Supervisory Police Officer
Silver Spring, Maryland
4 days left to apply
Salary: $81,727 – $106,251
per year
(GS-9)
Salary context
Based on 111 annual-salary jobs in the same occupational series. This role pays above most similar positions.
Job Details
Position Overview
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.About the Position: Supervises a shift of police officers engaged in general law enforcement, prevention, and response duties. Submits recommendations for personnel actions, prepares official evaluations of subordinate employees' performance, and controls annual leave schedules.
Duties
- Supervises a shift of police officers engaged in general law enforcement, prevention, and response duties.
- Monitors training and proficiency of individuals, conducting on-the-job training where needed, and recommending higher skill level training to increase the proficiency of the force.
- Reviews crime trends and accident data and implements preventive measures for reduction of their occurrence.
- Investigates or directs the investigation of all incidents occurring during the shift; ensures protection of evidence, proper interviews of witnesses; assigns additional support personnel as appropriate; coordinates with neighboring jurisdictions.
- Participates in establishing overall policies and directives for coordinating and directing police activities in all phases of law and order, crime prevention, and physical security functions.
- Exercises delegated authority to apprehend military and civilian personnel, including juveniles, committing offenses on the installation.
- Responsible for the activities and functions of the shift during the tour of duty and directs the operations of the station, patrols and posts.
- Responds to all crime scenes; and, in serious complaints involving alleged criminal offenses, conducts an initial investigation to determine if a crime has been committed, requests investigative support.
Qualifications & Requirements
Who May Apply: US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) performing law enforcement duties, such as prevention of and response to emergency situations; (2) enforcing a wide range of law enforcement/security laws, traffic codes, regulations, directives, and procedures; and (3) leading employees in security or law enforcement. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirements using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- Incumbent must take part in the Army Drug Testing Program.
- Incumbent must complete a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter.
- Incumbent must pass a physical fitness/agility test and re-certify annually.
- Incumbent will be required to operate motor vehicles.
- Requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
- Requires the incumbent to wear a uniform and /or protective clothing and equipment.
- Incumbent is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
- Requires certification in the Individual Reliability Program in accordance with AR 190-56.
- Requires CPR certification and First Aid training.
- Requires the incumbent to successfully complete the USAMPS Civilian Police Academy program of instruction within one year.
- Requires the incumbent to be proficient in the use of assigned firearms.
- Requires one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
- Designated as an Inclement Weather position.
- Requires incumbent to lift up to 45 lbs.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
Evaluations
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
- For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/24/2026 to receive consideration
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section.
- You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
Source: Data sourced from USAJOBS