PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Personnel Security Specialist in the Marine Forces Reserve of MARFORRES NOLA.

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.

Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Developing and implementing personnel security policies and procedures and conducting inspections, surveys, and assessments to ensure effectiveness of personnel security programs.

GS-07 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Reviewing personnel security questionnaires or documents for completeness and accuracy, compiling summaries of issues that impact credentialing, fitness, suitability, or security eligibility determinations, and assisting in the evaluation and recommendation of suitability and security determinations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will give security briefings to new employees during orientation and at other times when necessary.
• You will provide assistance in formulating and managing supplemental security training courses, meetings, and aides to assure maximum effectiveness of the programs.
• You will ensure security clearance requests are validated and supporting documentation is completed prior to processing of a clearance.
• You will follow priority processing procedures of request for investigations and correspondence pertaining to clearance records.
• You will ensure all required information for suitability or clearance eligibility is established, maintained, recorded and documented accordingly.