Security Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Security Assistant for the Central California VA Healthcare System. The role focuses on monitoring security equipment, alarms, and communications, while supporting access control and emergency dispatch at the facility.

Qualified candidates will have experience with computer/automation systems, data entry, and confidential information handling, plus strong communication with customers and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience using computer/automation systems for data entry, reporting, and database management.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information in electronic and print form.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor physical security equipment and alarm systems.
• Operate access control systems and dispatch/emergency communications.
• Provide operations support for the VA facility and security program.
• Coordinate with law enforcement and facility personnel as needed.

Skills

Data entry

Computer skills

Confidential information handling

Customer service

Education

Four years of education above high school

Job description

This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service at the Central California Healthcare System. The role involves monitoring physical security equipment, alarm systems, and communications for a VA medical facility. Key duties include operating access control systems, emergency communications/dispatch, and operations support. The position requires knowledge of security procedures, works under general supervision, and involves sedentary work with potential shift requirements. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/25/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Security Assistant, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: the use of various computer, automation systems; computer skills in terms of data entry, compiling information, preparing and submitting reports, and database maintenance and management; maintaining confidentiality of information, both electronic and print; and communication and interpersonal relation skills sufficient to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers both verbally and in writing. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

OR,

• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed (4) years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation .

OR,

• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education to meet qualification requirements. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e. beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

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/.