Security Assistant

Veterans Health Administration; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Tucson seeks a Security Assistant for Police Service Tucson to provide physical security support, communications, and operational assistance within VHA Police Services.

Qualified applicants have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent, including data entry, reporting, and database management, with strong confidentiality and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience includes data entry, compiling information, preparing and submitting reports, and database maintenance.
• Maintaining confidentiality of information (electronic and print).
• Communication and interpersonal relation skills to relate to customers verbally and in writing.
• Education can be substituted with four years of education above high school in accredited programs.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may meet requirements.

Responsibilities

• You will handle security-related duties within VHA Police Services.
• You will use various computer and automation systems and ensure proper reporting of security incidents.

Skills

Security

Technology Application

Communications

Manages and Organizes Information

Computer Skills

Education

Four years of education above high school

Tools

None

Job description

This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service Tucson within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose of providing physical security support, communication, and operational assistance within VHA Police Services.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/11/2026.

Minimum Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 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.

EDUCATION

~OR~ EDUCATION: 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.

COMBINATION

~OR~ COMBINATION: Possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total 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.

Competencies

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Security - Knowledge of laws, regulations, and guidelines related to securing personnel, facilities, and information, including the requirements for handling, transporting, and protecting classified information and proper reporting of security incidents.
• Technology Application - Uses machines, tools, or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.
• Communications - Effectively expresses information to multiple audiences through clear, convincing oral and written communications; demonstrates logical thinking when describing facts and concepts, and shapes communications to meet the needs of a specific audience; actively listens to others and demonstrates understanding of their comments and/or questions.
• Manages and Organizes Information - Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
• Computer Skills - Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Experience

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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. 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.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements: The work is typically sedentary in nature. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light it