Police Officer (Training Officer)

U.S. Mint • Fort Knox, KY

25d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the U.S. Mint Protection Department, Fort Knox Police. The Police Officer (Training Officer) administers United States Mint Police training programs. The role applies technical law-enforcement knowledge across areas including officer safety and survival, communications and interviewing, criminal law, field tactics, detention and arrest, terrorism, physical security, firearms, and control tactics. The position coordinates training with the National Training Coordinator, reports field-site training and qualification status, and implements training programs and changes as directed. The position is designated emergency essential and may require brief deployment during contingency events. It includes shift work as operational or training needs require at a facility operating 24 hours a day, five days a week. The employee must carry and use a firearm, maintain firearm proficiency, and may need to wear safety equipment and protective gear. The role has significant physical requirements, including wearing approximately 30 pounds of equipment and frequent or sustained standing, walking, gripping, pinching, typing, and vehicle foot-control use.

Requirements

• For the TR-10 level: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the TR-09/GS-09 level, including administering and providing pertinent training to law-enforcement personnel and assisting the Mint Police National Training Coordinator with liaison at FLETC and Federal, State, and local police training programs.
• For the TR-09 level: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the TR-08/GS-07 level, including providing training to law-enforcement personnel.
• Meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at TR-09/GS-09 for TR-10, or 52 weeks at TR-08/GS-07 for TR-09.
• Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
• Complete or have previously completed training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and applicable suitability and identity-verification processes.
• Pass applicable pre-employment physical and psychological evaluations.
• Submit to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Carry and use a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency; certain misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions disqualify applicants unless the conviction was pardoned, expunged, or set aside.
• Possess a valid state motor vehicle operator's license upon appointment or within 90 days of appointment, as applicable, and maintain it while in the position.
• Meet physical requirements that include wearing approximately 30 pounds of equipment and performing the specified job movements and activities.
• Comply with applicable uniform, safety-equipment, tattoo, body-art, and piercing restrictions.
• Meet any applicable federal employment requirements, including Selective Service registration or exemption for covered male applicants.

Responsibilities

• Administer United States Mint Police training programs.
• Apply authoritative technical knowledge in law-enforcement specialty areas, including officer safety and survival, communications and interviewing, criminal law, field tactics, detention and arrest, terrorism, physical security, firearms, and control tactics.
• Coordinate law-enforcement training with the National Training Coordinator.
• Prepare and submit monthly status reports to the National Training Coordinator detailing training and qualification status of law-enforcement personnel at the field site.
• Use varied presentation methods, including lectures, questions and answers, demonstrations, class discussions, supervised practical application, and visual aids.
• Implement training programs and changes as directed by the National Training Coordinator.

Benefits

• Eleven paid holidays.
• 13 days of sick leave and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
• Access to insurance programs that may continue after retirement.
• A choice of health insurance plans, including coverage for pre-existing conditions and no waiting periods; the government pays up to 75% of premiums.
• A retirement program with employer-matching contributions.
• Opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses, and incentive awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed