Joining the Secret Service, Office of Protective Operations, will allow you to support security assignments to mitigate threats and provide access control to facilities, protectee residences, and/or other special access areas used and/or owned by the Secret Service. For more information on the Secret Service click here.  

Duties

The selectee will serve as a Protection Officer in the Office of Protective Operations. Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

GS-7: You qualify for the GS-7 level (starting base salary $41,966) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; and patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access.   GS-8: You qualify for the GS-8 level (starting base salary $46,475) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access; operating security monitoring devices (e.g., magnetometers and x-ray screening technology); and responding to various types of security situations (e.g., inappropriate or suspicious behavior or activity). GS-9: You qualify for the GS-9 level (starting base salary $51,332) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access; operating security monitoring devices (e.g., magnetometers and x-ray screening technology); responding to various types of security situations (e.g., inappropriate or suspicious behavior or activity); developing reports for leadership outlining identified deficiencies; detaining persons; and detecting and identifying suspicious packages. 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). 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. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. (This position is not considered scientific/professional.). Other 10-point preference eligibles and veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. View information on Veterans Preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address United States Secret Service (DHS-USSS) Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, District of Columbia 20223 United States
• Name: APT Talent Mgmt Div
• Phone: 202-406-6420
• Email: [email protected]