on a recurring basis as defined by VA.
• The Selected Applicant must work uncommon tours of duty as needed, to include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, rotating shifts, and emergency call-backs.
• The Selected Applicant must be eligible for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential and must maintain PIV credential eligibility during their services with the agency.
• Must maintain a high state of physical condition and appearance when wearing the police uniform in accordance with established.
• Must meet the standards as outlined in the Lautenberg Amendment (PL 104-208) to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 USC 922).
• The Selected Applicant must have possess or have possessed arrest authority.
• 5 CFR § 330.502 - General restriction on movement after competitive appointment applies.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

English Language Proficiency: Individuals serving in direct patient care positions must be proficient in both spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that provided a 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. Specialized experience includes maintaining order to protect life and property; taking initial complaints; interviewing witnesses; securing a crime scene and conducting limited searches; responding to emergency situations; gathering information and preparing reports; conducting routine patrol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigations. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a Patrolman", "I was a Police Officer for a number of years," or "I enforced Federal, State, county, and laws" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

You MUST possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record, can pass a road test, and demonstrate that I am medically qualified to operate a motor vehicle safely.

You MUST be able to legally able to carry a firearm, and are you willing and able to achieve and maintain qualification/certification with the agency-approved firearm.

**Police Officers must meet the standards as outlined in the Lautenberg Amendment (PL 104-208) to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 USC 922). Lautenberg Amendment states that persons who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot own, be issued, purchase or otherwise have possession of a handgun.

MILITARY QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants whose qualifying experience was acquired through Active Military Service must have one of these Qualifying Specialties listed on their DD-214 to receive credit. The qualifying military specialties are identified for each branch as follows: ARMY: 1) 95B. 2) 95C. 3) 31A. 4) 31B. 5) 31D. MARINE CORPS: 1) 5803. 2) 5805. 3) 5811. 4) 5812. 5) 5813. 6) 5814. 7) 5821. AIR FORCE: 1) 08111-114. 2) 81110. 3) 81170. 4) 81172. 5) 81130. 6) 81150. 7) 81112. 8) 81132. 9) 81152. 10) 81199. 11) 3P1-4. 12) 3P011. 13) 3P031. 14) 3P051. 15) 3P071. 16) 3P091. 17) 75011. 18) 75031. 19) 75051. 20) 75071. 21) 75091. NAVY: 1) 9545. 2) 0000MA. COAST GUARD: No code. If your experience is not as one of these qualifying specialties that will be generally non qualifying experience. NOTE: DD-214 (Member 4 copy) must be submitted with your application materials. Military Service cannot be credited without documentation.

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.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Arrest
• Criminal Investigation
• First Response
• Interpersonal Skills
• Public Safety and Security
• Security

Education

There is no educational substitute for this position.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period , your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

The following will be communicated to applicants for VA employment in a testing designated position and will also be included in all VA vacancy announcements for such positions: All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.



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