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SECURITY GUARD

Commander, Navy Installations Command

Department of the Navy

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$45,409 - $69,565

per year

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GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This security guard position at a Navy installation in Connecticut involves controlling access to the facility by checking IDs, inspecting vehicles and pedestrians, and responding to security incidents, often working irregular hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.

It's a hands-on role that requires staying calm under pressure while dealing with visitors, officials, and potential threats.

A good fit would be someone with prior security or law enforcement experience who is reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable with physical tasks like patrols and assisting with searches.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 level in access control, identification authentication, and vehicle inspections
  • Ability to work shift work, including overtime, weekends, holidays, and call-backs with interruptions to breaks
  • Training on use of oleoresin (OC) spray, including experiencing it in a controlled environment
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • Physical fitness for foot and vehicle patrols, inspections, and responding to incidents
  • High degree of professionalism, tact, courtesy, and firmness in force protection duties
  • Experience recording accurate and detailed information and assisting units like K-9 or Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also 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: 1) Performs, with little or no supervision, installation access control for pedestrians and vehicles utilizing standard operating procedures, written orders and regulatory requirements as a guide to assess determination for a wide range of unique circumstances; 2) Authenticates identification by physical examination and through use of electronic Personnel Access Control Systems, identification cards, badges, biometric automated tools, verbal questioning, and other means; 3) Validates entry requests and grants access to persons and vehicles with appropriate authorizations; 4) Serves as a member of the entry control/vehicle inspection team (static and/or mobile) which conducts private and commercial vehicles inspections; 5) Performs and resolves a full range of both standard procedural and non-recurring/unusual visitor access assignments; and 6) Serves as a member of the installation's overall security response capability during actual or simulated incidents.

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/0000/security-guard-series-0085/ 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 be subject to shift work to include: call back, overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • You will be subject to interruptions from meals or other work breaks.
  • You will be required to receive training on the use of oleoresin (OC) spray in a controlled training environment, to include the experience of receiving the spray to the facial area.
  • You will perform installation access control for pedestrians and vehicles.
  • You will serve as an initial point of contact for visitors, foreign nationals, government agents, elected officials, media, and Distinguished Visitors.
  • You will record accurate and detailed information.
  • You will assist Explosive Ordnance Disposal and K-9 units in search of controlled substances and explosive devices.
  • You will exercise a high degree of professionalism, tact, courtesy, and firmness in the performance of all force protection duties.
  • You will perform foot and vehicle patrols.
  • You will perform vehicle inspections.
  • You will perform Visitor Control Center duties.
  • You will perform other duties at the discretion and direction of management.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12932307-26-EHB