POLICE OFFICER (INSTRUCTOR)

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing, preparing, and delivering formal law enforcement training courses and instructional materials as a subject matter expert in areas such as laws of arrest, search and seizure, investigative techniques, terrorism, or related police operations; 2) Conducting classroom instruction, practical exercises, and firearms qualification/safety training (including range control duties) in compliance with applicable regulations and standards; 3) Analyzing individual and organizational performance deficiencies and designing or recommending in-service training courses, performance objectives, and instructional methods to address identified needs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 facilitate classroom studies for law enforcement personnel using instructional techniques or formats (e.g., role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, lectures).,You will prepare course material to instruct personnel in the field of law enforcement (e.g., law and evidence, terrorist, laws of arrest, search and seizure, basic criminology, accident investigation).,You will serve as a firearms range control officer in the operation of a range program for a Practical Weapons Course (PWC) or Firearms Training System (FATS).,You will report performance, progress, or training needs of law enforcement employees to supervisor.,You will explain policies, goals, procedures, and regulations to assigned law enforcement personnel.,You will collaborate with training facilities (e.g., installation personnel, regional training academy staff) to supplement course instruction.