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Security Guard
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Kansas
Salary
$45,409 - $59,031
per year
Type
Closes
April 14, 2027
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 job involves working as a security guard at a U.S.
Army base in Kansas, where you'll monitor entrances, check visitors and vehicles, and protect people and property from threats like theft or unauthorized entry.
It's a frontline role focused on keeping the installation safe and secure.
A good fit would be someone with prior experience in security or protection work, who is reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable enforcing rules in a military setting.
Key Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- One year of specialized experience in protecting property against hazards like fire, theft, accident, or trespass
- Experience maintaining order and protecting life
- Skills in controlling access for vehicles, visitors, and pedestrians into restricted areas
- Ability to deter, detect, delay, assess, respond to, and document unauthorized access
- Clear description of relevant experience on resume (paid, unpaid, or volunteer)
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: Serve as a Security Guard for the Directorate of Emergency Services at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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) The protection of property for a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization against hazards such as: fire, theft, accident, or trespass; 2) Maintaining order and protecting life 3) Controlling access of vehicles, visitors and/or pedestrians into a facility or area.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Major Duties:
- The incumbent serves as a 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 to Army installations restricted to the general public.
- Guards are responsible for preserving the life, health and safety of government personnel and safeguarding Army property, and technologies against such threats.
- Guards determine fitness and grant access to those individuals that have met screening requirements and demonstrated a need to access the installation.
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