- Position Title
- TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (Vetting & Law Enforcement)
- Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- Announcement Number
- HQ-IA-819224-11727891-ST Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 21, 2022 to Wednesday, November 30, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you an Individual with a Disability? You are eligible for this appointing authority if you are an individual:
- with an intellectual disability; OR
- a severe physical disability; OR
- a psychiatric impairment; AND
- you have acceptable proof of the disability.
- a licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); or,
- a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); or,
- a Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.
3.
Were you formerly, but not currently, employed as a permanent (non-temporary) civilian employee in a Federal agency other than the Agency hiring for this position?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
4.
Are you currently employed as a permanent (non-temporary) civilian employee in a Federal agency other than the Agency hiring for this position?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent (non-temporary) status.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent (non-temporary) status.
5.
Are you a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Displaced Employee? To be eligible you must meet one or more of the following:
- A current (OR former) employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who will be (OR has been) separated through TSA involuntary workforce reduction (IWR) procedures AND I am eligible to be considered for TSA positions for all areas of consideration, for up to one year after the effective date of my involuntary separation;
- A former TSA Transportation Security Officer (TSO) eligible for rehiring priority under the Priority Employment Program (PEP);
- An applicant for a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) position who has had my enter-on-duty (EOD) date delayed or offer rescinded due to a workforce reduction or anticipated reduction eligible for priority consideration under the Priority Employment Program (PEP).
6.
Are you currently employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
7.
Are you a former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee?
To verify your eligibility as a current or former TSA civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
To verify your eligibility as a current or former TSA civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
8.
Are you eligible for Veterans' Preference under the provisions of Title 5 United States Code Section 2108?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim, such as:
NOTE: If you are claiming Veteran's Preference based upon period of service, a compensable disability, a widow or spouse entitlement, or as a Purple Heart recipient, please submit a copy of the following documents, as applicable: DD Form 214, FEB 2022 Certificate of Uniformed Service copies for either the Service, Veteran Administration, or Department of Labor which provide the Special Additional Information citing the Character of Service; or prior year versions of the DD Form 214 Certification of Release or Discharge from Active Duty copies Service-2, or Member-4 which provide Special Additional Information citing the Character of Service), Form SF-15 - Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference, and any documentation that supports your claim (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs letter dated 1991 or later. Please refer to the SF-15 form to determine what documentation is required. To access this form, please Click Here.)
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim, such as:
- DD-214 - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference or eligible Veterans' Service, provide a copy of your DD-214 (Member Copy 4), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other appropriate documentation to prove your entitlement and to provide verification of an Honorable Discharge.
- SF-15 and VA Letter - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference based upon a Compensable Disability, Widow or Spouse Entitlement, or as a Purple Heart recipient, you must submit your DD-214 or other proof of entitlement; an SF-15, and the required proof of disability, i.e., Department of Veterans Affairs letter dated 1991 or later.
NOTE: If you are claiming Veteran's Preference based upon period of service, a compensable disability, a widow or spouse entitlement, or as a Purple Heart recipient, please submit a copy of the following documents, as applicable: DD Form 214, FEB 2022 Certificate of Uniformed Service copies for either the Service, Veteran Administration, or Department of Labor which provide the Special Additional Information citing the Character of Service; or prior year versions of the DD Form 214 Certification of Release or Discharge from Active Duty copies Service-2, or Member-4 which provide Special Additional Information citing the Character of Service), Form SF-15 - Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference, and any documentation that supports your claim (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs letter dated 1991 or later. Please refer to the SF-15 form to determine what documentation is required. To access this form, please Click Here.)
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Please respond whether or not you have been convicted* of the offense listed within the past 10 years. (Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position.)
*You have a conviction if you plead no contest (nolo contendere), plead guilty, were found guilty, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any of the listed disqualifying offenses. The only exceptions are if your guilty plea or conviction has been reversed on appeal, your conviction has been expunged, or you have been pardoned.
*You have a conviction if you plead no contest (nolo contendere), plead guilty, were found guilty, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any of the listed disqualifying offenses. The only exceptions are if your guilty plea or conviction has been reversed on appeal, your conviction has been expunged, or you have been pardoned.
3.
Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft, and other aircraft registration violations.
4.
Interference with air navigation.
5.
Improper transportation of hazardous material.
6.
Aircraft piracy.
7.
Interference with flight crew members or flight attendants.
8.
Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight.
9.
Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard aircraft.
10.
Conveying false information and threats.
11.
Aircraft piracy outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.
12.
Lighting violation involving transporting controlled substances. Essentially, this means that if you have been convicted of transporting illegal drugs in a plane without activating the navigation or anti-collision lights you are disqualified.
13.
Unlawful entry into an aircraft area that serves air carriers or foreign air carriers contrary to established security requirements.
14.
Destruction of an aircraft or either a domestic or international aircraft facility. It is a federal crime to use any device, substance or weapon, to intentionally perform an act of violence against any person at an airport or to destroy or seriously damage the facilities of such an airport.
15.
Murder.
16.
Assault with intent to murder.
17.
Espionage.
18.
Sedition (inciting insurrection against lawful authority).
19.
Kidnapping or hostage taking.
20.
Treason.
21.
Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.
22.
Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture of an explosive or weapon.
23.
Extortion.
24.
Armed or felony armed robbery.
25.
Distribution of, or intent to distribute a controlled substance.
26.
Felony arson.
27.
Felony involving a threat.
28.
Felony involving willful destruction of property.
29.
Felony involving importation or manufacture of a controlled substance.
30.
Felony involving burglary.
31.
Felony involving theft.
32.
Felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation.
33.
Felony involving possession or distribution of stolen property.
34.
Felony involving aggravated assault.
35.
Felony involving bribery.
36.
Felony involving illegal possession of a controlled substance punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year, or any other crime classified as a felony that the Under Secretary determines indicates a propensity for placing contraband aboard an aircraft in return for money.
37.
Violence at international airports.
38.
Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the criminal acts listed above.
39.
Interference with security screening personnel.
Please respond whether or not you have been separated (e.g., terminated, removed, or resigned while a proposed termination or removal was pending) from TSA for any of the following reasons within the last three years.
Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position
Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position
40.
Were you separated due to unacceptable performance?
41.
Were you separated due to misconduct?
42.
Were you separated due to receiving a negative suitability determination from the Personnel Security Division?
43.
Did you resign after receiving a proposed removal letter?
All the information you provide may be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application form, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
44.
Does the TSA employ any of your relatives?
How did you hear about this opportunity?
1.
Please let us know how you heard about this opportunity.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-F or GS-9 in the Federal service or equivalent in the private sector: Coordinating and interacting with law enforcement members of federal, state, local and international government, as well as representatives of industry in pursuit of strong transportation security and safety objectives; AND inputting law enforcement case file information into the database; preparing and managing specialized (operational and legal) documentation which entails research, analytical and investigative techniques OR a Ph.D. or the required graduate course work in an accredited institution as described in this announcement; OR an LL.M., if related; OR a combination of education (past the second year) and experience as stated in this announcement?
2.
Do you have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G pay band or the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector: Administering principles, concepts, methodologies, and techniques in the interpretation of transportation security programs, laws, regulations, policies, criminal justice processes and procedures, immigration statues and procedures, and adjudication and vetting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); and Applying synthesis and analytical skills to interpret and implement complex adjudication policies, procedures and practices, especially Federal and multistate statues and criminal history record information?
3.
Do you have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector: Utilizing the methods and techniques of fact-finding, analysis, and skill to identify problems and develop a plan of action to isolate specifics to aid in the resolution of cases, the preparation of Extensive Criminal History packages and Security Threat Assessment (STA) Board case summaries; and Administering principles, concepts, methodologies, and techniques in the interpretation of transportation security programs, laws, regulations, policies, criminal justice processes and procedures, immigration statues and procedures, and adjudication and vetting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); and Applying synthesis and analytical skills to interpret and implement complex adjudication policies, procedures and practices, especially Federal and multistate statues and criminal history record information?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Reviews all available information (e.g., credentialing information) and provides input to Reports of Investigation (ROIs); prepares additional correspondence as necessary; creates, updates, and maintains records and case files.
5.
Experience working with internal and external stakeholders in collaborative endeavors and security practices.
6.
Achieving the goals of an organization's mission by meeting productivity and accuracy standards, as specified in Security Threat Assessment (STA) SOPs and to review case logic and identify errors.
7.
Utilizing office automation programs to include MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word, necessary for the preparation of metrics and reports, and ability to analyze data and present findings to leadership.
8.
Coordinating and interacting with law enforcement members of federal, state, local and international government, as well as representatives of industry in pursuit of strong transportation security and safety objectives.
9.
Experience applying Security Threat Assessment (STA) principles to a variety of difficult and complex cases.
10.
Compose documentation in support of an adjudication decision based on case-by case information needs in accordance with SOPs.
11.
Experience reporting and explaining analyses for program and operations changes.
12.
Presenting oral communications summarizing and conveying critical information both technical and non-technical to audiences.
13.
Experience with quality control of subordinate work products.
14.
Experience in the preparation of metrics and reports.
15.
Leading and coordinating a team that applies Security Threat Assessment procedures to make risk-based adjudication decisions.
16.
Utilizing databases and spreadsheets to complete case management and case documentation requirements on an hourly/daily basis.
17.
Serving as a first-line lead, approving leave, making recommendations or approving disciplinary actions.