Police Officer (Instructor)

Serve as a training officer and lead instructor and Field Training Officer of a law enforcement shift.

Responsible for development and maintenance of courses, lesson plans, and examinations and provides guidance to personnel assigned to instruct specialized blocks of instruction.

Conduct preliminary investigation of criminal acts.

Apprehend known or suspected criminal offenders.

Respond to all types of emergency situations including reports of suspicious persons, mentally ill persons, criminals, children and private citizens.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes responding to calls for police assistance and emergency situations; arresting and mirandizing suspects; conducting investigations of crimes and suspected criminal activities; conducting vehicle or foot patrols; or conducting or assisting instructor with training.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).