USA Staffing

Position Title: Assistant Director of Protection and Chief Mint Police
Agency: U.S. Mint
Announcement Number: 25-MINT-12745357-M Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, June 6, 2025 to Monday, June 23, 2025

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1. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you a current US Mint employee who is eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following categories?

Current US Mint employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
Current US Mint employee serving on a VRA appointment.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current US Mint employee who currently holds (or have previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Please select one of the following choices:

A. I am a current U.S. Mint employee on a career or career-conditional (permanent) appointment in the competitive service.

B. I am a current MINT employee serving on a Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA).

C. I am currently on a Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligible from the local commuting area.

D. I do not meet any of the above choices.

1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity?

A. FedExperience website

B. USAJOBS website

C. Community Organization

D. Employment Office (Federal/State or Local)

E. Friend/Relative

F. Job Fair, Conference, or Convention

G. Magazine

H. Newspaper

I. School, College, Counselor

J. Vacancy Announcement Posting

K. Professional Organization

L. Radio/TV

M. Other

3. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?

A. Yes

B. No

C. No, but I have an approved exemption

D. Not applicable

4. Are you a current Federal employee?

A. Yes

B. No

5. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held. (limit 250 characters)

6. Have you attended any of Treasury's information sessions? (Please click all that apply.)

A. Navigating USAJOBS

B. Writing Your Federal Resume

C. Interviewing Techniques

D. Early Career Programs (Students, Recent Graduates, Entry Level, Apprenticeship)

E. I have not attended any sessions.

7. I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Specialized experience for the GS-15 is one year of experience at the GS-14 level that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position must include:
- Plan, evaluate, develop and manage law enforcement initiatives, to include physical, personnel, IT, and document security programs; and
- Design, develop, and installing protective systems and devices to ensure that sensitive information, protection of resources and high-value assets, equipment, and other material is not compromised, sabotaged, stolen, misused, or subjected to malicious mischief or other acts of willful interference; and
- Develop and implement policies and procedures and ensuring that the policies and procedures are communicated to all personnel; and
- Manage suitability determination and adjudicating background investigations; and
- Planning for emergency preparedness and for continuity of protection and security police operations.

A. I have one full year or more of specialized experience equivalent in responsibility and scope to the GS-14 level as described above.

B. I do not have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the definition as described above.

2. To ensure you receive proper credit, please specify where this experience is documented in your resume by indicating place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties. (limit 200 characters)

3. Choose the statement(s) that describe your written communication skills in dealing with security issues.

A. I have developed written materials on law enforcement and security matters for briefings, meetings, or conferences.

B. I have written clear and concise documents on law enforcement and security issues relating to protection.

C. I have drafted policy and procedural material on law enforcement and security issues for dissemination of organizational level components.

D. I have drafted reports, memoranda and correspondence on law enforcement and security issues for signature by higher-level officials.

E. None of the above.

4. Choose statement(s) that describe your experience writing procedures, policies, correspondence and other materials related to security programs.

A. I have developed operating instructions and internal directives for an investigative organization.

B. I have prepared analytical summaries or justifications, investigative reports, and/or articles for periodicals, briefs, and/or proposals.

C. I have provided reviews and comments on changes in regulations, procedures, and newsletter articles or policy statements.

D. I have written technical material targeted for law enforcement, emergency preparedness, physical, and/or personnel security.

E. I have written detailed narrative reports.

F. I have answered correspondence on Law enforcement information.

G. I have written correspondence to State, local, and other Federal agencies on law enforcement, emergency preparedness, physical, and/or personnel security issues.

H. None of the above.

5. Indicate your experience in maintaining and promoting effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, co-workers, union officials or contractors.

A. I have established effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, co-workers, union officials or contractors.

B. I have led efforts to promote establishing effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, union officials, co-workers or contractors.

C. I have worked on teams to promote establishing effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, union officials, co-workers or contractors.

D. I have developed programs to promote establishing effective working relationships with managers, supervisors, union officials, co-workers or contractors.

E. I have not performed any of the above tasks.

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

6. Do you have experience providing oversight for a Police and/or law enforcement operations program?

A. Yes

B. No

7. To ensure you receive proper credit, please specify where this experience is documented in your resume by indicating place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties. (limit 200 characters)

8. Choose the statement(s) that describe your experience in managing a personnel security program.

A. I have provided oversight to personnel who adjudicated investigations for clearances.

B. I have provided oversight into personnel who made suitability determinations for public trust positions.

C. I have evaluated the program criteria.

D. I have applied analytical techniques to review data and processes.

E. None of the above.

9. Choose the statement(s) that describe your experience in managing a physical security program.

A. I have provided oversight to personnel who provided physical security operations.

B. I have provided oversight to personnel who were responsible for the protection of high value assets.

C. I have evaluated the program criteria.

D. I have applied modern practices in terrorism deterrence and response principles.

E. None of the above.

10. Please indicate all of the following which you have experience:

A. Managing personnel in multiple locations

B. Supervising through subordinates

C. Administration and Budget

D. Physical Security program oversight

E. Personnel Security data oversight

F. IT Security oversight

G. Emergency Preparedness and Execution

H. None of the above

11. Please indicate all of the following which you have experience:

A. I have identified and evaluated alternatives to decisions.

B. I have made sound and timely decisions in uncertain situations.

C. I have made decisions involving issues that impact the work and outcomes of the organization.

D. I have made decisions with little or no supervisory review.

E. None of the above.

12. Choose the statement(s) that describe your experience analyzing data and information.

A. I have analyzed data or statistics to ensure validity and reliability in written documents.

B. I have been the primary author of briefings, articles, studies, or reports.

C. I have reviewed reports for accuracy, adherence to policy, organization of material, clarity or expression, and appropriateness for intended audiences.

D. I have composed explanations or justification decisions, conclusions, findings, or recommendations.

E. I have analyzed trends and other information to: (a) identify issues, problems, challenges, opportunities, and options and (b) formulate strategies and recommendations that I incorporated into written reports.

F. None of the above.

13. Which one of the following choices describes your experience analyzing investigative reports?

A. Reviewing reports to determine whether to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, or restrict security clearances

B. Reviewing reports for adequacy and completeness

C. Reviewing reports for authenticity and reliability

D. Reviewing reports for grammatical errors only

E. None of the above

14. Select the statement(s) that describe your experience with physical and personnel security programs and systems.

A. I have interpreted higher-level policy guidance for the purpose of establishing personnel security requirements and procedures.

B. I have monitored and controlled facilities to ensure physical security requirements are met.

C. I have developed an information security program to implement and monitor policies, instructions, and procedures for safeguarding and use of classified information.

D. I have established and monitored operating procedures for inventory control and accountability of classified information.

E. I have interpreted policies and directives to develop, implement, and maintain an effective security program.

F. I have not performed any of the above tasks.

15. Please select the response that best reflects your experience in personally performing analytical tasks.

A. I have developed new policies or regulations.

B. I have recommended alternative approaches to draft regulations or policies.

C. I have interpreted existing legislation, regulations, or policies.

D. None of the above.

16. Please indicate which of the following items you have researched and analyzed in order to develop final written products.

A. Laws

B. Regulations

C. Policies

D. Sensitive/Classified information

E. Program documents and/or standard operating procedures

F. Processes

G. Statistical data

H. Technical data

I. Professional journals

J. None of the above

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