Security Assistant

Full Job Description

About the Position: As Security Assistant, incumbent is responsible for performing and resolving a full range of both standard procedural and non-recurring/unusual visitor access assignments.

Operates and performs research queries on the NCIC National Crime Information Center (NCIC/NCCIC) workstation terminal(s) in accordance with (IAW) federal and state laws.

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.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible 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 maintaining a variety of files, databases, registers, and installation access approval/denial packets using automated systems such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Excel to keep accurate reports.

2) Experience verifying suitability for visitor entry into secured areas or installations. 3) Experience transcribing data using special codes IAW federal and state regulations (e.g.

style codes, manufacturer's codes, wanted or missing persons, etc.).

4) Experience reporting potential controversial matters or developing security conditions to supervisor for immediate action if necessary, and experience dealing with difficult customers who may be found ineligible for access.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-05).

Major Duties:

• Processes a variety of NCIC queries and provides timely response as appropriate or required.
• Locates and transcribes data using specialized codes IAW federal and state regulations.
• Screens all employees, visitors, consultants, and contractor personnel daily, exercising patience, discretion, and diplomacy to determine status of an individual and reason for and location of visit.
• Denies access to unauthorized personnel or those who do not meet authorized entry criteria.
• Controls, prepares, issues identification badges, cards, and passes that allow access of civilian, military, contractor personnel, and visitors on to the installation.
• Operates and maintains various items of access control equipment and automated systems to include computer equipment used in the identification and registration process.
• Loads, unloads, adjusts, and operates simple cameras under controlled conditions to take identification photographs.
• Operates ancillary equipment such as a laminating press, hole punch, trimmer, and installation identification machines.
• Operates radios IAW established protocols to communicate with DASG, Law Enforcement or other first responders as needed.
• Provides office automation support to the Security Office by providing word-processing, database mgt, email, and related functions in support of the staff.