POLICE OFFICER (MILITARY WORKING DOG TRAINER)

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: Using a body of laws and regulations related to law enforcement activities, dog handling/training operations, working dog procedures related to law enforcement practices and techniques; Applying safe handling, kennel care, and training aid accountability procedures; and evaluating team performance, identifying deficiencies, and developing corrective training.

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 lead Working Dog and Military Working Dog training to ensure all subjected teams are capable and certified to perform all missions including inspections, investigations, law enforcement and security.,You will evaluate assigned Working Dog teams on and off installation, determine training requirements, and develop optimum training plans specifically tailored toward improving weaknesses and enhancing proficiency.,You will train all personnel involved in the training of narcotic and explosive detector dogs on the correct procedures involved in handling, security, accountability, and control of narcotic/explosive training aids.,You will train Working Dog Handlers in the role of use of force associated with Working Dogs and ensure all patrol dog training exercises are conducted as safely as possible.,You will train and lead explosive detector dog handlers in Bomb Threat clearing operations ensuring proper explosive handling procedures are followed throughout training.,You will train and advise civilian and military police on the capabilities, limitations and support/security requirements of Working Dog Team to ensure proper integration of Working Dog teams into Military Police Operations.,You will aid Kennelmaster in all Working Dog training and utilization records as well as weight and feed charts.,You will perform various police duties with Working Dogs in absence of assigned kennelmaster to include response to investigations, interception of illegal narcotics, detection of explosives, and response to illegal activity on federal installations.