Canine Training Specialist

Canine Training Specialist Legislive Branch U.S. Capitol Police Summary The United Stes Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, ors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislive responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment. Learn more about this agency Summary The United Stes Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, ors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislive responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/07/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $132,243

• $166,634 per year Pay scale & grade CP 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required
• No Travel Required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) 1712 Training Instruction Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Announcement number req743 Control number 868307700 This job is open to Help The public U.

S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers Duties Help This position is loced within the Operional Services Bureau, Special Operions Division, K9 Section. Develops and implements the canine training program's operions and procedures, ensuring th they are implemented to meet the Canine Training Facility's program objectives, including long-range planning for substantive explosive detection training programs. This requires extensive fact-finding and the development of courses where available training merials and guidance are lacking. Develops or coordines training curriculum and logistics schedules, lesson plans, handout merials, and operional exercises. Recommends modificions to upde or improve various aspects of existing courses, as well as new or modified instructional merials to accommode training requirements and/or changes in the field of canine training. Resolves curriculum reled problems th are often compliced and require considerable research to incorpore new concepts and innovion. Serves as an authority in planning and developing experimental programs, evaluing results, and using the findings in planning, developing, and installing new or modified explosive detection programs. Handles, maintains accountability of and provides security for various merials and weapons used for detector dog training. Designs and produces aides such as videos, explosive samples, graphic reproductions and documention. Ghers stistics and intelligence on explosive thres to tailor applicable training, ensures training merials, practical exercises and training aids are comprehensive, current, and support Departmental priorities. Produces highly trained and reliable canines and canine technicians. Exposes the canines to an infinite amount of external environmental stimuli to get the canines accustomed to as many unique situions as possible. This position requires the daily handling of explosive training aids. Incumbent will also assist with kennel care and cleaning as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen. Successful completion of a background investigion is required. Must complete a one-year probionary period. Certificion as a Canine Explosive Ordinance Detection instructor/trainer from the United Stes Police Canine Associion (USPCA), North American Police Working Dog Associion (NAPWDA), Nional Police Canine Associion (NPCA), or Internional Police working Dog Associion (IPWDA) is preferred. Submission of your certificion from one of these organizions is required for considerion of the credential. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and/or experience requirements described below. Must possess certificion as a Canine Explosive Ordinance Detection instructor/trainer from an accredited agency or nionally recognized law enforcement canine organizion. Must submit copies of your Canine Explosive Ordinance Detection instructor/trainer certificion with your applicion. Must possess least one year of specialized experience administering Canine Explosive Ordnance Detection training programs equivalent to the CP-9 (GS-11) level. Experience includes (1) teaching and instructing; (2) developing or modifying training programs and/or training aids and merials; (3) expertise in animal psychology and behavior; and (4) expertise in explosives detector training. This experience must be as an instructor/trainer a Federal, ste, county or local law enforcement agency or military mission. This position receives 8% hazardous duty pay. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing de of the vacancy announcement. (Informion on Qualificion & Educion is loced the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/) Educion There is no educion substitution for experience in this series and/or grade. Additional informion Additional Conditions of Employment with the

USCP:

As per the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) and the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019, criminal history informion will only be collected following a qualificions review and after a tentive offer of employment has been made. A criminal history does not automically exclude an applicant from employment with the USCP. Criminal History Check

• Must successfully pass a comprehensive criminal history check of the past 10 years if offered employment. A criminal history check performed on applicants who accept an offer of employment. Credit Check
• Must successfully pass a credit check. Applicants must not be in default or delinquent on any Federal guaranteed student loans. Applicants must demonstre a competent financial history. Financial delinquency including collection accounts, liens, repossessions, or garnishments may be a basis for disqualificion. Selective Service Registrion
• Male applicants must provide verificion of registrion with the Selective Service System or must verify exemption from the Selective Service System registrion because of age or military stus.

Female applicants are exempt from Selective Service System registrion.

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• Applicants' fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigion (FBI) for a check of their criminal history record. Background Investigion
• Must successfully complete all components of the USCP full field background investigion.

There are few automic grounds for rejection in the USCP background investigion process. Issues of misconduct, such as illegal drug use, arrests, or convictions, may not be automically disqualifying. However, delibere misstements, omissions, or intentionally withholding required informion any phase of the hiring process will result in a candide's disqualificion regardless of the nure or reason for the misstement or omission. The primary reason candides fail a background investigion is due to deliberely withholding or omitting merial facts. Providing false and/or misleading informion may be grounds for removal from the applicion and selection process. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Evaluion Factors:

Please address all Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) within the narrive responses so th your experience can be evalued properly. We will review your resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documention to determine if you meet the minimum requirements for this job. If you meet the minimum requirements for this job, we will evalue your applicion merials to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your qualificions, accomplishments, experience, and educion as they rele to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. Failure to successfully pass a full field background investigion and all segments of the pre-employment evaluion process will result in disqualificion from further considerion under this vacancy announcement. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be received by the closing de of this announcement: 1.

Your resume:

Page limit is two (2) pages and should include a description of reled job duties as well as des of employment (mm/yy). Margins cannot be smaller than .5 all around and the font no smaller than 11-point. 2.

Other supporting documents:

• Veterans Preference Documention, if applicable.
• College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion, or other documention to prove possession of the basic requirements for this position.

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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 4. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your account and select the job posting for this position. The page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received, and any correspondence the Department has sent reled to this applicion. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and informion requested by the closing de of this announcement may result in your applicion not being The complete applicion package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Agency contact informion veronica.mason.ctr@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street

NE 119 D

Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps After a review of your applicion merials is made, you notified of your eligibility stus. If you are referred to the hiring official, you will receive further notificion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Please note th if you are not selected for this position, the USCP may not be able to provide specific feedback or disclose the reasons for your disqualificion, due to confidentiality and legal considerions reled to the hiring process. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be received by the closing de of this announcement: 1.

Your resume:

Page limit is two (2) pages and should include a description of reled job duties as well as des of employment (mm/yy). Margins cannot be smaller than .5 all around and the font no smaller than 11-point. 2.

Other supporting documents:

• Veterans Preference Documention, if applicable.
• College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion, or other documention to prove possession of the basic requirements for this position.

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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. 4. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your account and select the job posting for this position. The page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received, and any correspondence the Department has sent reled to this applicion. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and informion requested by the closing de of this announcement may result in your applicion not being The complete applicion package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion veronica.mason.ctr@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street

NE 119 D

Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps After a review of your applicion merials is made, you notified of your eligibility stus. If you are referred to the hiring official, you will receive further notificion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Please note th if you are not selected for this position, the USCP may not be able to provide specific feedback or disclose the reasons for your disqualificion, due to confidentiality and legal considerions reled to the hiring process. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/07/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $132,243

• $166,634 per year Pay scale & grade CP 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required
• No Travel Required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Announcement number req743 Control number 868307700