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This position serves as a Security Officer at the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 21) office serving under the administrative direction of the Deputy Network Director. Incumbent is responsible on a full-time basis for providing advice, guidance, and assistance to the Veterans Integrated Network Director, Facility Police Chiefs and to management officials of other VAMC's and installations within the Network on all aspects of security and law enforcement activities.
Learn more about this agency10/24/2024 to 11/05/2024
$122,198 - $158,860 per year
Salary range is based on Rest of US locality LEO tables. Actual Salary may vary depending on Duty Location after selection.
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—As determined by the agency policy. This position is 100% remote within the VISN 21 Catchment Area. You must live within the commuting area of one of the hospitals within VISN 21: Pleasant Hill, CA / Fresno, CA / Las Vegas, NV / Palo Alto, CA / Reno, NV / Sacramento, CA or San Francisco, CA.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
14
No
Yes
No
CBSW-12585217-25-FVJ
815736800
This announcement is only open to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees (SF 50 MUST be included with application). It is for 1 vacant position and you must select a location with any VISN 21 facility listed (excluding Hawaii).
The VISN Security Officer is responsible for providing advice, guidance and assistance to the Network Director, facility Police Chiefs and management officials on all aspects of security and law enforcement activities.
The major duties listed below represent the full performance level at the GS-14 grade level.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
To meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-14 position, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Security Officer. Specialized experience is: Developing, modifying or overseeing the implementation of program and system improvements for police operations; Conducting evaluations of law enforcement and security programs; Implementing physical security reviews to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures; Evaluating market research for purchasing new security technologies; Providing comprehensive reports of evaluations, including presenting findings and making recommendations to correct deficiencies in law enforcement operations; and Serving as a mentor to new police chiefs or those needing additional support. NOTE: 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.
Firearm Requirement: This position is required to carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property. Officers must achieve and maintain qualification/certification with the agency-approved firearms as condition of gaining and continuing employment as an Officer. Applicants must be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9).
Driver's License and pass annual physical and psychosocial assessments. Applicants must be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)
You may qualify based on your experience as described below: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS and WORK CONDITIONS: The position may be required to exert considerable and strenuous physical effort when the position conducts pre-assessments and may be called upon to defend themselves and members of staff, patients or the public against physical attack. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed. There is potential for dangerous situations to occur at VA installations where the position is employed and/or conducts pre-assessments. Many of the properties are in high crime areas and members of the public have easy access to VA properties. The position is expected to respond to threats against VA property, personnel and/or visitors.
The work involves both moderate and high risks and possible endangerment of life or serious injury that requires the exercise of safety precautions and may require use of personal protective equipment. When supporting deployments, the work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate to severe discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high temperatures in confined spaces, high temperatures due to mandatory protective personal equipment, or adverse weather conditions during extended periods of traffic and patrol duties. The work involves moderate risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when working around hazardous materials such as toxic gases, explosives, infectious biological materials, and others that pose a moderate risk of exposure.
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/.There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a VA job announcement includes language requiring applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply to this Job Announcement. VA may request information regarding your vaccination status, if selected, for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:J
Job title
Duties (MUST give details as specific as possible for each title held)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or Part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/05/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12585217.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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VISN 21 spans a geographic area of over 289,000 square miles of land and literally millions of square miles of ocean in the Pacific, as well as the only VA clinic operated in a foreign country (Manila, Philippines). The Network encompasses northern and central California, all of Nevada and Hawaii, along with three U.S. Territories. The Network crosses four time zones including crossing the International Date Line. VISN 21 oversees 7 Health Care Systems in addition to the Manila VA Outpatient Clinic, treating 380,000 unique Veteran patients with an operating budget in excess of $3.9 Billion.
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?
