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Law Enforcement Specialist (Canine Handler/Coordinator)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
On-site Milwaukee, WI $65K – $84K Apply by Sep 22, 2026 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series INFJINFP Operations
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This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Security and Preparedness (OSP), Field Operations Division, VA Police Service with the Clemet J. Zablocki Medical center, Milwaukee Wi. The Canine Program Coordinator is responsible for managing the Canine Program at the field level and assisting and providing support for multiple stations.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: coordinates the Canine Program at the facility level that covers a geographically dispersed area.
- →Directing the Canine to perform detection searches of buildings and office areas, vehicles, packages, materials, and persons housed or located in or near property owned, occupied or secured by the VA.
- →Responsible for training the canine and administrative functions not limited to budget and contract responsibilities related to the care and certification of the canine.
- →Performs law enforcement duties in accordance with Title 38 U.S.C. §§ 901 and 902, enforcing federal, state, and local laws on VA-controlled property.
- →Conducts patrols with the assigned canine to deter criminal activity, detect contraband, and provide rapid response to security threats.
- →Ensures proper care, feeding, and housing of the canine, and maintains equipment and vehicles assigned for canine operations.
- →Adherence to strict safety and handling procedures to prevent injury to personnel, the public, or the canine.
- →Responsible for receiving accounting and maintaining appropriate security of canine training aids used for proficiency training.
- →Conducts training to maintain a high level of proficiency and must be certified on a regular and reoccurring basis.
- →Enforces laws and initiates investigations into possible violations of laws on government property and federally controlled assets across a wide geographically dispersed area.
- →Apprehends wanted persons who are accused of crimes in other jurisdictions; stops, questions, and detains such persons and notifies the appropriate law enforcement or judicial agencies.
- →Serves as a member of a Crisis Intervention Team, responding to and recognizing through the canine, Veterans experiencing mental health crisis, utilizing advanced deterrence, detection, and de-escalation strategies and knowledge of VA resources to ensure the best possible outcome for our nation's Veterans.
- →Ensures the Canine Program maintains compliance with all required training and certifications.
- →Analyzes problems, determines deficiencies, finalizes inspection results to include draft, review, editing, and evaluation, and takes corrective action.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 86fc88ab-7671-4ec7-be2e-0a09d90ca19a
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