About the Position: This position is located in the Madigan Army Medical Center Office of Provost Marshall, Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma is a diverse city nestled between Seattle and the state capital of Olympia. Tacoma is located on the shores of Commencement Bay, within pristine eyesight of Mount Rainier. Enjoy the mild climate. Competition for Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to Veterans' Preference as long as such applicants are available for appointment.

Duties

Serve as the Lead Security Guard with responsibility for leading patrol/static security guards. Provide armed guard services for protection of employees, visitors, contractors and VIPs and government property within the medical centers (MEDCENs) restricted areas. Execute the physical security, crime prevention and anti-terrorism programs as directed by the Hospital Provost Marshal/Security Officer. Enforcing special security measures and enforcing required security measures and protecting life and property. Maintain communications with mobile patrol units and posts and provide directions and information to officers on patrol assignment. Receive and transmit radio and telephone messages. Coordinate desk operation with officers from prior and succeeding shifts and assure that incomplete actions are fully understood by the relieving officer. Review and consolidate written reports of shift activities such as radio logs, incident and accident reports, activity reports. Operate motor vehicles up to 1 ton capacity including such vehicles as sedans, pickup trucks, carryalls, patient transport vehicle.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must have or able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Pre-employment Physical is required.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• This position requires successful completion of semiannual weapons qualification testing.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain an Individual Reliability Program (IRP).
• This position requires the incumbent to wear uniform and/or protective clothing.
• This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear protection masks, gloves, and other associated equipment when necessary.
• This position requires you to stand for prolonged periods in all kinds of weather conditions.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position requires the employee to pass a physical ability test (PAT)
• This position requires maintaining a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis or assigned shifts.
• This position may require employees to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• This position requires meeting conditions, training and requirements as specified for Department of Defense civilian security guards.
• This position requires the incumbent to be certified in the use of aerosol irritants, non-lethal weapons, and other law enforcement equipment.
• Additional Conditions of Employment can be found in the Additional Information section.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. NOTE: As required by 5 U.S.C 3310 and 5 CFR 330.401, guard positions are restricted to preference eligible. If you are entitled to veterans' preference you must provide appropriate document(s) to support your claim at the time of application. Non-veterans may be appointed to guard positions only if no qualified preference eligible are available. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience Federal service which: working in a Federal, State, municipal, local or private organization that involves the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident or trespass; enforcing security regulations and standard operating procedures to protect facilities and personnel; writing and reviewing incident reports; responding to emergencies situations and controlling access to restricted areas. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Access Control OperationsIncident ResponsePhysical SecuritySecurity Enforcement Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DE DHA PUGET SOUND MKT-MADIGAN DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98431 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk