Police Officer

All qualifications must be met by the application cut-off date in which applying unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either “full-time” (or “40 hours a week”) or “part-time” with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Applicants must have reached their 21st birthday, but not have reached their 37th birthday by the date of application to this position. These positions are covered by the special retirement provisions for Federal Law Enforcement officers and have a mandatory retirement age of 57. Two exceptions are allowed: An applicant has prior Federal service in a primary covered position sufficient to complete 20 years of service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; or An applicant is a qualified veterans’ preference eligible, in which case the minimum eligibility age is waived and their corresponding retirement age may be higher than 57 after completing 20 years of service. You must submit proof of your status in the Law Enforcement retirement system. To qualify for this position at the SP-01 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: You must have at least two years of progressively responsible experience that demonstrates the ability to learn and apply detailed and complex regulations and procedures that involve making sound judgment based on the application of directions, regulations, or laws. Examples of qualifying examples include, but are not limited to: Work on a police force, service as a military police officer, specialized military experience, security guards, physical security, visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forest, or other natural resources or recreational environments, and/or criminal investigations; qualifying experience not immediately related to law enforcement may include, but is not limited to supervisory/managerial experience or personal work related experience that demonstrates the ability to independently manage critical tasks. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of 60 credits hours/2 years of higher education. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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). 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. After determination of your minimum qualifications you may be selected to continue with additional assessments as outlined in the “How You Will be Evaluated” section. After determination of your minimum qualifications, you may be selected to continue with the following assessment process: WRITTEN EXAMINATION Applicants must successfully pass a written examination and Job Compatibility Analysis (JCA). The POST exam is a standardized test measuring competency in arithmetic, reading comprehension, grammar, and incident report writing. Applicants must score 70% or better on the written examination to continue in the hiring process. ***Applicants requiring special testing accommodations must indicate so at the time of application to ensure that the test facilitators have ample time to accommodate such requests****PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY BATTERY (PEB) Applicants must perform a sit and reach, a bench press, an agility run, as well as a 1.5-mile run. Applicants must pass each event with a 70% or better. Applicants who fail any component of the test will not proceed to the next step in the hiring process and will result in removal from the hiring process. FORMS SCREENING REVIEW and BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PREPARATION Selected applicants will be interviewed in person by a USPP background investigator. During this process, the applicant shall provide any additional information requested by their investigator in a timely manner. Failure to do so may result in removal from the hiring process. Applicants are required to bring all documents that are listed in the Personal Qualification Statement (PQS) and ensure they have the appropriate copies of supporting documents available to leave with the assigned investigator. An applicant will be removed from the process if he/she fails to provide all requested documents at the Forms Screening, no exceptions. PASS A QUALIFICATION REVIEW PANEL The Qualification Review is an in-person interview conducted by a panel of Force officials. Applicants are evaluated on their responses to qualification and scenario questions. Applicants must score 70% or better to continue in the hiring process. MEDICAL REVIEW Applicants that successfully complete the Qualification Review will be sent to a medical evaluation conducted by a Physician selected by the United States Park Police. Specific instructions will be provided to the invited applicants at that time. Applicants that pass all assessments will be referred to the selecting official for consideration in selections for the Police Officer, SP-0083-01. SELECTIONS FOR HIRE Selected applicants will be subjected to a urinalysis/drug screening prior to being officially hired. The drug screening must be passed successfully. PLEASE NOTE: All Processing, to include the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB), Written Examination, the Forms Screening Review, and the Panel Interview may be held in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, or Atlanta, GA. It is the applicant’s responsibility to report to the test location on time and at his/her expense. Applicants must notify the United States Park Police point of contact if they require reasonable accommodation in the test room and specify the nature of the accommodation at the time of application.
The mission of the United States Park Police is to support and further the goals of the Department of Interior and the National Park Service by providing quality law enforcement, safeguarding lives, protecting our national treasures and symbols of democracy, and preserving the natural and cultural resources entrusted to us. This is an open-continuous announcement. Please see “Next Steps” for more information. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/uspp/become-a-uspp-officer.htm