Security Guard

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA in Hawaii seeks a Security Guard to protect life and property on a hospital campus. The role requires guarding duties, access control, incident reporting, and responding to security incidents on site.

Qualified applicants must be US Citizens with Veterans' Preference. Basic experience in guarding facilities and maintaining order is expected, with training provided for hospital security procedures.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience in protecting life and property.
• Experience executing physical security programs.
• Ability to respond to incidents with written reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide guard services to protect employees, visitors and patients.
• Conduct access control and enforce hospital security procedures.
• Respond to incidents and document suspicious persons or items.

Skills

Access control

Patrols

Incident reporting

Physical security

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at the Provost Marshal Department at Tripler Army Medical Center on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Competition for Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to Veterans' Preference so long as such applicants are available for appointment.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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.

Basic Requirement:

Experience: Experience such as work with a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life. Such experience must have provided a knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis. For Security Guard positions in a hospital setting, experience as a psychiatric nursing assistant or a similar position safeguarding patients is qualifying.

Specialized Experience:

• One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) providing guard services for the protection of life (employees, visitors, patients, etc.);
• 2) executing physical security and crime prevention programs;
• 3) responding to incidents, providing written reports of suspicious persons or items and
• 4) performing access control ensuring physical security of facilities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).