- Position Title
- Personnel Security Assistant
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTE-12654519-25-TG Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, December 27, 2024 to Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs within the VISN the position is located?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
2.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Duty Station
1.
I understand this position is not eligible for remote of virtual work. The selectee will be expected to be on-station during their normal tour of duty.
Assessment 1
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: - Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) - Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) - Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) - Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
2.
GS-05 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.Specialized experience includes: Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders over telephone, in person, in writing, and email regarding administrative concerns; use of office automation systems to perform administrative work such as drafting and reviewing correspondence, data entry, preparing reports, scheduling appointments, and sorting and filing documents in support of established programs (e.g personnel, information, or industrial security); Support managers and employees through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication; Extract information from various sources and update databases and automated systems; Prepare, review and assist customers with forms and documents.
OR
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-05 level.To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours. NOTE: If using education to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.
OR
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 level.To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
OR
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-05 level.To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours. NOTE: If using education to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.
OR
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 level.To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
3.
GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Monitor and review the status of personnel suitability items such as background investigation and fingerprints; Review and forward paperwork related to the suitability process in appropriate system of records; Transmit electronic fingerprints; Obtain and enter appointee information into a local data base tracking system. Review and correct missing and incorrect data in Personnel Security files and automated systems; Assist applicants with pre-employment forms related to background screening process such as OF-306 & SF 85. Review and update clearance for new hires and employees.
4.
GS-07 grade level:One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Review and monitor position risks sensitivity levels and background cases in compliance with policies relating to suitability investigations; Enters appropriate data in required databases related to an appointee's personnel suitability from a wide variety of sources, i.e., fingerprint/badge log, notification(s) of investigation(s), Special Agreement Checks (SAC's) and National Agency Checks; Transmit electronic fingerprints; Issue Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards and perform minor PIV troubleshooting during malfunctions and resolve system issues; Assist applicants with pre-employment forms related to background screening process such as OF-306 & SF 85; Research, apply, and provide technical advice and guidance to employees and managers relating to suitability investigations, policies and regulations. Review and update clearance for new hires.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Assist the Personnel Security Specialist in collecting, tracking and reviewing appropriate background information.
6.
Maintain databases and process follow-up actions on various security related matters.
7.
Assist with suitability adjudications.
8.
Review preemployment forms related to background screening process and work with applicants who may be experiencing difficulties with completion of electronic forms related to the background screening process.
9.
Create and issue PIV cards, capture biometrics, troubleshoot PIV cards and resolve system issue for employees.
10.
Regularly monitor the status of specific pending items related to personnel security, compile data and records results.
11.
Update security/suitability clearance for new hires and employees in automated systems.
12.
Initiates, reviews and releases appointees background investigations.
13.
Takes and transmits electronic fingerprints for appointees.
14.
Review position risk sensitivity levels as full assistant to the Personnel Security Specialist.
15.
Review employee data in Personnel Security files to ensure that the submitted information matches the demographic data and that all appointees have the appropriate level of security/suitability clearance commensurate with their assignment.