Police Officer - Wellness Support Dog Handler

This position is located within the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness. The Wellness Support Dog Handler (WSDH) is a dedicated individual who is responsible for providing mental and emotional support to USCP employees.

This role involves utilizing the Wellness Support Dog (WSD) to assist officers and staff in managing stress, mental health challenges, and promoting overall well-being. The WSDH will be responsible for the care, training, and deployment of the WSD, ensuring the animal is effectively integrated into the department's wellness program. Duties: Manage the WSD’s health, training, safety, and well-being, including feeding, grooming, and veterinary care, while ensuring the WSD effectively supports mental health. •Collaborate with other wellness team members, leadership, and mental health professionals, support officers, and professional staff through visits, activities, and wellness events. •Conduct community outreach to enhance public relations, represent the Department at events promoting the WSD and mental health resources, and provide emotional support and stress mitigation to officers and professional staff. •Provide education on the benefits of accessing services through the Howard C.

Liebengood Center for Wellness and participate in wellness activities and events to promote stress relief and morale. •Monitor and evaluate the wellness support dog program’s impact, gather employee feedback, and continuously enhance its effectiveness. •Document all contacts and interactions, ensuring no confidential or identifying information is included. This helps evaluate the mission’s effectiveness and highlights areas for improvement, ultimately showcasing its success. Selectee will be assigned to this position at the Howard C.

Liebengood Center for Wellness on a full-time basis.

This position is not a Technician position, nor is it eligible for Technician pay.

o Must be a current USCP sworn employee below the rank of Sergeant. o Must have attained the rank of Private First Class. o Must possess and maintain a valid REAL ID U.S. driver's license. o Must successfully complete all required training. o Must reside within 50 air miles of the United States Capitol Dome. o Must successfully pass the canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT).

There is no education substitution for experience in this series and/or grade.

The following selection process will be used to further assess candidates who have met the initial eligibility factors. Candidates must qualify under each phase to be considered in subsequent phases. Phase I: Initial Qualification - The Office of Human Resources (OHR) will conduct an eligibility factor review and an unscheduled leave check as outlined in this vacancy.

Phase II: KSA Assessment and Resume review- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and the resume will be evaluated by an appointed assessment panel. Phase III: Canine Physical Abilities Test (PAT) - Candidates must pass each part of the Canine PAT successively to continue to the oral interview. A complete description of the Canine PAT is located under the "Next Steps" section of this vacancy announcement.

Phase IV: Structured Interview - Candidates eligible for Phase IV will be scheduled for an oral interview. Results of this selection process will be used to recommend candidates to the hiring manager who is the final selecting official. OHR will conduct a disciplinary action review.

The hiring manager at his/her discretion may elect not to select a recommended candidate for reasons such as: 1) Substandard performance; 2) Serious sustained misconduct; and/or 3) Pending investigatory and/or disciplinary matters internally or externally. All aspects of the process are subject to the Department's legal review. All final recommendations are subject to final approval of the Chief of Police.

Applications and supporting documentation must be received by the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

This position is non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions.

This position is included in a collective bargaining unit.

This position will be full-time assigned to the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness.

This position is not a Technician position, nor is it eligible for Technician pay.

Navigate to the following URL to apply to this job: USCP Careers

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Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

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Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package.

1. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date.
2. To verify that your application is complete, log into your account, select the job posting for this position. The page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and any correspondence the Department has sent related to this application.
3. Failure to provide all required documents and information requested by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application not being considered.

The complete application package must be submitted by 7:59 PM (ET) on the closing date to receive consideration.

Applicants must submit a copy of the following document by uploading and attaching the document with their on-line application.

1. Resume.
2. A valid REAL ID U.S. driver's license.
3. Letter of approval from homeowner's association to erect a kennel. If you do not have a homeowner's association, submit a statement to that effect. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documentation are factual and submitted prior to the closing date of this announcement.

If you do not attach the required documentation, you will be ineligible for this announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and required documentation is submitted prior to the closing date of this announcement. If you do not attach the required documentation, you will be ineligible for this announcement.