Security Assistant

United States Army Installation Management Command; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Myer is a short, straightforward assignment near Arlington with metro/bus access and proximity to Washington, D.C. The position involves operating computer equipment used in identifying and registering building passes and supporting access control operations.

You will interact with internal and external customers, provide guidance on policy and procedures, and issue badges and passes to employees or visitors enabling access to buildings.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience operating computer equipment and automated systems for identification/registration of building passes.
• Experience communicating with internal and external customers providing information such as guidance, policy, and procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Access control

Identification badges

Tools

Badge issuing systems

Job description

About the Position

Fort Myer is a 15 minute commute to/from the Arlington National Cemetery Metro Station, a 10-15 minute commute to/from the Rosslyn, Virginia Metro Station, and is accessible by bus transportation. The installation is approximately 7 miles from Washington D.C.

Who May Apply

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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) Operating various computer equipment and automated systems to used in the identification and registration process of building passes; 2) Communicating with internal and external customers providing information such as guidance, policy regulation and/or standard operating procedures; and 3) Issuing badges and passes to employees or visitors allowing access to the buildings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-5).

Time in Grade Requirement

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (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.