Supervisory Police Officer (Deputy Chief)

Supervisory Police Officer (Deputy Chief)

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): Fort Hood, Texas

Salary Range: $88621 - $115213 Per Year

Job Summary: 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: To learn more about Police Officers please visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRW65d0B8j0&t=1s

Major Duties:

• Serve as Deputy Chief of Police for the Law Enforcement Division, III Corps and Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services.
• Perform a wide range of managerial and supervisory tasks in planning, managing, directing and evaluating law enforcement operations.
• Meet with Law Enforcement staff concerning problems within their respective branches and sections.
• Conduct civilian personnel management responsibilities such as Initiating personnel actions, overseeing the interview process and finalizing selections and promotions within the division.
• Plan for current and long-range operations based on workloads, trends, and projected requirements.
• Serve as an advisor to the Chief of Police and Deputy Director on law enforcement issues and related programs.
• Advise top-level installation managers on law enforcement issues impacting them and develops acceptable solutions to problems.
• Direct special studies involving problems identified by supported officials, recommends solutions, defends actions taken, and coordinates with operating officials and other agencies concerned.
• Analyze missions and functions, workload organization, staffing, training, equipment, funding and relationships with other Directorates.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: directing elements of law enforcement operations; evaluating law enforcement issues to develop acceptable solutions to problems; and determining law enforcement resources based on operational need. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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 requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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 12/22/2025 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. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-22