Police Officer - Wellness Support Dog Handler

Police Officer

• Wellness Support Dog Handler 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 05/29/2026 Salary $90,853

• $147,928 per year Pay scale & grade LP 03 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Many vacancies Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• Occasional Travel Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 03 Job family (Series) 0083 Police Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Announcement number req744 Control number 868403200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.

Clarificion from the agency Only current USCP sworn employees. Navige to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers Duties Help This position is loced within the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness. The Wellness Support Dog Handler (WSDH) is a dediced individual who is responsible for providing mental and emotional support to USCP employees. This role involves utilizing the Wellness Support Dog (WSD) to assist officers and staff in managing stress, mental health challenges, and promoting overall well-being. The WSDH responsible for the care, training, and deployment of the WSD, ensuring the animal is effectively integred into the department's wellness program.

Duties:

Manage the WSD's health, training, safety, and well-being, including feeding, grooming, and veterinary care, while ensuring the WSD effectively supports mental health.

• Collabore with other wellness team members, leadership, and mental health professionals, support officers, and professional staff through s, activities, and wellness events.
• Conduct community outreach to enhance public relions, represent the Department events promoting the WSD and mental health resources, and provide emotional support and stress mitigion to officers and professional staff.
• Provide educion on the benefits of accessing services through the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness and participe in wellness activities and events to promote stress relief and morale.
• Monitor and evalue the wellness support dog program's impact, gher employee feedback, and continuously enhance its effectiveness.
• Document all contacts and interactions, ensuring no confidential or identifying informion is included.

This helps evalue the mission's effectiveness and highlights areas for improvement, ultimely showcasing its success. Selectee assigned to this position the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness on a full-time basis. This position is not a Technician position, nor is it eligible for Technician pay. Requirements Help Conditions of employment o Must be a current USCP sworn employee below the rank of Sergeant. o Must have tained the rank of Prive First Class. o Must possess and maintain a valid

REAL ID U.S.

driver's license. o Must successfully complete all required training. o Must reside within 50 air miles of the United Stes Capitol Dome. o Must successfully pass the canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT). Qualificions All applicants must meet the following eligibility factors in order to be considered for the position of the wellness dog handler: 1. Must be a USCP sworn employee below the rank of Sergeant and have tained the rank of Prive First Class by the closing de of this announcement. 2. Must reside within 50 air miles of the United Stes Capitol Dome, in accordance with Directive 1074.003, Home-to-Work (HTW) Vehicle Authorizion and Use. The website www.distancefromto.net has been selected to calcule the distance between the candide's address and the Capitol Dome. 3. Candides must submit a letter of approval from their homeowner's associion to approve the housing of a canine. If you do not have a homeowner's associion, submit a stement to th effect. 4. Must have or be able to successfully complete Critical Incident/Stress Management Training. 5. Must not be in restricted leave stus as of the selection de. 6 Must be in a full and unrestricted duty stus in order to participe in Selection Process Phase III

• Physical Abilities Test (PAT) unless otherwise authorized by law (e.

g., performance of duty injury, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), or Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)). 7. Must be available to work flexible and/or additional hours. 8. Must possess and maintain a valid Real ID U.S. driver's license. 9. Must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued travel card. Educion There is no educion substitution for experience in this series and/or grade. Additional informion Applicions and supporting documention must be received by the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. This position is non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions. This position is included in a collective bargaining unit. This position full-time assigned to the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness. This position is not a Technician position, nor is it eligible for Technician pay. 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. The following selection process used to further assess candides who have met the initial eligibility factors. Candides must qualify under each phase to be considered in subsequent phases.

Phase I:

Initial Qualificion

• The Office of Human Resources (OHR) will conduct an eligibility factor review and an unscheduled leave check as outlined in this vacancy.

Phase II:

KSA Assessment and Resume review

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and the resume evalued by an appointed assessment panel.

Phase III:

Canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT)

• Candides must pass each part of the Canine PAT successively to continue to the oral interview.

A complete description of the Canine PAT is loced under the "Next Steps" section of this vacancy announcement.

Phase IV:

Structured Interview

• Candides eligible for Phase IV scheduled for an oral interview.

Results of this selection process used to recommend candides to the hiring manager who is the final selecting official. OHR will conduct a disciplinary action review. The hiring manager his/her discretion may elect not to select a recommended candide for reasons such as: 1) Substandard performance; 2) Serious sustained misconduct; and/or 3) Pending investigory and/or disciplinary mters internally or externally. All aspects of the process are subject to the Department's legal review. All final recommendions are subject to final approval of the Chief of Police. 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 Applicants must submit a copy of the following document by uploading and taching the document with their on-line applicion. 1. Resume. 2. A valid

REAL ID U.S.

driver's license. 3. Letter of approval from homeowner's associion to erect a kennel. If you do not have a homeowner's associion, submit a stement to th effect. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documention are factual and submitted prior to the closing de of this announcement. If you do not tach the required documention, you ineligible for this announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documention is submitted prior to the closing de of this announcement. If you do not tach the required documention, you ineligible for this announcement. 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, 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 Lori.

Mallalieu@uscp.gov Address Office of Human Resources 119 D Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps Applicants notified via internal USCP e-mail of their stus the conclusion of each phase of the selection process described in this vacancy announcement. Canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT): Each task stands alone but must be tested in the order presented below. A candide must successfully complete the task as described in order to pass the task. A candide must pass all tasks in order to pass the Canine PAT. Failure to successfully complete any task constitutes failure of the Canine PAT. When a candide fails a task, the candide does not then proceed to any other task. Task 1: Canine Lift

• The candide will lift a simuled dog weighing 65 lbs.

from level ground while starting in a squ position finishing in a standing position with legs straight and forearms perpendicular to the candide's body without aid and without grasping the simuled dog (must lift from underneh) and after holding the dog chest height for 65 seconds must place the simuled dog on the ground without dropping it. Task 2: Canine Lift and Carry

• The candide will lift a simuled dog weighing 65 lbs.

from level ground while starting in a squ position finishing in a standing position with legs straight and forearms perpendicular to the candide's body without aid and without grasping the simuled dog (must lift from underneh) and, once standing, walk while carrying the simuled dog 50' (out 25' and back 25') within 30 seconds of beginning the lift. Task 3: Canine Control

• The candide will lift a dog leash with 30 lbs.

of weight tached from the ground with arms outstretched and perpendicular to the candide's body carry the weight over the end of the designed target (approximely 27" high and 55" wide) without touching the target and then placing the leash and weight on the ground without dropping it. 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. 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 Applicants must submit a copy of the following document by uploading and taching the document with their on-line applicion. 1. Resume. 2. A valid

REAL ID U.S.

driver's license. 3. Letter of approval from homeowner's associion to erect a kennel. If you do not have a homeowner's associion, submit a stement to th effect. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documention are factual and submitted prior to the closing de of this announcement. If you do not tach the required documention, you ineligible for this announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documention is submitted prior to the closing de of this announcement. If you do not tach the required documention, you ineligible for this announcement. 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, 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 Lori.

Mallalieu@uscp.gov Address Office of Human Resources 119 D Street NE Washington, DC 20510 Next steps Applicants notified via internal USCP e-mail of their stus the conclusion of each phase of the selection process described in this vacancy announcement. Canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT): Each task stands alone but must be tested in the order presented below. A candide must successfully complete the task as described in order to pass the task. A candide must pass all tasks in order to pass the Canine PAT. Failure to successfully complete any task constitutes failure of the Canine PAT. When a candide fails a task, the candide does not then proceed to any other task. Task 1: Canine Lift

• The candide will lift a simuled dog weighing 65 lbs.

from level ground while starting in a squ position finishing in a standing position with legs straight and forearms perpendicular to the candide's body without aid and without grasping the simuled dog (must lift from underneh) and after holding the dog chest height for 65 seconds must place the simuled dog on the ground without dropping it. Task 2: Canine Lift and Carry

• The candide will lift a simuled dog weighing 65 lbs.

from level ground while starting in a squ position finishing in a standing position with legs straight and forearms perpendicular to the candide's body without aid and without grasping the simuled dog (must lift from underneh) and, once standing, walk while carrying the simuled dog 50' (out 25' and back 25') within 30 seconds of beginning the lift. Task 3: Canine Control

• The candide will lift a dog leash with 30 lbs.

of weight tached from the ground with arms outstretched and perpendicular to the candide's body carry the weight over the end of the designed target (approximely 27" high and 55" wide) without touching the target and then placing the leash and weight on the ground without dropping it. 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. 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 05/29/2026 Salary $90,853

• $147,928 per year Pay scale & grade LP 03 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Many vacancies Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• Occasional Travel Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 03 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number req744 Control number 868403200