Entry-Level Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

TSA Job Listings; Scenic (SD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Paid leave & federal holidays

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible spending accounts

Uniform allowance

Job summary

The Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STS0) role in Scenic, SD, with the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, leads Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assigning work and guiding screening operations to maintain security and efficiency.

This full-time position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to act decisively during both routine and emergency situations, with shifts that may

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Candidates should have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team leader, or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers.
• Oversee passenger, carry-on baggage, checked baggage, or cargo-screening operations.
• Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate employee rotations and coverage.
• Make security-based decisions using TSA procedures, operational information, observation, and professional judgment.
• Review employee performance and provide coaching, instruction, and developmental feedback.
• Approve leave and address routine employee or workplace concerns.
• Respond to security incidents, checkpoint disruptions, and emergency situations.
• Prepare operational briefings, checkpoint logs, incident reports, and management communications.
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement personnel, and TSA leadership when required.
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures, staffing plans, and airport operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Job description

The Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STS0) role in Scenic, SD, with the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, leads Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers, assigning work and guiding screening operations to maintain security and efficiency.

This full-time position requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to act decisively during both routine and emergency situations, with shifts that may