Police Officer; Private

Summary

The United States Park Police is the law enforcement arm of the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service tasked with investigating and apprehending criminal actors. The agency is committed to deploying precision-based enforcement, intelligence-led operations, and rapid response capabilities to address emerging threats to the homeland.

• Safeguarding the National Park Service icons and symbols of democracy as well as other parks and jurisdictional areas around the Washington Metropolitan Area.
• Prevent, detect, and investigate criminal activity. Pursue and ensure criminal actors are apprehended.
• Cooperate with and assist members of the Force, as well as other law enforcement agencies. United States Park Police officers are expected to regularly work with state, local and federal partners to enhance safety and reduce crime.

• Motorcycle Unit
• Aviation Unit
• Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.)
• K-9 Unit
• Marine Patrol Unit
• Major Crimes Unit
• Crime Scene Identification Unit
• Narcotics and Vice Unit
• Traffic Safety Unit
• Horse Mounted Patrol
• Intelligence and Counter terrorism Branch
• Physical Security/Icon Protection Unit
• Multi-Agency Task Force positions
• Dignitary Protection

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• High School Graduate or earned General Education Development (GED).
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Achieve and maintain a "Secret" level security clearance.
• Submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
• Pass a pre-employment medical exam. Must meet vision requirements (For distance, corrected 20/20 or better binocularly with at least 20/40 in each eye. Uncorrected distant visual acuity should be 20/100 or better binocularly. For colorblindness: Applicant must be able to pass the Test for Color Deficiency.)
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• A valid driver's license (Real ) is required at the time of application.
• Must be able to legally possess firearms. You will be required to maintain firearms proficiency. Must not have any Felony Convictions;
  Must not have any current, pending criminal charges. Must not have any convictions of Domestic Violence.
• Multiple misdemeanor convictions may also be subject to disqualification.
• Meet the age requirements outlined above.
• Continued Condition of Employment For Probationary Period – see Additional Information.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/31/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

• Experience:
  
  You must have at least one year of progressively responsible experience that demonstrates the ability to learn and apply detailed and complex regulations and procedures that involve making sound judgment based on the application of directions, regulations, or laws. Examples include work on a police force, service as a military police officer, specialized military experience, security guards, physical security, visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forest, or other natural resources or recreational environments, and/or criminal investigations.
  
  Qualifying experience not immediately related to law enforcement may include, but is not limited to supervisory/managerial experience or personal work related experience that demonstrates the ability to independently manage critical tasks.
• OR
  - EDUCATION:
  
  Successful completion of 60 credit hours/2…