Security Assistant: Emergency Response & Access Control

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Forest Park (DE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Wilmington, DE, seeks a Security Assistant to perform complex communications and security duties.

Responsibilities include answering emergency lines, dispatching police, operating the overhead paging system during medical emergencies, monitoring panic and intrusion alarms, CCTV, and issuing visitor badges. Qualifications require either specialized federal experience or education as described; emphasis on data handling, confidentiality, and customer

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4 in the Federal service for Security Assistant duties.
• Experience with computer/automation systems, data entry, reporting, and database maintenance.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information and communicate with internal/external customers.
• Education may substitute for experience: 4 years of higher education in an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Answer emergency phone lines and dispatch police to emergencies.
• Operate facility overhead paging system during medical emergencies.
• Monitor panic alarm, intrusion alarm, and CCTV systems.
• Issue visitor badges to authorized individuals.

Education

4 years of higher education

Tools

Database maintenance

Data entry systems

Office software

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Wilmington, DE, seeks a Security Assistant to perform complex communications and security duties.

Responsibilities include answering emergency lines, dispatching police, operating the overhead paging system during medical emergencies, monitoring panic and intrusion alarms, CCTV, and issuing visitor badges. Qualifications require either specialized federal experience or education as described; emphasis on data handling, confidentiality, and customer