Investigator

Summary Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the United States Park Police mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available within the police force, but crucial to support law enforcement operations. An Investigator will conduct pre-employment and other background investigations. This position will perform a full range of investigative functions including planning, fact-finding, interviews, record searches, analysis and result reporting. Responsibilities The duties of this position include but are not limited to: Plan and conduct investigations and interviews of a high degree of complexity involving matters of a suitability and or security nature, and follows leads, researches records, reconstructs events, prepares reports of findings, makes presentations and drafts letters and memorandums. Conduct pre-employment and other background investigations of applicants, employees and reinstatement eligible candidates, and reviews relevant records to include education, police, court, motor vehicle, military, security, medical and other records to elicit information pertinent to the background of the subject of the investigation. Obtain statements and release forms regarding any adverse/contradictory information developed or provided by the subject and conducts investigative inquiries in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, rules and agency objectives. Identify suitability issues and mitigating circumstances, prepares documentation, substantiates investigative findings, and presents candidate information to the agency's Selection Committee. Compile completed investigative reports, selection actions and related pertinent information to create an investigative summary and the Office of Law Enforcement Security (OLES) Security Clearance Waiver for presentation to the National Park Service (NPS) for adjudication for each applicant. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/13/2025-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes all of the following: Conducting Federal Personnel Background Investigations, many of which are sensitive or controversial, where allegations, hearsay information, or other vague or intangible information of an adverse nature exist. Evaluate individual's trustworthiness for access to classified information, placement in a sensitive position or placement in Federal employment. Identifies suitability issues and mitigating circumstances, prepares documentation, substantiates investigative findings and presents candidate information to the agency's selection committee. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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; religious; 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. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Physical Demands: The work requires driving an automobile, walking, standing, bending, and carrying papers and files. The position requires that the incumbent possess the legal and personal qualifications to operate passenger-type motor vehicles. Some tasks are sedentary, such as conducting subject interviews and preparing paperwork. Working Conditions: As the Investigative career field is endemically beset by stressful and sometime confrontational situations, a calm, even disposition and the ability to perform rationally and logically in tense, emotionally charges situations is necessary. Documentation for the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibility, You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance consistent with your SF_50s.