Police Officer

You will serve as the Police Officer with the Police Service of the Anchorage VA Medical Center located in Anchorage, Alaska. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be considered. The close date for this announcement is Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. This is an open continuous announcement. Applicants will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be considered. The close date for this announcement is Wednesday, September 30, 2026. English Language Proficiency: Individuals serving in direct patient care positions must be proficient in both spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that provided a knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property. Specialized experience includes maintaining order to protect life and property; taking initial complaints; interviewing witnesses; securing a crime scene and conducting limited searches; responding to emergency situations; gathering information and preparing reports; conducting routine patrol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigations. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a Patrolman", "I was a Police Officer for a number of years," or "I enforced Federal, State, county, and laws" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. You MUST possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record, can pass a road test, and demonstrate that I am medically qualified to operate a motor vehicle safely. You MUST be able to legally able to carry a firearm, and are you willing and able to achieve and maintain qualification/certification with the agency-approved firearm. **Police Officers must meet the standards as outlined in the Lautenberg Amendment (PL 104-208) to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 USC 922). Lautenberg Amendment states that persons who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot own, be issued, purchase or otherwise have possession of a handgun. MILITARY QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants whose qualifying experience was acquired through Active Military Service must have one of these Qualifying Specialties listed on their DD-214 to receive credit. The qualifying military specialties are identified for each branch as follows: ARMY: 1) 95B. 2) 95C. 3) 31A. 4) 31B. 5) 31D. MARINE CORPS: 1) 5803. 2) 5805. 3) 5811. 4) 5812. 5) 5813. 6) 5814. 7) 5821. AIR FORCE: 1) 08111-114. 2) 81110. 3) 81170. 4) 81172. 5) 81130. 6) 81150. 7) 81112. 8) 81132. 9) 81152. 10) 81199. 11) 3P1-4. 12) 3P011. 13) 3P031. 14) 3P051. 15) 3P071. 16) 3P091. 17) 75011. 18) 75031. 19) 75051. 20) 75071. 21) 75091. NAVY: 1) 9545. 2) 0000MA. COAST GUARD: No code. If your experience is not as one of these qualifying specialties that will be generally non qualifying experience. NOTE: DD-214 (Member 4 copy) must be submitted with your application materials. Military Service cannot be credited without documentation. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Arrest Criminal Investigation First Response Interpersonal Skills Public Safety and Security Security