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Supervisory Law Enforcement Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 43 days ago
On-site Altoona, PA $106K – $138K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series ENTJESFJESTJISTJ 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.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: The Chief directs compliance and risk management activities, ensuring adherence to Title 38 U.S.C. §§ 901-902, VA directives, and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- →The position oversees systemic compliance reviews, vulnerability assessments, and physical security surveys, approves corrective action plans, and monitors resolution of deficiencies.
- →The Feld Chief directs investigations of major incidents, criminal activity, and security breaches, ensuring evidentiary integrity and legal sufficiency of case packages.
- →The incumbent implements enterprise risk management strategies to mitigate threats and enhance security posture across all facilities.
- →The position champions Veteran-centric policing models, promotes advanced de-escalation strategies, and ensures integrated responses to mental health crises.
- →Provides executive leadership and guidance to subordinate supervisors and managers in implementing policies, procedures, and directives of senior management.
- →Oversees and evaluates supervisory practices to ensure consistency, equity, and compliance across the organization.
- →Reviews and approves recommendations for selections, promotions, details, and reassignments, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and workforce planning objectives.
- →Establishes and interprets performance standards for organizational units and ensures subordinate supervisors effectively communicate expectations and provide feedback to their teams.
- →Evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors and ensures fair and consistent application of rating techniques throughout the division.
- →Provides direction on corrective actions for performance or conduct issues and reviews proposed disciplinary measures for appropriateness and compliance.
- →Promotes a positive work environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles.
- →Provides executive leadership and strategic oversight for all law enforcement and investigative operations within the established geographic area.
- →Establishes policies and operational standards for enforcement activities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws, VA directives, and Title 38 U.S.C. §§ 901 and 902.
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 Physical Requirements: A pre-placement physical examination is required.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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