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, through U.S. citizen parents, or through naturalization).
• Possess a current valid driver's license; must be 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 point defined as when 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.
• This position requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.
• Carry and use a firearm; maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory. You will be ineligible if convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence unless pardoned, conviction 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 standards on first attempt may result in separation.
• Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.
• Be appointed to this position under a limited-term Schedule B excepted appointment which is 3 years and 120 days. Upon completion, you will either be converted to career status or separated based on expiration of the appointment.
• Required 2‑year trial period during which fitness and public‑interest advancement will be evaluated; employment will be terminated unless you receive written certification that continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

• 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 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).
• 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.

Benefits

• Recruitment Incentive of $50,000.

Pay

You qualify for the LE‑01 grade level (starting salary $77,987.00) if you meet the requirements listed above.