Job opening: Security Guard
Salary: $44 117 - 57 354 per year
Published at: Feb 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as an Armed Security Guard that performs various aspects of law enforcement functions designed to maintain law and order and preserve the peace for the Winn Army Community Hospital campus and outlying clinics and buildings.
Duties
Verify identification through use of identification cards, badges, and biometrics automated records, vehicle decals and verbal questioning.
Question suspicious persons and detain those suspected of criminal/illegal activity.
Secure the installation/building access points on own initiative during drills and emergency situations.
Apply non-lethal force when necessary to control an incident.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
- This position requires incumbent to complete a pre-employment physical, physical agility, and psychological examinations and annual thereafter to ensure the required level of physical health and ability to perform the duties of the position.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position is subject to the Lautenberg amendment to the gun control act of 1968 which makes it a felony for anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition.
- Shift work is required in this position as well as work on weekends and holidays. In the event of an emergency (e.g. inclement weather, disaster coverage, etc.), employee may be required to report for duty outside of scheduled shift.
- This position requires the incumbent to undergo and pass an annual medical exam of physical, emotional, and mental stability. Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
- Incumbent must not have any criminal convictions, nor receive any while employed in this position.
- This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
- Incumbent will be required to wear a uniform.
- This position requires incumbent to be trained and maintain current required certifications in CPR techniques and must know first aid.
- This position may require incumbent to wear chemical protection masks, gloves, and other protective equipment and a uniform. Incumbent must not have any medical condition that precludes the wearing of a chemical protective mask and over garments.
- This position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
- This position has the following medical requirements; good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversational voice.
- This position is under the Federal Motor Operations medical requirement specified in 5 Code of Federal Regulations Section 930 Part 109; persons operating a Government owned or leased vehicle are subject to medical testing once every 4 years.
- This position may require a character investigation to secure incumbents honesty, integrity, general character, and loyalty to the U.S. Government.
- Incumbent must successfully complete security guard training.
- This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
- Incumbent is required to be screened for applicable immunizations and subject to missing/required immunizations.
- You must undergo a specific initial background checks, investigation and periodic re-verification check of multiple agency records to obtain and maintain a suitable determination to occupy a position having regular contact with children.
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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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; 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 which includes monitoring personnel access into restricted areas using both manual and electronic methods; provide protective service work in guarding and protecting property; and perform motorized as well as foot patrols in order to detect problem situations. 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 SecurityUse of Force
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
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-DD83CP DHA LOW COUNTRY MKT-WINN
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Stewart, GA 31314
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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