USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Supervosory Security Specialist (Deputy Chief of Police)
Syracuse, New York, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$74K/yr - $96K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Deputy Chief of Police at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. This role involves assisting the Chief of Police in managing police and security programs, ensuring the safety and security of assets, information, and personnel.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Providing law enforcement and security services on property operated by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
Providing leadership on the operation of Police Service's law enforcement and physical security functions of the Medical Center and its off-site properties on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis
Serving and protecting Veterans, employees, and all others who access VA care and services
Managing the physical security of assets
Planning, assigning and explaining work requirements
Interpreting complex security policies and procedures and providing guidance to leadership and other managers within the Medical Center's catchment area; and
Partnering with the Chief of Police to manage the law enforcement / security program
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service
Operating, directing, and controlling law enforcement and physical security activities; assessing situations and determining appropriate responses; responding to active threat situations; delegating work and evaluating performance of police personnel; providing training on equipment and security systems; conducting arrests, investigating criminal activities, and protecting crime scenes; and ensuring the safety of staff and visitors while on facility property
This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B or J.D, if related, from an accredited college or university
Such education must be directly related to the work of the position and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work
Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation
Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which may be used to meet total experience requirements for this grade level
The education portion must include graduate courses directly related to the work of the position and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work and must have been obtained in an accredited college or university
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Education and Training, Managing Human Resources, Physical Security, Security
DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
Firearm Requirement: VA Police Officers are required to carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property
Applicants must achieve and maintain qualification/certification 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)
Lautenberg Amendment: This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(91))
Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for this position
Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities
The position is required to exert considerable and strenuous physical effort on a regular basis while performing the functions of the position
These functions are normally performed while the position conducts security surveys and inspections, which require crawling in unusually confined building areas
May be called upon to defend themselves and members of staff, patients or the public against physical attack and may be required to exercise deadly force if necessary
Requirements of the position include maintaining firearms qualifications, climbing flights of stairs, carrying heavy equipment/patients during emergencies, running, bending, stooping, physical restraint of aggressive persons, being subjected to assaults by persons evading arrest
Inspections and audits of security systems, constructions sites, and full searches require the performance of duties in a variety of inclement weather conditions walking, crawling in wooded or over-grown field conditions in all elements of seasonal weather
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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