- Position Title
- Security Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTA-12706232-25-CM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, March 7, 2025 to Friday, March 21, 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.
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).
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
1.
Carefully read the following descriptions below. Select the one response below that best describes your qualifications for this position at the GS-09 grade level. (Please ensure your resume/application supports the response that you select.)
2.
Carefully read the following descriptions below. Select the one response below that best describes your qualifications for this position at the GS-11 grade level. (Please ensure your resume/application supports the response that you select.)
DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current, valid, state-issued driver's license. For the following question, indicate either Yes or No. Please select only one letter. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver's license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your valid state-issued driver's license.
3.
Do you possess a valid, state-issued driver's license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that you are medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely?
3a.
Please provide your driver's license number, issuing state and expiration date. Reminder - Do not include a copy of your license; if referred for interview it may be requested at that time.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Ensuring compliance with law enforcement policies designed to ensure the preservation of the public peace, the protection of life and property, and the prevention of crime.
5.
Reviews of all law enforcement and security directives and manuals to ensure the information contained there is accurate and up to date.
6.
Advises the local Chief of Police on policy and compliance issues related to law enforcement and security programs.
7.
Provides guidance on interpretation and implementation of new and revised policies, regulations and procedures pertaining to law enforcement.
8.
Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of law enforcement activities compliant to applicable agency law enforcement operating procedures and guidelines.
9.
Assures compliance of police operations with appropriate requirements and develops strategies for improving police functions.
10.
Participates in work groups, committees and task forces in the research, collection and reporting of compliance data.
11.
Analyzes data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the law enforcement and security program.
12.
Develops trend reports as they relate to data analyzed and develops recommendations for implementation
13.
Plans, designs, and implements an overall risk management process for the organization, including analysis of the financial impact when risks occur.
14.
Adapts existing analytical methods and techniques to specific issues and develops new approaches to resolve complex productivity problems and issues.
15.
Providing recommendations in the development, and periodic updating of local law enforcement and security policy.
16.
Serves as the local facility lead for the development of law enforcement and security policy.
17.
Participates in short- and long-range strategic planning designed to incorporate improvements and lessons learned into program operations.
18.
Develops and revised implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of police operations.
19.
Serves as the local liaison with other agencies conducting audits of law enforcement and security programs.
20.
Manages all audit findings by monitoring corrective actions, reviewing recommendations for corrective actions, and ensuring deadlines are met.
21.
Audits work practices, providing guidance and recommendations, and presents findings and corrective actions.
22.
Briefs management on the results of audits or reviews, highlighting any unsatisfactory trends or conditions.
23.
Establishes study methods and techniques to be used in complex studies and audits of police operations.
24.
Manages the local Police department's accreditation process and maintains accreditation files.
25.
Revises department policy and procedures manuals and catalogs to ensure standard operating procedures are reliable and up-to-date.
26.
Develops, writes, revises, and manages the Police Service catalog of policies and forms to meet accreditation standards.
27.
Monitors special revenues budget, contracts and fees associated with accreditation.
28.
Employs advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management.