The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center currently recruiting one (1) Security Assistant in Police Service in Long Beach, CA. The incumbent's primary purpose is to monitor physical security equipment and systems. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Perform alarm and access monitoring, tracing access patterns, programming, assigning or removing user permissions, updating databases, remotely opening and securing doors during routine and emergency operations and generating a variety of reports as needed. Assess on-scene behavior and determine when it is appropriate to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate. Responsible for responding to alarm systems monitoring fire, access, intrusion, duress/panic, medical emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, medical assist teams, etc.; and emergency digital paging system. Maintain radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities and prepares completed reports. Implement policies, procedures, and methods for identifying and protecting information, personnel, property, facilities, operations, or material. Operate an established vehicle registration and visitor management program and parking registration and/or photo identification equipment. Issue and retrieve government issued keys and/or identification cards. Monitor and receive routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services. Receive and process emergency calls, maintains contact with law enforcement units on assignment, maintains status and location of Police Officers and coordinates communication between agencies as needed. Monitor and direct responses to security and life safety communications, radio dispatches, telephone calls, and other emergency communication circuits. Coordinate with various federal, state and local law enforcement officials for coordination of emergency situations. Enter, update and retrieve information from a variety of computer systems and sensitive databases. Use the VA Police Software to research information, complete reports and logs, vehicle registrations, etc. Compile and prepare reports related to events occurring in the operation of the police control center for dissemination of the completed products to various management officials. Coordinate warrant confirmations and transports with outside agencies. Coordinate health and welfare checks with outside law enforcement agencies. Complete vehicle registration tasks and issues decals and permits as authorized by policy. Work Schedule: You will be required to work days/nights, weekends, and holidays. Required to work shift work to include 8-hour, 10-hour, and 12-hour shifts depending on the staffing needs and will rotate in a fair and equitable manner. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Security Assistant (Dispatcher)/PD99858A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Night shift receives 10%-night differential, 25%-weekend differential, and 35%-night and weekend differential

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/23/2023. 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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. For this GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at GS-04. 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. GS-05 Level: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: (In addition to meeting Time and Grade) You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: utilize First Responder terminology, automation software (examples; Police data base software and Excel, spreadsheets and databases); and provide Police and emergency response work. (must be in resume) OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years above high school education. (Transcript required). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsComputer SkillsManages and Organizes InformationSecurityTechnology Application 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: The work is typically sedentary in nature. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Working on off-tours, rotating shifts or overtime may be required. 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 Long Beach VA Medical Center 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 US
• Name: Heather Sisson
• Phone: 928-445-4860 X6872
• Email: [email protected]