Lead Security Guard

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Ft. Meade is located between two major cities, Baltimore and Washington D.C., and approximately 11 minutes from an International Airport. Ft.

Meade is a hub for the joint services, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines & Navy. Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized. Student loan repayment may be authorized.

Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.

Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:1) Experience with Federal, State, municipal, local, or private organizational protection of facilities and property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; and 2) Maintaining order and protecting life.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Major Duties:

• Serves as a Lead Security Guard assigned under the authority of the Senior Commander at IMCOM supported installations.
• This position functions as the first layer of defense in a security-in-depth concept to deter, detect, delay, assess, respond, and document unauthorized access.
• Responsible for safeguarding government personnel, property, and technologies against such threats as: unlawful entry, sabotage, espionage, theft, accidental or willful damage, and destruction.
• Determine fitness and grant access to those individuals that have met screening requirements and demonstrate a need to access the installation.
• Provide support to the Antiterrorism/Force Protection by providing the emergency base closure, active shooter response, antiterrorism measure, physical security emergency response and active physical deterrent against criminal/terrorist activities.
• Makes daily assignments to ensure that guard coverage is provided to assigned patrol areas.
• Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques, and provides on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures.