The Smithsonian Institution is a diverse museum and research complex dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge.  This position is located in Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection Services. The Office of Protection Services is responsible for overseeing, a large museum/complex law enforcement and security program, and leading and providing protection throughout the Smithsonian Institution.

Duties

The Security Guard position provides physical protection of museum property and grounds, and enforces Institution rules regarding safety and protection of staff and visitors within the Institution's boundaries.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Qualifications

FOR GS-05- Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system related to the work of this position. This specialized experience is defined as: 1) Following written and oral instructions of security officer rules, procedures, and methods to perform security duties; 2) Preventing theft, vandalism and crimes against persons and/or property; and/or 3) Gathering statements and facts to prepare reports regarding offenses and incidents. FOR GS-06- Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system related to the work of this position. This specialized experience is defined as: 1) Following written and oral instructions of security officer rules, procedures, and methods to perform security duties; 2) Preventing theft, vandalism and crimes against persons and/or property; 3) Gathering statements and facts to prepare reports regarding offenses and incidents;  4)Answering inquiries from visitors and aids persons in distress; and/or 5) Denying admission to undesirable or unauthorized persons.  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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. When you apply for this announcement, your resume will be maintained in our candidate inventory and eligible applicants will be considered for vacancies that occur during the open period of this announcement.  Only the highly qualified candidates from the current inventory of applicants will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.   The first cut-off date for initial consideration will be no earlier than 02/23/2024. The second cut-off date will be 03/22/2024.The final cut-off date will be the closing of the announcement 04/26/2024.  Removal from consideration:  During the open announcement period, qualified applicants will be removed from the candidate inventory for this position if any of the following apply: (1) if an applicant is selected from this announcement and accepts a position offered; (2) if an applicant is selected from this announcement and declines a position offered; or (3) if an applicant submits a written request to remove his/her application from consideration for this announcement.   Attention: Due to the high volume of applications received for Smithsonian vacancies, we are unable to confirm receipt of online application packages including faxed documentation.  You will receive automated email messages as proof of receipt for all application materials. All applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will receive a final rating within one of three category groups based on one or more stages of evaluation which measure job-related criteria: Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above. Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above. Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree. This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. The Hiring Manager may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no veteran in that category is passed over to select a non-veteran in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Veterans who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: Shaina Todd
• Phone: 202-431-0933
• Email: [email protected]