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    Transportation Security Specialist - Arlington, United States - Transportation Safety Administration

    Transportation Safety Administration
    Transportation Safety Administration Arlington, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Transportation Security Specialist

    Department of Homeland Security

    Duties

    Summary

    Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

    For additional information about our agency please:

    Responsibilities

    This Transportation Security Specialist position is located in the Vetting Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis (IA), Operations Support (OS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

    The incumbent performs a mixture of routine and multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, team leader, or more experienced technical specialist.


    Duties include but are not limited to:


    Analyzes and reviews background information to determine potential criminal activity and reviews background information to grant clearance to individuals to operate all forms of commercial vehicles.


    Serves as the liaison to law enforcements and intelligence agencies by coordinating information found via law enforcement systems to refer to immigration violations, fraudulent documents, and other criminal offenses for appropriate course of actions.

    Prepares reports of investigation (ROIs) and additional correspondence, as necessary, and maintaining records and case files.
    Represents TSA at law enforcement meetings, briefings, conference, and hearings.

    The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position.

    Typically, the lower pay band (G Band) performs the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and/or projects/work assignments may be less complex.


    Travel Required
    Not required
    *

    Supervisory status**No
    *

    Promotion Potential**H

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment
    You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
    You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
    Selective Service registration is required.
    See additional "Conditions of Employment" and "Other Information" section
    Must pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing.
    You must complete a favorable Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
    You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.

    Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

    Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

    Qualifications

    To qualify for the SV-G Pay Band (equivalent to GS-5/7/9), you must meet one of the qualifications requirement (A,B, or C) outlined below:
    A


    Experience:

    For those qualifying using experience, your application must clearly outline three (3) years of progressively responsible general experience, one year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

    Such experience will demonstrate the ability to analyze problems, gather pertinent data and recognize solutions, plan and organize work and communicate effectively orally and in writing.

    OR
    B


    Education:
    Bachelors or higher-level degree in any field from an accredited college or university.
    OR
    C.

    Combining of Education and

    Experience:

    Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the position; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the position; and then adding the two percentages.

    The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position.

    To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G or GS-11 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.


    Specialized experience is defined as:


    Utilizing knowledge of transportation security programs, laws, regulations, policies, and practices; and
    Conducting surface transportation inspections, investigations, and assessments; and
    Performing in-depth reviews and trend analyses of transportation security data



    Note:
    Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

    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.
    **GRADUATE EDUCATION: Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university in the amounts indicated above meets the requirements for this position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one year of full-time study requirement.

    Note:

    For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

    The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.**National Service Experience (i.e.

    , volunteer experience):

    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.
    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

    If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.


    Resumes
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