Security Assistant

Overview

This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) located in Togus, ME. The primary purpose of this position is to monitor physical security equipment and systems.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE - One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Security Assistant, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.

Specialized experience includes: knowledge of security or law enforcement objectives and programs; carrying out support tasks related to law enforcement and security administration; monitoring and responding to physical alarm systems and security cameras; dispatching officers; monitoring computers for video surveillance; and maintaining reports and logs.

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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.

~OR~ EDUCATION - Have successfully completed four years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical school.

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Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

~OR~ COMBINATION - Possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

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If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management s website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION Major duties and responsibilities include:
  Physical Security Support: performs alarm and access monitoring, tracing access patterns, programming, assigning or removing user permissions, updating databases, and remotely opening and securing doors during routine and emergency operations
• assesses on-scene behavior and determines when it is appropriate to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate
• responds to alarm systems monitoring fire, access, intrusion, duress/panic, medical emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, medical assist teams, etc., and emergency digital paging system
• maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities and prepares completed reports
• issues and retrieves government issued keys and/or identification cards
• maintains accurate key inventory and accountability database
• and maintains accountability of Police Officer badges issued and all associated logs
• Communications: monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services
• maintains contact with law enforcement units on assignment
• maintains status and location of Police Officers and coordinates communication between agencies as needed
• answers non-emergency calls for assistance
• monitors and directs responses to security and life safety communications, radio dispatches, telephone calls, and other emergency communication circuits
• coordinates with various federal, state and local law enforcement officials for coordination of emergency situations
• operates a variety of communications equipment, telephones, and computer systems to support both routine and emergency operations
• Operations Support: performs system checks on a variety of equipment used in the dispatch center
• troubleshoots systems when problems arise and resolves issues whenever possible
• conducts equipment inventories and completes records and other logs
• enters, updates and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems and sensitive databases
• uses state and the National Crime Information Computer (NCIC) to access sensitive law enforcement information to support field operations and investigations
• enters or updates regional and national records
• compiles and prepares…