- Position Title
- Protection Officer
- Agency
- U.S. Secret Service
- Announcement Number
- OPO-SM-12603425-25-DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, November 8, 2024 to Monday, November 25, 2024
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 a current or former federal employee displaced from the United States Secret Service and meet the ALL of the following?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit:
- Located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
- Applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; and
- Applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; and
- Last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit:
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice.
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from agency that shows current promotion potential; and
- Latest performance appraisal including rating.
3.
Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm the following:
- Located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
- Applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which will be or were separated; and
- Applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which will be or were separated; and
- Last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of (proposed) removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), notice of compensable work-related injury or illness termination and agency certification of inability to place, or notice of disability annuity termination; AND
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from agency that shows current promotion potential; AND
- Latest performance appraisal including rating.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Conditions of Employment
All applicants must complete the following section. This section will be used to determine your ability and willingness to accept certain conditions of employment or meet certain requirements of the position. Please respond 'Yes' or 'No' to the following statements. Failure to respond to this section will result in an ineligible rating.
1.
I understand that if I am granted a Top Secret security clearance, I will be subjected to a continuous evaluation and background investigation every five years as part of the process used to update my clearance.
2.
Do you possess a valid U.S. state driver's license?
3.
Are you proficient in the use of firearms?
4.
Are you willing to carry a firearm?
5.
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence such as an assault or attempted assult on a family member or convicted of shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and/or ammunition.
6.
I certify that I am willing to undergo a complete medical examination as part of the hiring process.
7.
If I receive a conditional offer of employment, I am willing to undergo a pre-employment drug screening.
8.
Provide your Selective Service registration number, date and place (city and state) of registration. Note: If you are a male born prior to December 1st, 1959 OR are a female, type "n/a".
(limit 50 characters)
9.
Are you a United States Citizen?
10.
In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
11.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, ALL of my responses to the assessment questions are true, accurate, complete, and that this application for employment with the United States Secret Service is made in good faith. I understand that a false statement on ANY part of this application may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Protection Officer position with United States Secret Service. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Protection Officer at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
2.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Protection Officer at the GS-08 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
3.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Protection Officer at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
4.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.