Lead Police Officer; Sergeant

Position: Lead Police Officer (Sergeant)
The incumbent serves as a Lead Police Officer (Sergeant) ensuring a safe and secure environment across all VA Administrations and properties within various settings, including a variety of jurisdictional environments, such as VHA Medical Centers and facilities, Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, domiciliary and administrative sites.

* Leads a unit or team of employees and distributes/balances workload in accordance with established workflow or job specialization;

* Empathizes, engages, and communicates with all individuals encountered to ensure a positive and safe environment;

* Instructs/trains employees in specific tasks and job techniques;

* Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers others to supervisor;

* Assures compliance with federal, state, county and municipal laws and ordinances as they pertain to VA property and agency rules and regulations pertaining to law enforcement work;

* Writes uniform offense reports covering incidents that contain pertinent information, which is factual, classified properly, and submits reports timely;

* Questions victims and witnesses at the scene of an incident;

* Issues citations for personally observed violations of the law, rules, or regulations;

* Assists victims of accidents or assaults by providing first aid, etc.;

* Obtains statements from persons involved in or who has witnessed an accident;

* Pursues and apprehends person fleeing a crime scene or attempting to resist arrest while on VA property;

* Identifies and reacts to overcome life threatening situations such as natural or manmade disasters, hostage, barrier, terrorist attack, kidnap, or felony assault;

* Conducts long and short-term investigations;

* Performs all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

8:00am-4:00pm, 4:00pm-12:00am, 12:00am-8:00am with set or rotating shifts

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#:
Lead Police Officer (Sergeant)/PD00870A

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed. The work involves both moderate and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury that requires the exercise of safety precautions and use of personal protective equipment.

WORK

CONDITIONS:

The work involves both moderate and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury that requires the exercise of safety precautions and use of personal protective equipment The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate to severe discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high temperatures in confined spaces, high temperatures due to mandatory protective personal equipment, or adverse weather conditions during extended periods of traffic and patrol duties.

The work involves moderate risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when working around hazardous materials such as toxic gases, explosives, infectious biological materials, and others that pose a moderate risk of exposure.