Job opening: SECURITY ASSISTANT
Salary: $41 757 - 54 289 per year
Published at: Dec 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is part of the Interior Business Center (IBC), Human Resources Directorate (HRD), IBC HRD Security and Drug and Alcohol Testing Div. The incumbent will be responsible for providing support, guidance and assistance in support and administration of the IBC Personnel Security Program.
Duties
Performing the intake and processing of personnel security special project and pre-employment packages to be routed and adjudicated for a pre-employment determination and to establish entry-on-duty.
Initiating and scheduling initial background investigations and reinvestigations for suitability adjudication and/or the granting of a security clearance.
Interpreting and applying security and suitability guidelines, policies and procedures.
Processing employee and contractor Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials in accordance with the requirements of publication FIPS-201 and other applicable government directives.
Assisting both Personnel Security Specialists and Supervisory Personnel Security Specialists in the performance of their assigned duties.
Qualifications
Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position.
Eligibility Requirements:
In order to be eligible for the Pathways Recent Graduates Program, the following qualifications must be met:
Be a U.S. citizen;
Possess a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years.
Veterans: If you are a veteran, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108, who, due to military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period, you shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon your release or discharge from active duty. In no event, however, may your eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which you completed the requirements of an academic course of study.
In order to be converted to a term or permanent position you will be required to complete 640 hours of employment.
Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.
In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements for the Pathways Recent Graduate Program as stated above, you must also meet ONE of the following:
At the GS-05 grade level, you must meet one of the following qualifications:
A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 level. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes but is not limited to processing personnel security packages and documents; ability to utilize a variety of automated HR and security systems to complete a variety of assignments; and utilizing general security terminology;
OR
B. A undergraduate degree in any field or four years of education above the high school level. (This education must have been obtained at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college or university);
OR
C. An equivalent combination of specialized experience and education as described above.
Education
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials
must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. All documentation needs to be legible. If selected, you will need to provide official transcripts.
Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address IBC HRD Security and Drug and Alcohol Testing Div
7401 W. Mansfield Ave.
Denver, CO 80235
US
- Name: Neha Dasgupta
- Phone: 303-980-3830
- Email: [email protected]
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