Supervisory Police Officer

Air Mobility Command • McConnell AFB, KS

3h

About The Position

The position serves as a first-level supervisor and/or flight chief for a Security Forces Flight, planning, directing, organizing, and controlling nonsupervisory employees. The incumbent oversees flight activities, ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and works to meet customer needs. The role includes personnel management, advising employees on management policies and directives, representing the Security Forces Squadron with installation and functional-area organizations, and performing the full range of police officer duties on a military installation.

The work involves law enforcement and security operations, including installation entry control, armed response, dispatch, and protection of life and property. It requires maintaining law-enforcement readiness and responding to alarms, emergencies, catastrophic events, terrorist attacks, and other threats. The position is designated key and mission essential, with duties that must continue during emergencies and wartime or contingency operations.

The incumbent must maintain a valid driver's license, operate Security Forces vehicles and installed equipment, qualify with required weapons, wear a uniform and any required protective gear, and complete required law-enforcement and first-responder training. The work may involve irregular hours, overtime, travel, exposure to aircraft noise and law-enforcement hazards, and substantial physical exertion, including running, patrols, and pursuing or detaining suspects.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade, GS-07, or equivalent is required; qualifying experience includes law enforcement, security forces, military police, visitor protection, criminal investigations, or comparable work.
• Merit-promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; one year at GS-07 is required for GS-08 consideration when TIG applies.
• A valid driver's license and ability to operate Security Forces vehicles and installed equipment are required.
• Must be qualified to use required weapons and firearms.
• Must pass an initial pre-employment medical examination and periodic medical examinations, physical fitness and agility tests including running, and applicable hearing and color, contrast, and depth perception standards.
• Must undergo initial and periodic job compatibility assessments.
• Must obtain and maintain required first-responder training and certifications in CPR, self-aid buddy care, and first aid, with annual maintenance.
• Must wear a uniform and meet applicable dress and appearance standards.
• Must pass initial formal law-enforcement training school as determined by the functional authority.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Must meet annual duty-position evaluation standards.
• Must be able to perform recurring physical exertion, including running, prolonged standing and walking, bending, stooping, reaching, crawling, and pursuing and detaining suspects; must be able to perform small-unit and active-shooter tactics while wearing protective gear.
• Must report significant medical threshold shifts in health status or medication requirements to the supervisor.
• Must comply with random drug testing.
• A qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the duties.
• May be required to work outside normal duty hours, work overtime, travel away from the duty station, and wear special protective clothing.
• Must meet the specialized experience and knowledge, skills, and abilities requirements for the GS-0083 Police Series.

Nice To Haves

• A certificate from a federally recognized Law Enforcement Academy is preferred.
• Advance in hire, student loan repayment, recruitment incentive, relocation incentive, and leave accrual may be authorized, subject to applicable conditions.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct Security Forces Flight activities, ensuring personnel comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
• Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Advise and counsel employees regarding management policies, procedures, and directives.
• Represent the Security Forces Squadron with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Perform and enforce the full range of police officer duties within a military installation.
• Assign work to subordinate employees based on organizational priorities and assignment difficulty and requirements, using staff experience, training, and abilities effectively.
• Maintain required first-responder certifications and law-enforcement readiness.
• Respond to alarms and emergencies, conduct foot patrols, and pursue or detain uncooperative suspects as required.
• Employ small-unit infantry tactics and active-shooter response tactics as part of a team.
• Continue mission-essential duties during emergencies and wartime or contingency operations.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type and other factors.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• PCS may be paid if authorized.

What This Job Offers

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