This position is located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Security Divisions in Gulfport MS. The primary purpose of this position is to perform various security related functions at the AFRH.

Duties

As a Security Guard, you will: Display a customer service attitude toward the residents, employees and visitors. Respond to emergency and or routine calls within the AFRH. Tour the entire facility of the AFRH on foot and or by patrol vehicle. Be involved with a safety program within the grounds of the Home. Control personnel access by monitoring the identification of individuals entering controlled areas. Write citations for clear-cut, observed violations of laws and rules.

Requirements

Qualifications

Physical requirements: The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit. Work requires regular and recurring standing, bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning Residents. Must use proper body mechanics when lifting objects and use lift equipment for Residents. The work may require considerable and strenuous physical exertion, such as lifting objects greater the 50 pounds or defending oneself against physical attack. Competition for Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to veterans' preference as long as such applicants are available for appointment. Specialized Experience for the GS-5: You must have fifty-two (52) weeks of experience at the GS-04 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement 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 includes: Experience such as work with a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; OR Maintaining order and protecting life. Such experience must have provided knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Forces or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular basis.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICE Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]