Police Officer (field Training Officer)

U.S. Marine Corps; Vienna (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Marine Corps, Provost Marshall Office at MCLB Albany GA, seeks a Police Officer (Field Training Officer) to join its Marine Corps Police Office team. The role focuses on training, enforcement, and safeguarding the base community.

Applicants should have documented experience in law enforcement duties, emergency response, traffic enforcement, evidence handling, and interviewing witnesses, with a focus on mentoring junior officers.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in law enforcement duties at or above GS-07 level or equivalent.
• Experience providing training and instruction on equipment usage and procedures.
• Ability to respond to emergency calls and enforce laws while ensuring safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide training and instruction on law enforcement equipment and procedures.
• Respond to emergency calls, complaints, and service requests.
• Enforce traffic laws and issue traffic citations.
• Subdue and disarm violators while ensuring safety.
• Gather and analyze facts, seize and protect evidence, take witness statements.

Skills

Emergency response

Traffic enforcement

Evidence handling

Witness interviewing

Mentoring Juniors

Job description

You will serve as a POLICE OFFICER (FIELD TRAINING OFFICER) in the PROVOST MARSHALL OFFICE/MARINE CORPS POLICE OFFICE of MCLB ALBANY GA.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. GS-08: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing training and instruction of law enforcement equipment usage and application techniques, and law enforcement procedures while performing law enforcement duties; responding to emergency calls, complaints and other calls for service during the watch; enforcing traffic laws and issuing traffic citations; subduing and disarming those who are doing violence to other persons; administering first aid; gathering and analyzing facts; seizing and protecting evidence; taking witness statements; advising violators rights; conducting investigative stops; conducting preliminary investigations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.