This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted position for a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST, Position Description Number PDD2479000, and is part of the SC J3, South Carolina Army National Guard.

Duties

Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership. This position is located at the State's ARNG Intelligence and Security Office. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Personnel Security Specialist, responsible for assisting in the personnel security clearances process and supporting an Administrator/Adjudicator with suitability adjudications /determinations for the fitness and suitability on individuals for entry and retention in sensitive and non-sensitive positions required by Army. Additionally, this position will review personnel security background investigations and other source documents that determine suitability, fitness, for federal employment, and other credentialing decisions. Ensures investigative scoping items are met, personal identifying data and investigative questionnaire information is accurate and complete. This Series covers various National Guard dual status technician positions in the Security Administration career field. This career field performs force protection duties to ensure combat capability through the functions of installation defense security, nuclear and conventional weapon systems, anti-terrorism identifications, trends, and analysis, resources security, intelligence gathering, military police functions, law enforcement protection, information protection security, and combat arms training and maintenance. Security Administration employees participate in contingency operations. Personnel in this career field are deployed and employed in sensitive or hostile environments created by terrorism, sabotage, nuclear, chemical, biological, or conventional warfare.

Requirements

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. This is a Title 32 Technician Vacancy that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the closing date of the job vacancy.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.

Qualifications

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION OPEN TO THE FOLLOWING AREA OF CONSIDERATION (AOC): Area of Consideration: This position is open to Area 1 Only. Area 1: Current employees of the South Carolina Army National Guard (Tenure 1 and 2) Area 2: Current members of the South Carolina Army National Guard Area 3: Any individual eligible for membership in the South Carolina Army National Guard *Temporary and Indefinite employees do not meet permanent tenure requirements and are not eligible for Area 1. MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Military Grades: Officer, Warrant Officer, Enlisted Military Requirements- Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compatible military AFSC/MOS in accordance with statutes and National Guard Bureau regulations and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC/MOS. Specific requirements are found in: references listed below, NGB Compatibility tables and your local Personnel section. GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: All Series GS-0080 personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level. Each applicant must have the 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 level, as cited on page two. Applicants must have the experiences, education, or training that demonstrates the ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Defined as military administration, military security, and/or personnel management experience that prepares the applicant to perform the duties and responsibilities to achieve the required competency levels as defined by the applicable position description. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES: - This is an Army National Guard dual status technician position which requires military membership. - Attend the ARNG Security Manager Course within 12 months of hire. - Obtain the Security Professional Certification(s) within 24 months of hire. - This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. - May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. -This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a State emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by TAG - The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial vehicles to perform temporary duty assignments.

Education

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Army National Guard Officer: An undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university is mandatory. The college degree work should include completed academic courses in sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice, or a related area. A graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military education school is optimum.

Army National Guard Warrant Officer: Must have a high school diploma or general education development (GED) diploma. An undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university, with completed academic courses in sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice, or a related area, is optimum.

Army National Guard Enlisted: Must have a high school diploma or general education development (GED) diploma.

Contacts

• Address SC J3 1 National Guard Road Columbia, SC 29201 US
• Name: Shanequa Pendergrass
• Email: [email protected]