Police Officer (Secret Service Police) Emergency Response Team, $75,000 Recruitment Incentive

Job Description

Job Description

Recruitment Incentive: Applicants may be eligible for a $75,000 recruitment incentive in accordance with regulatory requirements. Click apply to view full details and eligibility of this recruitment incentive.

The Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a specialized unit within the U.S. Secret Service Police that provides full-time tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division. On order, ERT will also provide tactical support to designated protectees, protected venues, and National Special Security Events.

At their core, those who join the Secret Service are courageous, intelligent, strong and determined. A diverse team capable of balancing our investigative mission and fulfilling our protective legacy. Proven to be worthy of trust and confidence. Be tomorrow's Secret Service.

Duties

During the course of their careers, Secret Service Police Officers carry out assignments in protection. Duties include:

• Providing protection for The White House Complex, The Vice President's Residence, The Main Treasury Building and Annex, and foreign diplomatic missions and embassies in the Washington, D.C. area.
• Traveling in support of the Presidential, Vice Presidential, and foreign heads of state/government missions.
• Enforcing mandated protective responsibilities as described under Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056A.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Possess a current valid U.S. driver's license.
• Must be at least 20 years old at the time of application. Applicants may be referred up to their 40th birthday. Referral is defined as the point at which minimum qualification determinations are completed. Exceptions may apply for those with current or prior service in federal law enforcement positions covered by special retirement provisions. The Secret Service has determined that age is essential to the performance of this position.
• Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory.
• Possess uncorrected visual acuity of no worse than 20/100 binocular. Possess corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better in each eye.
• Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz ranges. Applicants must be able to hear the whispered voice at 15 feet with each ear without the use of a hearing aid.
• Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
• Complete 13 weeks of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA or Artesia, NM and 18 weeks of specialized training at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD. Failure to pass the standards on the first attempt may result in separation from the Secret Service.
• Completion of a 9-week ERT Selection and Basic Training.
• Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.

Ideal candidates will possess ONE of the SEVEN categories listed below:

Military (current/former):

• Occupied a combat arms occupational specialty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Served as a tactical operator (in a non-support or administrative role) in the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Successfully completed the requisite training course for a military special operations unit.
• Those who served as a military member, not occupying a combat arms occupational specialty, but possess direct combat experience.

Law Enforcement (current/former):

• Served as a tactical operator (in a non-support or administrative role) in a U.S. Government special operations unit.
• Served as a member of a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team.
• Completed the requisite training course for a U.S. Government special operations unit or a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team.