Summary
This National Guard position is for an SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32), the Position Description Number is D2617000 and is part of the G3, located in Draper UT with the Utah Army National Guard.
The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is LTC Noe Vazquez .
IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.
This job is open to
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
National Guard and reserves
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
Clarification from the agency
This is a Title 32 excepted position.
This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vacated during the job bid process.
IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTNG.
Military membership in the UTARNG is required. Applicants must be willing and eligible to immediately enlist in or transfer to the Utah Army National Guard.
Duties
MAJOR DUTIES: This is NOT an all-inclusive list.
- Serves as the ARNG authority and expert on all matters involving protection functional elements and integration of enabling functional requirements, policy, procedures, program status and serves as the conduit of information between the intelligence community and local state and federal law enforcement.
- Serves as the focal point to coordinate, de-conflict, and integrate various protection staff initiatives, policies, and activities within the state. Serves as consultant to the Chief of Staff and unit commanders on protection.
- Establishes working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state on behalf of the Chief of Staff.
- Conducts intelligence integration and information operations to assess potential threat and creates ARNG integrated protection program.
- Prepares Protection plans, templates and planning tools for subordinate units, writes comprehensive all hazard plans, directs the use of active, and passive security measures, and incorporates random antiterrorism measures to protect personnel, armories, buildings and garrison environments, conducts protection resource management to prioritize and generate protective measure.
- Reviews practices and activities to ensure compliance with directives and integration with other security and related programs.
- Provides recommendations, briefings, updates, and staff studies across a broad range of security specialties to influence installation-level decision-making and policy development.
- Responsible for synchronizing daily operations and integration, coordination and plans
resource management requirements for the Protection Program functional elements of
Antiterrorism (AT), Intelligence Support to Antiterrorism, Emergency Management (EM), Insider
Threat, Law Enforcement (LE), Mission Assurance (MA), and Physical Security (PS) for the State
ARNG.
- Integrates sub-functional areas and develops a holistic protection program that meets the Command's objectives, ARNG, NGB, and Army regulatory requirements.
- Involves all measures related security for all ARNG installations, facilities, arms/munitions storage activities, and personnel.
- Often interprets broad, non-specific higher headquarters directives for ARNG applicability and implementation.
- Receives filter, focus, and fuse information from military intelligence sources, publicly available information sources, and local, state and federal law enforcement sources to develop a clear understanding of real or potential threat to all state forces.
- Must review classified information and determine what information constitutes law enforcement sensitive information. Responsible for the declassification of military intelligence that is deemed law enforcement sensitive and requires dissemination to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state.
- Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the State in relationship to protection activities.
- Works with engineers to assess and sign off on all construction projects within the state to ascertain that protection construction standards are complied with. Activities assessed may encompass all security specialties.
- Analyzes data to identify physical and operations security compliance or non-compliance, vulnerabilities, trends, strengths, and benchmarks.
- Represents the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS)/ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB and other deferral agency levels as the state technical authority.
- Serves as a member and acts as the chairperson for various boards and working groups to include intra-agency or interorganizational
committees to identify and resolve or to assign responsibilities for resolving safeguards and security issues or to perform similar work assignments, the Protection charters and Threat Working Group.
- May supervise AGR, Title 32, Title 5, contractors, and/or state employees directly, and through subordinate supervisors. Interviews prospective employees.
- Approves personnel actions, counsels, and evaluates subordinate employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
Military Requirement: OFFICER
Military Min/Max Grade: O4-O5
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- Medical screening will be completed upon selection for hire.
- Must attend the ARNG Security Manager Course within 12 months of hire.
- Must obtain the Security Professional Certification(s) within 24 months of hire.3.
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
- Individual must possess a minimum of a secret clearance. Depending on State''s mission set, the position may be required to obtain and maintain a top secret clearance.
- Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
- The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial vehicles to perform temporary duty assignments.
- This is an Army National Guard dual status technician position which requires military membership.
- The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment.
- You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
- Potential for Incentive Pay.
Qualifications
*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.
**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.
MINIMUM QUALICATIONS:
Must have experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately. Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats. Demonstrated ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures. Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels. Must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Have at least 1 year experience at the GS-0080-9. *Must submit SF50 for verification*
OR
Have the following:
- Extensive knowledge of a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personnel, and operational security to identify and resolve conflicting and complex policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area.
- Knowledge in the specialized field of protection functional areas including antiterrorism, emergency management, law enforcement, and physical and operations security.
- Comprehensive, authoritative knowledge of Executive Orders, legislation, and DoD, NGB, United States Army (USA), and MACOM policy requirements, which are used to formulate a comprehensive, integrated state protection program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces command specific vulnerabilities and allows for the application of innovative and new security theories and concepts to provide overall enhanced security of installation resources and personnel.
- Comprehensive knowledge of law enforcement and security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendations for making key decisions and policy development onshort- and long-term security planning.
- Comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of security program relationships as well as significant experience in applying appropriate policy requirements in the areas of Incidents, Surveys, and Resolution of Findings and associated elements of physical security and information security.
- Working knowledge of information and operation security to review classified material.
- Working knowledge of protection construction standards to assess and sign off on installation construction projects.
- Ability to articulate effectively and provide advice and recommendations to supervisors and other security experts or groups at higher and lower echelons.
- Ability to utilize a computer to write reports, access the internet to research intelligence reports and current world events, and to maintain the official database information.
- Ability to undertake long-range studies, projects, or forecasts independently as a member of a group, or as the organizer and director with the purpose of enhancing security systems efficiency or influencing future security planning, policies, and programs.
- Ability to quickly assimilate disparate data and render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implications of such data; and to apply facts and estimates derived from numerous sources to a variety of problems having different technical aspects.
- Trained in antiterrorism procedures at a formal service approved Level II Antiterrorism Training Course.
OR EDUCATION, see below.
Education
Substitution for specialized experience:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
**You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.**
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.govOR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Additional information
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES: Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to termination or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Are advised to meet with education specialist to review contract.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:
1. Highly Qualified: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position.
2. Well Qualified: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position.
3. Qualified: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements for this position.
Your rating will be based on both your entire application package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Resume: Resumes are limited to two-pages, information. Applicants submitting a resume that exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for consideration.
For each relevant work experience, make sure you include:
- Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions)
- Start and end dates with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 - 08/2022)
- The number of hours you worked per week
Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualifications. Brief descriptions should demonstrate your ability to perform the tasks at the required level as stated in the job announcement.
When
relevant or required for the position, include your possession of education/ certification/license and provide any required documentation such as transcripts, and/or details (type and date) of certifications and/or licenses.
- Education information should include:
- Name of school/institution
- Completion date
- Degree type
- Cumulative Grade point average (GPA)
When
relevant, include:
- Current Security Clearance
- Job-related training
- Language skills
- Organizations and affiliations
- Professional publications
- Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.)
Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume
- Prioritize most relevant and recent experience.
- Use concise, results focused language.
- Align language from the job announcement.
- Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies.
- Remove outdated or unrelated experience
2.
Other supporting documents:
- Applicable documents required for qualification, education, or certification as stated above.
- Must provide transcripts for education requirements if applicable.
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955753
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume that exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for consideration. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Dates, Number of hours worked per week).
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.