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Position Title: SECURITY SPECIALIST
Agency: Army National Guard Units
Announcement Number: NV-12605562-AR-24-132 Opens in new window
Open Period: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 to Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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1. All on-board federal employees/technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 and Title 5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board federal employee or technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).

A. Yes

B. No

2. All on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).

A. Yes

B. No

3. Current Army M-Day and current Air DSG members within the state for which you are applying. Are you a current Army M-Day or current Air DSG member within the state for which this position is being advertised?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised?

A. Yes

B. No

5. Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.

A. Yes

B. No

6. Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Would you accept a temporary appointment?

A. Yes

B. No

Dual status military technicians are members of the National Guard, hold the military grades specified for their authorized positions, and wear the uniforms appropriate for the members' grade and component of the armed forces.

1. Are you currently a member of the Nevada Army National Guard?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you currently a member of the Nevada Army National Guard in the enlisted military grades of E-4 to E-5?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Do you currently hold one of the compatible MOS listed as follows: 31 series, 35 series, 42 series or 00 series

A. Yes

B. No

Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility to be considered for the position. Choose the response that best represents your education, experience, and training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume, transcripts, or application and information provided by your references.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. Do you posses experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material; communicating clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats; following directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures; assessing the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels; education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level which includes independently performing recurring assignments of limited, but gradually increasing, difficulty and complexity; performing developmental assignments of moderate difficulty where work procedures are established, and several specific guidelines exist; working with other specialists in planning and conducting special initiatives, studies, and projects; and preparing written correspondence and other documentation?

A. Yes

B. No

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Do you possess experience with Microsoft Office programs to include (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams) ?

A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.

B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task, but have not yet performed it on the job.

C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.

D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.

E. I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing this task because of my expertise.

4. Do you possess experience working with security policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources?

A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.

B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task, but have not yet performed it on the job.

C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.

D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.

5. Do you possess the ability to maintain, review, organize, update large amounts of data related to personnel security, PII security and other sensitive information?

A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.

B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task, but have not yet performed it on the job.

C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.

D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.

6. Are you familiar with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency DCSA CAS, Defense Information System for Security (DISS), and Personnel Security Investigation Portal (PSIP)?

A. I have not had education, training, or experience in performing this task.

B. I have had education or training in how to perform this task, but have not yet performed it on the job.

C. I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.

D. I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.

As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probationary period, or other disciplinary action, including termination. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you understand this warning; have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and verified that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.

7. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position. Select the most appropriate response below.

A. Yes, I certify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and/or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that my application may be rated lower and/or I may be removed from further consideration.

B. No, I do not certify this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position.

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