You will serve as a Personnel Security Specialist (Suitability) making suitability determinations for Department of the Navy civilian employees. This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered.

Duties

You will determine whether individuals entering the organization meet standards of conduct, are worthy of public trust, and will promote the efficiency or protect the integrity of the service. You will provide technical expertise regarding suitability determinations. You will interpret and implement personnel suitability policy, guidelines and directives. You will examine the Declaration of Federal Employment (OF-306), hiring application, and related materials during the pre-screening phase to identify automatically disqualifying suitability issues prior to investigation submission. You will utilize the Central Verification System (CVS) to check for debarment to verify whether an applicant is prohibited from being hired (or retained in) a covered position for a specific period of time. You will send written correspondence to the applicant during the adjudication phase to obtain the necessary materials relied upon when derogatory information is identified on the OF-306 and hiring application. You will interview applicants when potentially disqualifying issues warrant clarity or when additional information may be needed. You will review background investigation forms, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint results, etc. to identify whether derogatory information exists, and apply appropriate suitability factors and/or adjudicative guidelines. You will perform adjudicative analysis and relay the results of the determination to the servicing Human Resources Office (HRO) and Security Office. You will document favorable interim suitability decisions in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) You will exercise reciprocal recognition (Reciprocity) of prior favorable suitability determinations, background investigations, and adjudications to the greatest extent practicable. You will seek advisory opinion or referral of application to the Department of Navy Suitability Program Manager and/or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in cases involving potentially disqualifying issues that may warrant debarment. You will take appropriate suitability actions in accordance with 5 CFR 731 in response to unfavorable suitability determinations. You will establish and maintain suitability casefiles and be responsible for safeguarding the materials related to the adjudication contained therein in accordance with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act Standards.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-12: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: interviewing applicants to resolve questions concerning derogatory or potentially disqualifying information identified during the suitability pre-screening phase of applicant; providing the full range determination of suitability adjudications and trust determinations of individuals for entry into sensitive and non-sensitive positions; and interpreting and implementing personnel suitability policies, guidelines and directives. GS-11: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: evaluating and adjudicating reports of investigations, personnel files and other records; and reporting on expected time of completion of work, maintaining records of work accomplishments and time expended and preparing production reports; and assisting with determination of suitability adjudications and trust determinations of individuals for entry into sensitive and non-sensitive positions Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

Possession of an Successful completion LL.M., if related

or

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Moraima Dillon
• Email: [email protected]