This position assists in ensuring compliance with law enforcement operations and policies designed to ensure the preservation of the public peace, the protection of life and property, the prevention of crime, the arrest and prosecution of violators of the law, and the proper enforcement of all laws, regulations, directives, and administrative issuances related to the VHA, and law enforcement services provided to VBA and NCA.

Duties

This job announcement will remain open for 10 business days. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Evaluates risk, develops physical security procedures and measures to safeguard personnel, property, and operations from unauthorized access, espionage, terrorism, sabotage, damage and theft. Provides suggestions on matters pertaining to security systems and security of assets. Conducts security surveys to identify conflicts with security requirements/regulations and recommends actions. Conducts system audits and evaluates reports of alleged security violations. Provides input and drafts changes regarding physical security policy, doctrine, utility and implementation. Ensures security requirements and appropriate safeguards are implemented (including cameras, panic and intrusion alarms). Coordinates an organizations physical security program and manages efforts or functions that impact multiple sites. Participates and leads in community of practice across departments and organizations. Develops and leads implementation of improvement initiatives within an organization. Conducts audits and provides oversight to multiple police services under a large organization. Collects information and prepares reports on facility compliance with operations and regulations. Develops various physical security-related documents, spreadsheets, graphs, reports and presentations using various automated systems and software packages. Seeks out and questions witnesses and suspects and takes testimony. Investigates complaints, tips, develops leads, and obtains physical evidence. Performs criminal and non-criminal investigative duties with emphasis on white-collar crime. Plans and conducts investigations of alleged violation of Title 18, United States Code, including fraud, bribery, larceny, embezzlement, collusion, and conflict of interest Investigates violations with other agencies resulting in jurisdictional problems because suspects activities are the concern of other Federal investigative agencies.. Collects enough evidence to support a court case against a criminal. Confers with the U.S. Attorney's office or other outside law enforcement agencies as appropriate to dispose of or to proceed with a case. Gather's, analyzes, and reports on complex financial, observational, and other information in order to establish its evidential value and sufficiency. Seeks, detects and protects all evidence, victims and witnesses. Questions/takes statements from victims, witnesses, complainants and interrogates suspects ensuring clarification of conflicting statements. Consolidates ostensibly disparate facts, events and other types of intelligence material and develops information and applies guidelines and techniques for the detection, apprehension and persecution of persons attempting to violate or circumvent laws Explains to the jury the significance of evidence as it relates to proof that a crime was committed Other duties as assigned. This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed represent the full performance level of GS-13. At the lower grade levels, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be avialable. Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period) Virtual: This is a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Security Specialist/PD80980A and PD80981A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. This is a bargaining unit position.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/01/2024. 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 GS13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS12. For a GS12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS11.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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-12 Specialized Experience Requirement: Do you have have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service? In order to meet the minimum qualifications for GS-12, you must meet 3 of 5 of the following examples of specialized experience. Develop and review law enforcement and security policies Conduct surveys and inspections, tracking findings, and proposing policy changes based on inspection results Research and development of advanced security technologies Create operational procedures, evaluation of policing techniques, and the creation of trend reports related to crimes on VA properties Provide training for various levels of VHA leadership and Chiefs of Police GS-13 Specialized Experience Requirement: Do you have have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service? In order to meet the minimum qualifications for GS-13, you must meet 5 of 7 of the following examples of specialized experience. Apply fedral, state and local laws; VA policies and regulations; and security administration methods to resolve security issues and threats Resolve conflicts in policy and program objectives Provide feedback to top-level agency law enforcement and security representatives Revise existing regulations or develop new guidelines to address security issues Member of multiple multi-disciplinary committees at the VHA regional level Plan, organize, direct studies to develop long range (e.g., 5-10 years) forecasts Recomend or modify methods to enhance the efficiency of applications of evolving technology and interagency security projects Preferred Experience: Preferred experience will be used to identify highly qualified applicants; no applicant will be disqualified for lacking preferred experience. Physical Security Planning and Implementation: Expertise in developing, coordinating, and executing physical security plans, including vulnerability assessments, access control, perimeter security, and surveillance systems. Investigative Skills in Criminal and Security Incidents: Demonstrated experience conducting criminal investigations, particularly related to security breaches, theft, vandalism, or sabotage, using proper investigative techniques. Federal Security Standards: Strong knowledge of federal security directives and standards, such as the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) guidelines and VA physical security policies, to ensure compliance in high-security environments. Threat Assessment and Risk Management: Ability to evaluate and mitigate risks through comprehensive threat assessments, applying risk management methodologies in securing government assets and personnel. Collaboration with Law Enforcement and Security Agencies: Experience working alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement and security agencies in investigations, emergency responses, and multi-agency operations to ensure a cohesive approach to criminal and security matters. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Criminal Investigation Internal Controls/Integrity Computer Skills Security Criminal Law Forensics Arrest Analysis and Problem Solving 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary. There may be some periods where the work involves inspecting buildings and various physical security locations that requires physical exertion and strenuous physical effort. Such work involves physical activity when performing pre-assessments and other in-person review of locations. There also may be some emergency situations where the employee may be called upon to defend themselves and members of staff, patients, or the public against physical attack, and assist with rescue operations and disaster relief. The incumbent carries firearms and other agency weapons while performing work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address VSHO - Operations 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]