Lead Police Officer

Air Combat Command•Mountain Home AFB, ID

24d

About The Position

The Lead Police Officer serves as a work leader, planning, organizing, and coordinating the activities of three or more Police Officers. The position provides law enforcement and force protection, preserves the peace, detects and investigates crimes, apprehends violators, responds to emergencies, and enforces federal laws and assimilated local laws within the assigned federal jurisdiction. The incumbent performs the full range of police officer duties, conducts investigations and surveillance, and serves as a Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC) Controller and Alarm Monitor, providing command and control for Integrated Defense forces. The role also includes emergency response and incident command: acting as the initial on-scene commander for significant or catastrophic events and initiating the Air Force Incident Management System. This is a mission-essential, mission-critical position and a term appointment not to exceed 13 months. The employee may be non-competitively extended. Duties require working an uncommon schedule that can include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, rotating shifts, and recall; wearing a uniform and protective equipment; operating security forces vehicles and equipment; maintaining required law-enforcement qualifications and certifications; and completing formal law-enforcement training and duty-position evaluations. The position involves the day-to-day dangers of law-enforcement and security work and may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males must be registered for Selective Service.
At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or equivalent, including knowledge of laws, regulations, law-enforcement operations, practices, and techniques, and responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property.
For applicable merit-promotion applicants, one year at the GS-07 level is required to meet time-in-grade for GS-08.
Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
Must be qualified to use firearms, have access to firearms, and sign DD Form 2760; persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence may not occupy the position.
Must pass an initial pre-employment medical examination, periodic medical examinations, and required initial and annual physical fitness and physical agility tests, including running; must meet hearing standards and be able to discern colors, contrast, and depth.
Must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Must wear a uniform and meet applicable dress and appearance standards.
Must work an uncommon tour of duty that can include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, rotating shifts, and recall.
Must wear approved protective clothing and equipment, including body armor, helmets, personal protective equipment, and, as applicable, chemical protective equipment.
Must be able to operate Security Forces vehicles and installed equipment and hold an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Must pass formal law-enforcement training as determined by HAF/A4S and receive DoD Peace Officer Standardization and Training Certification.
Must obtain first-responder training and certifications in CPR, self-aid buddy care, and first aid, and maintain them annually.
Must be able to employ infantry/SWAT small-unit tactics, including fire and maneuver and rapid movement between defensive positions while wearing protective gear for extended periods.
Must obtain and maintain a government travel card.
Must obtain and maintain required qualifications or certifications for listed systems, equipment, databases, and techniques, including Flight Armorer, Active Vehicle Barrier, NCIC, DBIDS, SFST, SFMIS, AFJIS, EMP, ECMX, EDD, DDEX, SUAS, electronic booking stations, speed measurement devices, and non-lethal weapons.
Must complete duty-position evaluations within the first two years in the specified order: Installation Entry Controller; Patrolman/Security Response Team; Alarm Monitor; and BDOC Controller/Dispatcher.
Must meet the position's knowledge, skills, and abilities, including law-enforcement procedures; specialized access-control requirements; appropriate use of force and self-defense; operation of specified motor vehicles; oral and written communication; effective working relationships; and ability to prioritize work, monitor workflow, adjust assignments, train and guide staff, and relay supervisory feedback and instructions.
May be required to travel away from the normal duty station occasionally.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and coordinate the work of three or more Police Officers.
Perform the full spectrum of police officer duties within assigned jurisdictions.
Investigate crimes and complaints across a wide range of subjects and allegations not within the scope of AFOSI or higher-level squadron detectives; conduct surveillance.
Serve as BDOC Controller and Alarm Monitor, providing the primary command-and-control function for Integrated Defense forces.
Respond to emergencies and provide incident command and control; act as initial on-scene commander for significant or catastrophic events and initiate AFIMS.
Enforce federal laws and assimilated local laws within the assigned federal jurisdiction.
Maintain required weapons qualifications, law-enforcement training, certifications, and duty-position evaluations.
Operate security forces vehicles and installed equipment.
Obtain and maintain required first-responder training and certifications, including CPR, self-aid buddy care, and first aid.

Benefits

A federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on the type of position and whether employment is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
PCS may be paid if authorized.
Student loan repayment may be authorized.
Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
Relocation incentive may be authorized.
Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.

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