Security Guard

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: 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 to detect, delay, assess, respond, and document unauthorized access to Army installations.

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.

GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) enforcing security regulations to protect facilities and personnel; 2) preventing security violations, and 3) experience such as work with Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life.

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. Major Duties:

• Performs installation access control for pedestrians and vehicles utilizing standard operating procedures, written orders and regulatory requirement as a guide to access determination for a wide range of unique circumstances.
• Authenticates identification through use of electronic Personnel Access Control Systems (ePACS), identification cards, badges, biometric automated records, verbal questioning, and other means.
• Secures installation from all entry on own initiative or upon notification of alarm or emergency.
• Incumbent is responsible for performing and resolving a full range of both standard procedural and non-recurring/unusual visitor access assignments.