BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Position Description Summary
Office of Justice Services Police Officer GL-0083
GL-3: $30,523 - $38,157; GL-4: $34,265 - $42,834; GL-5: $39,400 - $48,986; GL-6: $41,545 – $52,230
All positions are subject to drug testing, medical examination, physical fitness testing, and
positive adjudication of a background investigation.
1/2015
The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to the following:
Responds to calls concerning felonies, emergencies, traffic accidents, drug charges, altercations and misdemeanors
under Federal, State, local and tribal laws; investigates, apprehends, arrests, and detains all persons charged with
violations
Maintains law and order within the area of assignments by patrolling in a patrol vehicle, investigating suspicious
situations, and taking action as appropriate.
Performs such assignments as working radar on busy highways, participating in night surveillance in high crime
areas, and participating in traffic and crowd control activities.
Make arrests in cases of crime or misdemeanors personally witnessed; takes persons arrested to appropriate
authorities for booking or formal charging.
Serves Federal, State, or local or tribal warrants, subpoenas and other court papers; testifies at hearings and trials
as an expert witness in Federal, State, local or tribal courts as required;
Prepares and submits reports of incidents or traffic accidents, daily and weekly activities, and narratives and
statistical reports as required.
Testifies in official capacity at Tribal, State, and Federal hearings.
GL-03:
To qualify based on experience, you must have the following:
Six months of general work experience in any administrative, clerical, technical, or military work that involved
protecting property, equipment data, or materials; or that involved making judgments based on the application of
directions, rules, regulations, or laws.
OR To qualify based on education, you must have the following:
One year of successfully completed study at an accredited school above the high school level. Transcripts must be
submitted by the closing date.
OR A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement above.
GL-04:
To qualify based on experience, you must have the following:
Six months of general work experience in any administrative, clerical, technical, or military work that involved
protecting property, equipment data, or materials; or that involved making judgments based on the application of
directions, rules, regulations, or laws.
AND
Six months of specific experience providing routine fixed post or patrol assignments as a public safety official. This
must include at least THREE of the following: 1) responding to calls or alarms to crimes; 2) questioning individuals
at the scene of an incident; 3) informing individuals of their rights as suspects or witnesses; 4) operating radar or
speed detection equipment; 5) arresting violators caught in the act; 6) issuing citations for observed violations of
law; 7) handing out crime prevention information during patrols; 8) preparing accident reports or; 9) assisting
victims of accidents.
OR To qualify based on education, you must have the following:
Two years of successfully completed study at an accredited school above the high school level with at least 12
semester hours in police administration, police law and evidence, police investigation, criminology, law
enforcement, general law, or similar subjects closely related to police work.
NOTE: Successful completion of a Federal, State, county, or municipal police academy or comparable training
course that included at least 40 classroom hours of instruction in police department procedures and methods, and
local law and regulations, may be substituted for a maximum of 3 months of specialized experience or 6 months of
general experience.
OR A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement above.
GL-05:
At the GL-05 grade level, you may qualify based on education or experience, or any combination thereof.
To qualify based on experience, you must have the following:
In addition to experience at lower grade levels, you must have one year of prior public safety work experience
performing a full range of operations in preventing or resolving offenses.