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Lead Police Officer - Sergeant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 116 days ago
About the Role
Provides security and assistance to Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities daily. The roll 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. The incumbent serves as a Lead Police Officer Sergeant (Instructor) conduct law enforcement function and to provide training education to VHA's Police Officers.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Include but are not limited to: Leads a team of Police Officers and other administrative staff.
- →Directs day-to-day lead and non-lead policing assignments.
- →Provides staff guidance on how to preserve what is needed for crime scenes.
- →Leads and initiates investigative contacts/stops.
- →Assigns, distributes, reviews, approves and disapproves employees' assignments.
- →Monitors and reviews the status/progress of the work and makes workload adjustments to ensure the workload is balanced.
- →Provides information/feedback to the supervisor concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs.
- →Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers more complex complaints to the supervisor.
- →Receives, reviews and revises reports from staff, before forwarding to the supervisor for final review.
- →Determines whether situations are criminal or civil and takes appropriate legal steps for each crime committed.
- →Interviews witnesses and other persons involved, determines whether facts warrant an arrest or lesser action.
- →Keeps abreast of policing best practices, the latest policing technology, and the latest criminal and policing laws, rules, and regulations to provide advice and guidance as needed.
- →Provide assistance to citizens in emergencies, including the protection of civil rights.
- →Conducts investigations, apprehensions/detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
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 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) Valid Drivers License is required to operate government owned or leased vehicles.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9f197c45-991a-4b08-ba13-f636486ed6f0
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