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The position is located in the Office of Protection Services' Security Command Center (SCC), (a multi-function uninterrupted central system monitoring, reporting and dispatch facility consisting of a highly sophisticated computer-based Integrated Security Management System (ISMS)), Administrator’s Staff (A), of the National Gallery of Art.
03/14/2025 to 03/28/2025
$63,307 - $82,305 per year
The salary range listed is an approximation and subject to locality adjustment.
GS 08
1 vacancy in the following location:
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No
Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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NGA-25-061-MP
833681100
Present Permanent Federal National Gallery Employees All candidates must be able to work on any of the daily day and night shifts. These vacancies are determined to be supervisory. The selected candidates may be required to serve a probationary period for newly appointed supervisors if they have not already done so.
There are three incumbents of this position and they are supervised by the Security Operations Manager (GS-080-12) in the 24-hours-a-day 365-days-a-year SCC, and also receive direction from a Captain (GS-085-11/12) and Shift Commander (GS-085-9/10), as appropriate. Incumbents supervise three SCC Operators (GS-085-7) ("Operators") and Apprentice Operators (GS-085-6) ("Apprentices"). Incumbents may be assigned to any shift: Midnight to 0800, 0800 to 1600, 0900 to 1730, or 1600 to Midnight.
The incumbent:
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
Specialized Experience Statement: For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-07 level in the Federal service, providing security guard services to a museum or cultural institution.
Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates.
OPM Qualifications Standard:
Individual Occupational Requirements: Security Guard Series 0085
Group Qualification Standard: There is no Group Coverage Qualification Standard for this series. Use the Individual Occupational Requirements described below.
| GRADE | EXPERIENCE | EDUCATION/TRAINING | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | Specialized | ||
| GS-2 | 3 months | None | High school graduation or equivalent |
| GS-3 | 6 months | None | 1 year above high school |
| GS-4 | 6 months | 6 months | 2 years above high school |
| GS-5 and above | None | 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
None |
Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Incumbents are required to maintain Special Police Officer firearms certification. This position is a drug testing designated position (TDP). This is an Emergency Employee – Critical Operations position, required to remain on duty or report to duty in the event of dismissals and closings during hazardous weather and other emergency situations. Must be able to work on an eight-hour day, evening or midnight shift. Requires weekend and holiday duty. Requires vision correctable to 20/20. Must be able to obtain and keep a driver's license. Must have verbal and manual dexterity skills sufficient to communicate using a two-way radio.
The work is generally sedentary, but some walking, stooping, kneeling, and bending may be required to physically inspect both interior and exterior areas where physical security systems are located. The incumbent must be physically able to operate a computer keyboard.
Candidates must meet these criteria as well:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a state Drivers License. Incumbent has 90 days after date of hire to obtain a valid state Driver’s License.
No domestic violence convictions (per Domestic Violence Amendment of Gun Control Act of 1968 “Lautenberg Amendment of 1996”).
Merit promotion applicants must meet the time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-08 level.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.
Although this position does not have a positive education requirement, you may submit copies of your transcripts or a course listing. You must provide documentation supporting your education claims.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
The National Gallery of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
Relocation expenses will not be paid.
Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year.
AN EXTERNAL SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST BE FINGERPRINTED AND RECEIVE A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, RESULTING IN A SATISFACTORY SUITABILITY DETERMINATION BEFORE BEING HIRED FOR THIS POSITION.
All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
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Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility
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Reasonable Accommodation Requests:
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.
Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.
All qualified Non-Competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.
The National Gallery of Art uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The application process is as follows:
Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
The complete application package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the National Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
NOTE: Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy application packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documentation alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy application packet. The complete package is due no later than 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement.
The National Gallery of Art receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS".
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.
For Fair Chance Act Covered Positions: An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, that an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record information before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers-at-opm/opportunities/
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/833681100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
