Police Officer (Secret Service Police) Counter Sniper

Summary

The Secret Service Police (Uniformed Division) mission is to protect facilities and venues secured for U.S. Secret Service protectees. Throughout its history, the Secret Service Police has accomplished this mission through a tradition of honor, integrity, and a commitment to excellence. Recruitment Incentive of $60,000. For more information, click here. For more information on the Secret Service, click here.

Duties

• During the course of their careers, Secret Service Police (Uniformed Division) Officers carry out assignments in protection. Duties include: Safeguarding the White House complex, the Vice President's residence, and other designated facilities, as well as providing security for foreign missions and embassies. Traveling in support of the Presidential, Vice Presidential, and foreign heads of state/government missions. Enforcing mandated protective responsibilities as described under Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056A. For more information about the Secret Service Police Officer position, click here. The Counter Sniper Team (CS) is a specialized unit within the Secret Service Police that provides global long-range observation and tactical support to U.S. Secret Service protective details. On order, CS will also provide support to designated protectees, protected venues, and National Special Security Events (NSSEs). For more information about the CS position, click here. IMPORTANT: If you are unable to successfully complete the specialty team selection school or the specialty basic school required for the CS position, you will have an opportunity to remain with the Secret Service Police in a non-tactical role.

Qualifications

Requirements Continued: Must have uncorrected vision of at least 20/100, correctable to 20/20 in each eye. Lasik, ALK, RK, and PRK surgeries are acceptable if required post-surgery visual tests are passed: Lasik (3 months), PRK (6 months), ALK/RK (1 year) waiting periods apply. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz ranges. Applicants must be able to hear the whispered voice at 15 feet with each ear without the use of a hearing aid. Obtain a Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career. Use your official name on your application as it appears on your valid government identification (i.e., Real ID Driver's License, State ID, Passport.) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You qualify for the LE-01 grade level (starting salary $77,987.00) if you meet the following requirements: Possess, at a minimum, a high school diploma or certificate of equivalency. Be the age of 20 at the time of application. Must be 21 at the time of appointment. Ideal candidates should possess ONE of the SEVEN categories listed below: Military (current/former): Successful completion of a level 1 or level 2 sniper training program. Possess a combat arms occupational specialty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Served as a tactical operator (in a non-support or administrative role) in the U.S. Armed Forces. Successfully completed the requisite training course for a military special operations unit. Law Enforcement (current/former): Served as a tactical operator (in a non-support or administrative role) in a U.S. Government special operations unit. Served as a member of a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team. Completed the requisite training course for a U.S. Government special operations unit or a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team. Applicants must successfully complete Phase I (see below) to receive a conditional offer. In addition, applicants must successfully complete Phase II (see below) in order to receive final consideration for employment.Phase I: National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Uniformed Division Entrance Examination (UDEE) Applicant Physical Abilities Test (APAT) Special Agent and Uniformed Division Pre-Employment Review (Super) Interview Phase II: Credit Check/Security Interview Polygraph Examination Drug screening Medical Examination Background Investigation (a top-secret security clearance) As part of the application process the applicant will be required to complete the United States Secret Service Applicant Physical Abilities Test (APAT). It is a physical fitness assessment, which consists of four components (push-ups, sit-ups, Illinois Agility Run and a 1.5 Mile Run). The APAT is designed to measure the current level of general physical fitness of an applicant, which serves as an indicator of an applicant's ability to safely complete a vigorous physical training program. It evaluates an applicant's ability to perform the physical tasks required on the job by measuring muscular and dynamic strength, endurance, flexibility, aerobic capacity and other factors related to physical aptitude. The standards are anticipated to be the same regardless of age, gender or position.General Medical Requirements:As…