Criminal Investigator

Overview

Summary This position is located at the Greater Los Angeles Medical Health Center - working in a unique VA environment where the continual existence and level of serious crimes are on par with crimes such as homicide - involve an extensive supply chain fraud network - large scale drug diversion - prostitution rings requiring surveillance - and/or sophisticated multi-state schemes to steal from or harm VA property - Veterans - or personnel visiting or working at a VA property.

Summary This position is located at the Greater Los Angeles Medical Health Center - working in a unique VA environment where the continual existence and level of serious crimes are on par with crimes such as homicide - involve an extensive supply chain fraud network - large scale drug diversion - prostitution rings requiring surveillance - and/or sophisticated multi-state schemes to steal from or harm VA property - Veterans - or personnel visiting or working at a VA property.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below. (

NOTE:

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.)

GS-11

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Specialized

Experience:

(In addition to meeting Time and Grade) Your resume must demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties of a Criminal Investigator - such as:
1) reviewing and monitoring criminal activities; evaluating indicated trends and informing management of results;
2) gathering and examining intelligence from confidential sources - using state-of-the-art expertise in criminal investigations involving sensitive and complex investigations;
3) preparing complete - legally accurate - truthful - and sound criminal complaints and/or warrant applications to ensure personnel safety - mission readiness - and national security meet mission objectives.

~OR~

Education:

Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree - or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree - or an LL.M. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

NOTE:

Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

~OR~ Combination:
Successfully completed equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience which may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g.

- Peace Corps - Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g.

- professional; philanthropic; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience.

Note:

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion - such as long periods of standing - walking - bending - stooping - reaching - crawling - and similar activities. Performance of work may take place in attics -…