Police Officer Position Available In Jones, Mississippi

Police Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Summary This position is loced within Police Service of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center(VAMC)/Health Care System (HCS) in West Palm Beach, Florida. The mission of the Police Officer is to serve and protect Veterans, pients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affilies, ors, and others who frequent VA facilities. Safety and security are paramount to ensuring th the VA successfully serve and honor the men and women who are America’s Veterans. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/11/2025 to 06/25/2025 Salary $56,550

• $73,513 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: West Palm Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746855-25-ALG

Control number 838575100 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS

DIRECT

HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion. Videos Duties This position serves as a vital part of the VA Police Services often serving as the face of the VA and as the first person a Veteran or or encounters when entering a VA facility. Provides security and assistance to Veterans, pients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affilies, ors, and others who frequent VA facilities daily. Major Duties Include, but not limited to: Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property; Prevents, detect and investige crimes; Prols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle; Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threen harm to themselves or others; Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband; Takes charge of significant and castrophic events; Conducts investigions, apprehensions, and detention; Obtains search and arrest warrants; Arrests violors; Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear; Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel; Prepares report of activities and events th occurred during shift ; Performs traffic control; Assists citizens in emergency situions; and, Performs other reled duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is a 24/7 operion and has openings for various shifts. The position may require assignment to any of the following shifts based on operional needs. (Shifts will vary and be discussed during the interview process) Various work schedules may include: Sunday through Surday, 6:00am-4:00pm, 7:00am-5:00pm, 8:00 am

• 4:00pm. 10:00am
• 6:00pm, 9:00pm-7:00am, 10:00pm
• 6:00am, and 12:00pm-10:00am.

Any other hours dicted by emergencies or exigent circumstances.

Telework:

Not Available.

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Police Officer / PD99925S

• This occupion is under classificion consistency review.

The outcome of the review may impact the final grade of this position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS):

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:

Not required

Designed Drug-Testing Position:

Applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperive, assaultive, and/or armed. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probionary period Subject to background/security investigion Pre-employment physical required Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 06/25/2025 You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupion in the organizion. Specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to, providing knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulions, law enforcement operions, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property. Specialized experience includes maintaining order to protect life and property; taking initial complaints; interviewing witnesses; securing a crime scene and conducting limited searches; responding to emergency situions; ghering informion and preparing reports; conducting routine prol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigions. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying.

NOTE :

You must provide detailed informion of your experience performed. Informion such as “I was a Prolman”, “I was a Police Officer for a number of years,” or “I enforced Federal, Ste, county, and laws” is insufficient to determine your qualificions. Experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year start/end des AND hours worked per week.

Driver’s License Requirement:

Applicants must possess a valid, unrestricted Ste driver’s license, have a safe driving record, and demonstre th he or she is medically qualified to opere the approprie motor vehicle safely. Applicants are required to pass agency Government Vehicle Drivers physical examinion.

NOTE:

We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver’s license with your applicion package. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your valid ste-issued driver’s license

Firearm Requirement:

VA Police Officers are required to carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property. Officers must achieve and maintain qualificion/certificion with the agency-approved firearms as condition of gaining and continuing employment as a Police Officer. Applicants must be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9).

POLICE OFFICER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

New VA Police Officers are required to tend an 8-10 week course the VA Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sisfactory completion of this course is a condition of continued employment. A medical examinion is required. The duties of these positions require modere to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nure. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversional voice. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. A psychological examinion is required. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensed for by the sisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodion shall also be considered in determining an applicant’s ability to perform the duties of a position. A character investigion conducted on applicants selected for employment. The purpose of such an investigion is to secure evidence of the candide’s honesty, integrity, general character, and loyalty to the U.S. Government. As a condition of employment, must qualify to be issued a firearm and semi-annually with assigned firearm, annually with an expandable Straight Bon (MEB), maintain a valid Ste or Commonwealth Driver’s License and pass annual physical and psychosocial assessments. Applicants must be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9). Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note :

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Medical Requirements:

The duties of these positions require modere to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nure. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversional voice. Agencies may establish additional, job-reled physical or medical requirements provided th the specific position(s) involves the arduous or hazardous duties to which the physical requirements rele. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensed for by the sisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodion shall also be considered in determining an applicant’s ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodion may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modificion or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules .All positions involving Federal motor vehicle operion carry the additional medical requirements specified in 5 CFR 930 and the “General Policies and Instructions” section of this Manual.

WORK CONDITIONS

The work involves both modere and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury th requires the exercise of safety precautions and use of personal protective equipment The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to modere to severe discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high temperures in confined spaces, high temperures due to mandory protective personal equipment, or adverse weher conditions during extended periods of traffic and prol duties. The work involves modere risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when working around hazardous merials such as toxic gases, explosives, infectious biological merials, and others th pose a modere risk of exposure. Educion “This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.” Additional informion The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website which can be found . Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee’s credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Applicants referred in the order in which they were received. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Placement Policy:

The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. Financial disclosure not required.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job-reled informion, which may include, but not limited to: responses to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; completion of a work sample; and/or contact for a Performance Based Interview (PBI). For more informion about PBI, please : Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Resume Reminder

• Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end des (e.

g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended :

Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.

Documents Required:

Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans’ Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans’ Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job-reled informion, which may include, but not limited to: responses to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; completion of a work sample; and/or contact for a Performance Based Interview (PBI). For more informion about PBI, please : Agency contact informion AndRita Gainey Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Required Documents Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Resume Reminder

• Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end des (e.

g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended :

Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.

Documents Required:

Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans’ Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans’ Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/25/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job-reled informion, which may include, but not limited to: responses to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; completion of a work sample; and/or contact for a Performance Based Interview (PBI). For more informion about PBI, please : Agency contact informion AndRita Gainey Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/11/2025 to 06/25/2025 Salary $56,550

• $73,513 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: West Palm Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746855-25-ALG

Control number 838575100 ., .