Police Officer

Police Officer

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): Fort Hood, Texas

Salary Range: $55882 - $72644 Per Year

Job Summary: About the Position: Serve as a Police Officer/Station Commander with the direct control of law enforcement response of police officers, civilian and military, assigned to law enforcement duties during shift. Coordinates emergency responses between police, security, medical, and fire units. These actions protect the life, property, and civil rights of personnel on the installat

Major Duties:

• As Senior Police Officer, the incumbent assess the overall operation methods and procedures to ensure law enforcement and security needs are adequately met for the installation.
• Direct the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.
• Maintain status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities, obtaining assistance as necessary from the supervisor on problems that may arise.
• Dispatch police units to activated alarms, emergency calls, and police service calls to conduct preliminary investigation and take charge of the crime or accident scene.
• Take of statements of witnesses/suspects and detaining or apprehending at the scene of an incident/offense until release by proper authorities.
• Brief every oncoming road patrol on new policies, changes in existing policies or other law enforcement related issues.
• Inform new employees of policy and operating procedures and ensures standing operating procedures (SOP) are current and continuously updated.
• Give direct law enforcement guidance and instruction to the desk sergeants and on-duty LE Officers. Provide guidance to DA Police Desk Sergeants and USAG Military Police Desk Sergeants.
• Coordinate with other law enforcement agencies to gather facts and evidence, request assistance when needed, and share information.
• Detain suspects of criminal offenses in the temporary confinement detention cell IAW AR 190-38. Inspect the detention cell to assure that it is clean and adequate in accordance with regulations.
• Prepare Serious Incident Report for all incidents. Reviews all police reports for accuracy and grammar. Monitors, prepares and reviews the blotter for accuracy and grammar. Prepares and reviews the Desk Journal for accuracy and grammar.
• Ensure background checks on traffic and criminal offenses are properly preformed using the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), which by regulation is limited to selected personnel.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In 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 equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Providing guidance related to law enforcement duties to other police officers; 2) Dispatching police units in response to emergencies; 3) Detaining and interviewing crime suspects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. 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. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12951395 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/13/2026. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980562523540-USA-Hire-Assessments To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-13