Special Agent (Entry-Level) 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. The USCP protects and secures 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. The USCP protects and secures 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 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Many vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,853

• $90,853 per year Pay scale & grade LP 03 Promotion potential 03 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• Some travel required.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0083 Police Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number req824 Control number 882909800 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 United Stes citizens. Current USCP employees not eligible under this announcement. This position requires a USCP full field background investigion Apply here: USCP Careers Duties Help Are you looking for a rewarding career in law enforcement? Join our team of dediced, mission-driven officers in protecting Congress and the legislive process. This position is loced within the Protective Services Bureau (PSB), Assistant Chief of Police for Protective and Intelligence Operions, United Stes Capitol Police (USCP). The PSB provides direct Member protection and collects and analyzes informion, assesses thres, enforces the law, identifies risks, and develops and employs risk mitigion, and enforcement stregies. Divisions within the PSB include Investigions and Dignitary Protection. A USCP Special Agent within the PSB performs a full range of protective and investigive functions. Special Agents are assigned to PSB's Dignitary Protection Division (DPD) or Investigions Division (ID). The PSB DPD is responsible for carrying out protective functions and operions. The PSB ID is responsible for investiging violions of the D.C. Code and Title 18 of the U.S. Code, to include allegions of criminal activity, terroristic activity, and thres or unusual interests against Members of Congress and other stutory protectees of Congress th occur in the jurisdiction of the USCP as defined by 2 USC § 1966(a) & (f). Upon successful completion of training, you assigned to the DPD or ID. Duties include but are not limited to: DPD Special Agents

• Provide protection of congressional leadership, including the coordinion of security arrangements for domestic and internional travel through advance security surveys and on-the-ground protection.

Provide personal security of Members of Congress and their families; ing officials of foreign, Federal, ste, and/or local governments; and other congressional ors. Provide protective coverage for congressional events such as congressional hearings and sessions, official functions, and other events identified by the respective Sergeant Arms and/or Chief of Police. ID Special Agents

• Investige criminal and terroristic activity involving violions of the D.

C. Code and Title 18 of the U.S. Code. Collect, evalue, interpret, and dissemine informion reled to the mission of the ID. Prepare and dissemine written reports, including reports of investigion, various investigive assessments, and investigions bulletins. Perform a full range of comprehensive investigive functions, to include planning, organizing, fact-finding, and reporting results on cases ranging from routine to highly complex. Perform protective intelligence operions, coordining investigive and operional efforts with other USCP sworn officers and outside agency officials. Serve as a liaison with local, ste, and Federal law enforcement agencies. Conduct surveillance, surveillance detection, and counter surveillance operions. Represent the USCP during investigive and law enforcement meetings. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Your completed applicion and required documents must be submitted by the closing de of this vacancy announcement to receive further considerion. Your online applicion and answers to the tached assessment questionnaire reviewed and evalued. As a result of this initial review, qualified applicants required to submit additional biographical informion and supporting documents. A list of these documents provided to you during the selection process. For further considerion, qualified candides required to submit an Authorizion for Release form and additional informion via a Personal History Stement (PHS) for further pre-employment screening. The informion provided, along with a review of a candide's credit, criminal history, and their driving record, reviewed. ESOPH is an automed system used by investigors to efficiently manage background investigions. Candides will receive an e-mail from ESOPH, where they instructed to provide their PHS. Qualificions The Initial Assessment Phase consists of two components: Oriention Session

• An overview of the USCP mission, hiring process, training, and employment opportunities. Written Exam
• The Police Officer Selection Test (POST) will test the candide's knowledge of basic mh, reading, and grammar.

A passing score of least 70% (seventy percent) must be obtained in each section. The Oriention and POST will require candides to use a video conferencing system.

Note:

 All online portions of the hiring process require the use of a desktop or laptop computer. The use of cell phones and tablets will NOT be allowed for video conferencing. It is highly recommended th all candides become familiar with the use of their computer's webcam and microphone. Applicants who successfully complete the Initial Assessment Phase issued a Conditional Offer of Employment and will enter the Examinion Phase of the hiring process. Examinion Phase The Examinion Phase consists of psychological, medical and polygraph examinions. This a candide's first required to our office in Washington, D.C. during the hiring process. Efforts made to schedule these examinions consecutively to elimine return s to complete the examinions.

• Psychological
• Candides complete a btery of psychological assessments and a clinical interview. The psychological examinion will last approximely four to six hours. Candides are encouraged to be well-rested and e prior to the examinion. The psychological exam will occur online and require the use of a desktop or laptop computer, camera, and microphone.
• Medical
• The medical examinion will determine if a candide is medically qualified to perform the functional requirements of the job. Candides required to fast (abstain from food) prior to the medical examinion.
• Polygraph
• The polygraph examinion is used to confirm informion obtained through the selection process.
• Physical Readiness Test (PRT)
• The PRT consists of three events: a timed 300-meter run, push-up test, and a 1.5-mile run.
• Background Investigion The final phase of the selection process requires candides to undergo a full background investigion th will include a thorough review and verificion of the candide's employment history, employer, residential, and personal references, in depth criminal and credit history, and academic records.

Must be a United Stes citizen. Must meet position age requirements. Must possess and maintain a valid

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driver's license. Must show evidence of responsible driving in the past one (1) year. Male applicants must be registered for Selective Service. Travel for hiring assessments and training is applicant's expense. Must successfully complete a full field background investigion. Polygraph, medical assessment, criminal, credit, and tax check required. Must successfully complete all required training. Must successfully complete a probionary period. Candides must meet the following requirements to be minimally qualified for this position: U.S. Citizenship

• Only United Stes Citizens will receive considerion. Qualified applicants required to provide proof of citizenship early in the selection process. Nuralized citizens must be able to participe and complete a holistic and verifiable background investigion of their personal and professional background. Age Requirements
• Sworn officer positions with the USCP are subject to the mandory retirement provisions of the Capitol Police Retirement Act, which requires an officer to separe/retire from the USCP by age 57, but as the result of current critical mission requirement, the age has been increased to 59.

Applicants must be least 21 years old time of appointment and ordinarily not older than 37. However, the maximum entry age has been increased to 39 years of age the time of appointment (or 40 years of age if the individual turns 40 in the same month of their initial appointment), with required mandory retirement after 20 years of Federal law enforcement service (e.g., employed 39 years of age and retire 59 years of age). Educion

• 4-year college degree or 4 years of military experience is required. Valid Driver's License
• Applicants must possess a valid U.S. driver's license th has not been revoked or under suspension for the past one (1) year. Criminal History Check
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive criminal history check of the past 10 years.
• A criminal history check performed on all qualified applicants.
• USCP Police Officers are required to possess a firearm and ammunition. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition and are ineligible for the position.
• Credit Check
• Must successfully pass a credit check. Applicants must not be in default or delinquent on any Federal guaranteed student loans.
• 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. https://www.sss.gov/verify
• Fingerprint Check
• Applicants' fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigion (FBI) for a check of the 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. Educion High School diploma or GED certifice is required. Additional informion The USCP offers a competitive starting salary of $90,853.

Benefits Highlights:

Our comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision care, life and long-term care insurance, Thrift Savings Plan, flexible spending accounts, and an employee assistance program. USCP employees are covered under the law enforcement provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System. A Student Loan Repayment Program Incentive up to $10,000 annually with a maximum of $80,000 per employee is available, subject to budget availability. Upon receipt of proper certificion, sick leave balances transferred from other branches of the Federal Government. While previous creditable Federal service is used to determine the approprie leave accrual cegory, annual leave balances are transferable only from other Legislive Branch organizions. Transit subsidy benefits for your commuting costs may be provided to you as a tax-free benefit. The USCP has several on-site ste of the art fitness centers with access to personal trainer consultants and locker room facilities.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The USCP is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with applicable federal laws, rules, and regulions.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

This position is non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act provisions. 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. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Applicants who successfully complete all components of the Initial Assessment may be scheduled for additional pre-employment testing in the Washington, D.C. area. The additional evaluion consists of the following: o Full Field Background Investigion o Medical Examinion o Polygraph Examinion o Psychological Examinion. 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.

Additional Job Requirements:

Driving Proficiency

• Must be a proficient driver, able to opere a motor vehicle high speeds, through an obstacle course, in inclement weher, and times of darkness. Firearm Proficiency
• USCP Special Agents must be able to carry and maintain proficiency in the use of a firearm. Shift Work
• The USCP operes 7 days per week and 24 hours per day. Special Agents required to work any assigned shift. Duty hours are subject to change to accommode the needs of the Department; additional duty may be required. Applicants must be willing and able to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Probionary Period
• This appointment requires the employee to complete a one-year probionary period.

The one-year probionary period begins after completing the mandory basic training described in this vacancy announcement. During the probionary period, the employee's conduct and performance monitored to determine if the employee retained. 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 1) Resume and 2) Transcripts to support proof of 4-year degree or DD-214 or other approprie military discharge papers and separion documents to support military service. 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: Apply here: 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 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Agency contact informion policeofficerrecruitment@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street NE United Stes Capitol Police Washington, DC 20510 Next steps Your applicion considered in the order of receipt. Your online applicion reviewed and a determinion made as to whether you considered for employment. A notificion of your applicion stus sent to you via email. If considered, respond and provide all requested documents and informion in a timely manner.

Basic Training:

Qualified candides selected for employment (after the previous testing and assessment) must successfully complete approximely 6 months of paid training. Candides must successfully complete each phase of basic training to proceed to the next phase, as follows: Phase 1: One-week preliminary training and oriention conducted the USCP Training Academy loced in Cheltenham, Maryland. Phase 2: Approximely 13-week Criminal Investigor Training Program (CITP) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) loced in Glynco, Georgia. Phase 3: Approximely 13 weeks of a Agent Training Program specific to the

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the USCP Training Academy loced in Cheltenham, Maryland. Phase 4: An additional 4 weeks of training in the USCP Field Training Agent Program in Washington, D.C. Travel is required to tend training applicant's expense to the FLETC in Glynco, GA; Cheltenham, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.

Employment Disqualifiers:

There are specific situions th automically disqualify applicants for USCP employment. Some of the automic disqualifiers include, but are not limited to: o Conviction of a felony o Conviction of domestic violence o Conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI)/Driving While Impaired/Intoxiced (DWI) in the past 10 years o Use of illegal drugs in violion of the USCP suitability standards o Less than Honorable military discharge o Intentionally falsifying an applicion or providing false or intentionally misleading informion any stage of the selection 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 1) Resume and 2) Transcripts to support proof of 4-year degree or DD-214 or other approprie military discharge papers and separion documents to support military service. 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: Apply here: 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 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de to receive considerion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion policeofficerrecruitment@uscp.gov Address OCAO-Office of Human Resources 119 D Street NE United Stes Capitol Police Washington, DC 20510 Next steps Your applicion considered in the order of receipt. Your online applicion reviewed and a determinion made as to whether you considered for employment. A notificion of your applicion stus sent to you via email. If considered, respond and provide all requested documents and informion in a timely manner.

Basic Training:

Qualified candides selected for employment (after the previous testing and assessment) must successfully complete approximely 6 months of paid training. Candides must successfully complete each phase of basic training to proceed to the next phase, as follows: Phase 1: One-week preliminary training and oriention conducted the USCP Training Academy loced in Cheltenham, Maryland. Phase 2: Approximely 13-week Criminal Investigor Training Program (CITP) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) loced in Glynco, Georgia. Phase 3: Approximely 13 weeks of a Agent Training Program specific to the

USCP PSB

the USCP Training Academy loced in Cheltenham, Maryland. Phase 4: An additional 4 weeks of training in the USCP Field Training Agent Program in Washington, D.C. Travel is required to tend training applicant's expense to the FLETC in Glynco, GA; Cheltenham, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.

Employment Disqualifiers:

There are specific situions th automically disqualify applicants for USCP employment. Some of the automic disqualifiers include, but are not limited to: o Conviction of a felony o Conviction of domestic violence o Conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI)/Driving While Impaired/Intoxiced (DWI) in the past 10 years o Use of illegal drugs in violion of the USCP suitability standards o Less than Honorable military discharge o Intentionally falsifying an applicion or providing false or intentionally misleading informion any stage of the selection 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 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Many vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $90,853

• $90,853 per year Pay scale & grade LP 03 Promotion potential 03 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• Some travel required.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number req824 Control number 882909800