Job opening: Security Guard (Military Ocean Terminal)
Salary: $51 995 - 67 589 per year
Published at: Dec 21 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: Serve as a Department of the Army Security Guard (DASG) at the Army Military Ocean Terminal, Concord, CA (MOTCO).
Duties
Guards perform a variety of security competencies such as: patrol boat and patrol operations; waterside, rail and ammunition security; access control, static patrol and port security.
Guards use a variety of state of the art physical security equipment to protect national security assets from all threats.
Closely observe a vast perimeter to include restricted waterways, rail entrances, access control points, entry control points and special security areas to prevent possible attempts at espionage, sabotage or unlawful intrusion.
Receive and apply instructions and training in the application of federal regulations, state regulations, DoD and Army regulations, security procedures, laws, guard orders, vehicle operations, boat operations, basic first aid.
Perform security guard duties in accordance with appropriate regulations to detect and prevent theft, damage, pilferage, accident, trespass, sabotage and espionage and to enforce the security and safety regulations of the terminal.
Control access of vehicles, pedestrians, boats, railcars and aircraft/drone access to the terminal.
Verify identification through use of identification cards, badges, biometrics, automated records, vehicle decals and placards, verbal questioning and other means to ascertain access requirements.
Guard and protect Federally owned property, buildings and equipment against trespass, theft, fire, and accidental or willful damage or destruction.
Monitor access to premises by verifying authorization using locally established badging systems that act as checks and balances on one another to eliminate a breach opportunity.
Perform vehicular patrol in restricted and administrative areas of the installation and on harbor patrol watercraft providing security measures for personnel, ships/boats and trains entering the Terminal.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level security clearance.
- Must meet the requirement of Individual Reliability Program in accordance with AR 190-56.
- Required to undergo and pass a complete medical physical, at a government facility at government expense and must undergo this requirement annually.
- This is a drug testing designated position. In accordance with AR 600-85, a DA Form 5019 Condition of Employment must be assigned for mandatory drug testing and must agree to submit to a urinalysis on a recurring basis.
- Shift work is required, or a change in work shift may be necessary. Hours of work encompass fluctuating tours of duty to include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
- Overtime may be required as directed and is subject to recall for periods of emergency overtime.
- Must be proficient in the use of assigned firearms/weapons, pass an initial qualification, and must qualify semi-annually thereafter in the use of assigned firearms/weapons.
- Subject to possible civil actions due to improper exercises of authority or injudicious use of force in the detention of individuals.
- Must complete all required State-provided National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) trainings.
- Must successfully complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and First Aid training.
- May be required to wear chemical protection masks, gloves, and other protective equipment, and may be required to be certified in the use of aerosol irritants and baton.
- Must pass entry level and annual re-certification of the Physical Agility Test (PAT) in accordance with AR 190-56.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Must wear prescribed uniform.
- Must participate in regularly scheduled training in the techniques of use of deadly force, anti-/counter-terrorism, first aid, firearms, search and seizure, security operations and enforcement of installation rules, regulations, and policies.
- Works both inside and outside with possible exposure to inclement weather.
- Must obtain and maintain certification on law enforcement systems.
- This is as an essential position with varying hours and work schedules-you will be expected to report to or remain at your worksite during dismissal or closure situations.
- This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not eligible for this position.
- Please see "Addition Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic 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.) 13473Modification of Term AppointmentsNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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 1998
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience working with a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life such as; enforce security rules and regulation, escort persons or vehicles, verify the identification of an individual entering controlled areas, perform security patrols to identify potential hazards, perform traffic control, control the access of personnel or vehicles to property/installation, monitor various alarm systems, or respond to security incidents. Such experience must have provided a knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
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-05).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address GT-W1M401 MIL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DIST CMD
DO NOT MAIL
Concord, CA 94518
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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