Command Center Operations Specialist

COMMAND CENTER OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

U.S. Capitol Police

Summary

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.

Duties

This civilian position is located in the United States Capitol Police (USCP), Office of the Assistant Chief of Police for Uniformed Operations, Command and Coordination Bureau, Command Division, Command Center. The Command Center provides continuous oversight and support to USCP operations and implements response and recovery plans as needed, prioritizing the allocation of resources and personnel assuring effective direction for response. The Command Center is also the primary source for emergency action messages directed toward congressional stakeholders during critical incidents.

Put your passion for homeland security, law enforcement and emergency management to use as a United States Capitol Police Command Center Operations Specialist. Secure your front row seat to history! As a Command Center Operations Specialist, you will:

· Provide technical and high-level operations support related to the mission sets of the Command Center.

· Identify threats, sequence and patterns of threat activity in an effort to minimize risk to ongoing operations in/around/affecting the U.S. Capitol and Legislative Branch of Federal Government to ensure Continuity of Congress, Continuity of Government, and the Continuity of Operations.

· Receive information from the field and other elements, ensure it is processed and further disseminated, and initiate deployment of personnel and equipment.

· Monitor various emergency communications devices and security systems, including those owned by partnering law enforcement departments. Coordinate with partnering law enforcement agencies to monitor airspace operations.

· Utilize a variety of notification/communications systems, such as electronic mail, SMS text, desktop, and telephones through a public address and annunciators system, to deliver emergency notification messages to the congressional community and others located within the Capitol Complex.

· Prepare, update, distribute, and maintain a variety of documents that involve general information, threats, or intelligence. Examples include incident reports, activity logs, event timelines, memoranda, correspondence, and statistical data.

· Search and gather information from a wide variety of law enforcement sources, ensuring information contained in each data entry is accurate and provides a clear accounting of incidents and daily activities.

· Assess large quantities of information and select information that is relevant to the USCP and those it protects.