Security Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Security Assistant within the Police Service at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (ECHCS and satellites). The role entails receiving and routing both routine and emergency calls for police, fire, medical, or other emergency services.

Candidate will access sensitive law enforcement data via state and national databases and coordinate with Federal, state, and local agencies during emergencies.

Qualifications

• Experience handling routine and emergency calls.
• Ability to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement.
• Interpret regulations, procedures, and methods.
• Prepare and submit after-action reports with findings/recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Receive, monitor, and process routine and emergency calls for police, fire, medical, or other services.
• Access sensitive information via state/national law enforcement databases.
• Coordinate with other agencies during emergencies.
• Provide interpretations of applicable regulations and procedures.
• Prepare and submit after-action reports with recommendations to supervisors.

Skills

Emergency calls handling

Interagency coordination

Regulatory interpretation

After-action reporting

Tools

Colorado Crime Information Center

National Crime Information Center

Job description

The Security Assistant monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services. The position resides within the Police Service, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) and satellites. The Police Service provides a full range of law enforcement and security support for all ECHCS facilities, and others. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026.

GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

• Receiving, monitoring, and processing routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical, or other emergency services.
• Using various databases, i.e., Colorado Crime Information Computer and National Crime Information Computer, to access sensitive law enforcement information, such as: criminal histories, arrest warrants, driver records, vehicle registration, stolen property, and firearms.
• Coordinating with various Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials for coordination of emergency situations.
• Providing interpretation of regulations, procedures, and methods.
• Preparing and submitting after action reports with findings and recommendations to supervisors for review.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/