This position resides within the Police & Security Service at the Alaska VA Healthcare Center in Anchorage Alaska. The Police and Security Service provides law enforcement and security support for the Alaska VA Healthcare Center, it's CBOC's in Fairbanks, Mat-Su Valley, Kenai, and Juneau, and the VA Domiciliary in Anchorage.

Duties

Responsible for coordinating radio and telephonic communications during both normal and emergency operations Conducts alarm audits and equipment inventories; completes records and other logs Processes pass and identification, access control and parking permit requests; and performs a variety of administrative duties in support of the Police & Security Service mission Performs or monitors standardized aspects of established security program operations such as establishing and maintaining security records or operating an established pass and identification system and related equipment, vehicle or parking registration system; and/or photo identification equipment Maintains a variety of files, control registers and records to provide a control of sensitive and privacy act information Assists the Physical Security Officer with physical security site surveys and vulnerability assessments by using various resources to access complex data and information Directs response and/or modifies responsible personnel depending on the type of incident or request Answers all incoming telephone calls to the medical center and directs calls to the appropriate office or provides information as requested Conduct criminal background screening for base access and enroll VHIC cards into DOD base access database Control access to JBER Hospital through a special access gate Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: 12-hour Shifts, Rotating days, nights, weekends and holidays depending on staff availability. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Security Assistant/PD50329A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-3. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. GS-05 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: general administrative and/or clerical; security objectives, programs, methods, and procedures, as well as carrying out support tasks related to security administration; police terminology and radio dispatch procedures; highly complex and specialized equipment associated with electronic surveillance devices and intrusion and duress alarm systems; closed-circuit television system; Police Service dispatch communication equipment and dispatch procedures; test panic and intrusion alarms. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-05 level. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have four years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical school. (NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation). OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. 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; religions; 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.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Anchorage VA Medical Center 1201 North Muldoon Road Anchorage, AK 99504 US
• Name: Sandy Lee
• Phone: 9152196041
• Email: [email protected]