This position is located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Security Divisions in Washington, DC. The primary purpose of this position is to perform various security related functions at the AFRH.

Duties

As a Security Guard, you will: Respond to emergency and or routine calls within the AFRH. Tour the entire facility of the AFRH on foot and or by patrol vehicle. Be involved with a safety program within the grounds of the Home. Control personnel access by monitoring the identification of individuals entering controlled areas. Write citations for clear-cut, observed violations of laws and rules.

Requirements

Qualifications

Competition for Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to veterans' preference as long as such applicants are available for appointment. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Physical Requirements: The work requires physical exertion such as walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting items weighing 50 pounds or less, and driving a motor vehicle. Work may also require long periods of surveillance at fixed and or mobile positions. Medical Requirements: The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional, job-related physical or medical requirements provided that the specific position(s) involves the arduous or hazardous duties to which the requirements relate. Specialized Experience for the GS-5: You must have fifty-two (52) weeks of experience at the GS-04 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience such as work with a Federal, State, municipal, local, or private protective organization that involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; OR Maintaining order and protecting life. Such experience must have provided knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Forces or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular basis. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Forces or Coast Guard that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular regular basis. Advancement to positions up to GS-5. Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Operating Officer Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]