Advanced Technology Security Specialist
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SECURITY ASSISTANT (OA)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Panama City, Florida
Salary
$40,736 - $52,957
per year
Type
Closes
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GS-4 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372
Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working in a Navy visitor control center in Panama City, Florida, handling administrative tasks like managing security files, processing passes for visitors and vehicles, and providing customer service to resolve issues.
It supports security operations by maintaining records, scheduling hearings, and entering data accurately.
A good fit would be someone with office experience, strong typing skills, and attention to detail who enjoys helping people in a structured government environment.
Key Requirements
- Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 level, including maintaining security files, routing incident reports, scheduling traffic hearings, and managing calendars
- Ability to prepare correspondence and documents following regulations, grammar, and punctuation rules
- Customer service skills for interacting with internal and external clients to resolve issues
- Accurate data entry into personnel security databases and verification of security forms
- Processing requests for vehicle decals, temporary passes, contractor/vendor passes, and visitor passes
- Experience in paid, unpaid, or volunteer work that demonstrates relevant competencies
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SECURITY ASSISTANT (OFFICE AUTOMATION) in the VISITOR CONTROL CENTER (VCC) of NAVSUPPACT PANAMA CITY SEC DET.
This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Maintaining files on physical security violations for information verification; 2) Routing desk journal incident reports to appropriate personnel; 3) Scheduling traffic violators for traffic court hearing; and 4) Maintaining appointment calendars for the Security Officer and Operations Officer.
NOTE: This experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for this position.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 prepare correspondence and documents in accordance with regulations and policies ensuring they follow proper structure, grammar, and punctuation.
- You will perform customer service by interacting with internal and external clients and assisting in finding resolutions of issues or concerns.
- You will input data accurately into the command's personnel security program database to ensure that all required Security forms are verified for completion.
- You will process requests for the issuance of vehicle decals, temporary passes, contractor or vendor passes, or visitor passes.
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