Police Officer (Secret Service Police) - $50,000 Recruitment Incentive

About the role

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. Throughout their careers, Secret Service Police (Uniformed Division) Officers are entrusted with a variety of protective assignments.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship (acquired by birth in the United States, through U.S. citizen parents, or through the naturalization process).
• Current valid driver's license that is REAL ID compliant.
• Must be at least 20 years old at the time of application; applicants may be referred up to their 40th birthday (referral defined as the point at which minimum qualification determinations are completed). Exceptions may apply for those with current or prior service in federal law enforcement positions covered by special retirement provisions.
• Submit to a drug test prior to appointment and random drug testing while occupying the position.
• Disclose any prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation.
• Automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.
• Carry and use a firearm; maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.
• Ineligible if convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless pardoned or conviction was expunged or set aside.
• Complete 13 weeks of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA or Artesia, NM and 18 weeks of specialized training at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD. Failure to pass the standards on the first attempt may result in separation from the Secret Service.
• Certify registration with the Selective Service System or exemption, if a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.
• Appointed under a limited-term Schedule B excepted appointment of 3 years and 120 days. Upon completion, conversion to career status or separation based on expiration of the appointment.

Qualifications

• 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).

Trial period

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.

Pay

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.

Additional information

• Recruitment Incentive of $50,000.
• This position must be performed in Washington, DC; relocation to Washington, DC is required.