This position resides within the Police Service, VA Central Ohio Healthcare System (VACOHCS) and is physically located at the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center. The incumbent screens Staff, Students, Contractors, Veterans and Visitors when entering the Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center. Also provides information as requested or gives directions. This is an unarmed position with no law enforcement or arrest authority.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES Security Screening 90% The Incumbent provides for the safety and security of the facility by performing duties of operating a Weapons Detection System, wanding, pat down searches and searching bags at entry control points. The incumbent reports any issues to the VA Police Communications Center via radio. Observe all personnel entering the facility/grounds when suspected of carrying weapons, showing hostility, or being unauthorized personnel. Uses hands to search persons and bags to detect prohibited items identified by the weapons detection system. Squat, bend, and stoop to conduct pat downs. Reach overhead to conduct pat downs. Stand continuously for up to 4 hours without a break during screening process. Assist with disabilities in walking through the weapons detection system by providing a hand, arm, or shoulder for support. Operate controls on weapons detection system (e.g., console, mouse, touchscreen) to manipulate and clear images alerts. Open/close zippers, snaps, and buckles on baggage, backpacks, or briefcases. Unpack/repack belongings from backpacks and bags to detect items identified through weapons detection system. Control/direct the flow of people through the screening area. Resolve and clear weapons detection alarms. Law Enforcement (Dispatcher) 10% monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services. Determines the nature and location of the emergency; uses their judgment to prioritize events and commit police resources appropriately; determines what notifications are necessary based upon event type, makes such notifications and coordinates follow-up communications. Receives and process emergency calls maintains contact with law enforcement units on assignment, maintains status and location of police and coordinates communication between agencies as needed. Monitors direct emergency alarms, answers non-emergency calls for assistance. Enters, updates and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems and sensitive databases. Monitors and directs the response to security and life safety communications, radio dispatching, telephone, and other emergency communication circuits. Receives and compiles information from various sources related to police and emergency incidents, taking appropriate actions regarding intrusion, duress, and hold-up alarms. Directs response and modifies responsible personnel depending on the type of incident or request. Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts, Holiday and Weekends. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Security Assistant/ 92035-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/25/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: monitoring and directing police officers response to emergency and non­emergency criminal activity, security and life safety matters, communications, radio dispatching, telephone, fire and security computers systems. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute four (4) years of education above high school in any field for which high school education or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite, for the experience required for the GS-05 level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical, junior college, college or university. (Transcripts Required). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. To calculate, first divide the number of total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide the number of completed semester credits by 30. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. (Transcripts Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications Computer Skills Customer Service Security Technology Application Search Public Safety and Security Manages and Organizes Information Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, bending and similar activities and occasional lifting and carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile. Callback and emergency overtime may be required during periods of increased National Threat Levels or other local incidents. The mental stress of the position may be higher than the physical stress due to the necessity of dealing with persons who are often unhappy. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Chalmers P Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic 420 North James Road Columbus, OH 43219 US
• Name: Leslie Duckett
• Phone: 614-388-7836
• Email: [email protected]