About the Position: Incumbent will serve as a Security Assistant for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Administration Security Division, Personnel Security Branch. Positions will be filled at Fairbanks, Alaska / Fort Eustis, Virginia / Augusta, Georgia. This is not a remote position. Salary negotiation may be available for those highly qualified candidates who are new to Federal service. Student loan repayment may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Duties

Review and submit initial and periodic personnel security investigations and associated documentation for appropriateness, completeness, and accuracy. Maintain access rosters and office files to verify personnel security clearances. Initiate actions and prepare security clearance documents for investigations and documentation for reinvestigations. Perform personnel security functions and tasks for military, civilian, and contract personnel assigned or attached to the Agency and its subordinate units. Track and review requests for clearances and periodic reinvestigations which include personal information, police record checks, transcripts, notes, or extracts of interviews conducted by other agencies. Prepare security clearance documents and forward documents to investigative and adjudicative agencies. Perform local record checks, Provost Marshal checks, and personnel records checks. Conduct security briefings and debriefings on foreign travel. Assist with training individuals or groups on security related matters. Assist in maintenance and coordination of classified document control and security education briefings and awareness.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDefense 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.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 1) Communicating security regulations and procedures using written and oral methods; (2) Safeguarding information, personnel, and/or materials; and (3) Preparing security clearance documents and forwarding to investigative or adjudicative agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Personnel Security and SafetySecurity 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-06).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk