Job Posting Title Operations Center Watch Officer - Scheduler

Summary

Ho-chunk Inc. Management Services (HCIMS) is seeking a full-time Operations Center Watch Officer - Scheduler. The Operations Center Watch Officer will help provide a safe and secure training environment for the staff, students, and visitors to the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) by providing daily operations, coordination, and communications to all programs utilizing FASTC training spaces. The position is responsible for coordination, de-confliction, and safety considerations of training areas used by Diplomatic Security (DS) training programs.

The position is based at the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) in Blackstone, VA.

• Responsible for supporting coordination, de-confliction, and safety considerations of training areas used by (DS) training programs in order to provide a safe and secure environment for the staff, students, and visitors;
• Directs facility-wide notifications using a variety of communications media;
• As the subject matter expert in operations coordination, assists in the development and instruction of all Tactical Operation Center (TOC) course curriculum;
• Conducts administrative functions associated within the training operations center to include training requests processing, training coordination, training tracking logs, and emergency operations procedures;
• Operates integrated wave communications systems and terminate radio traffic to the operations center utilizing multiple networks, frequencies, communications security, and proper radio procedures;
• Maintains technical and tactical proficiency on topics that include:
  Wave communication, Personal Tracking Locators, Mobile Video Systems, Unmanned Arial Vehicles, Security Management Systems, Electric Counter Measures, Tactical Operations Center planning and procedures, route planning techniques, emergency operations procedures, convoy operations, tactical communications protocols, surveillance detection, navigation, High Threat Tactical protective security procedures and communications;
• Serves as an expert for all DS specialized hard skills programs, force continuum procedures, anti-terrorism topics, domestic and overseas high threat dignitary protection, improvised explosive device (IED) recognition, room entry tactics (Close Quarters Battle-CQB), defensive tactics, advanced firearms tactics, and physical fitness;
• Gathers and monitors data from sources such as surface or upper stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for risk management purposes as it relates to training operations;
• Provides assistance in conducting practical exercises;
• Presents security awareness briefings to a wide range of audiences:
• Maintains requisite levels of proficiency in current techniques, methods, policies and procedures for security operations;
• Assists with equipment inventory and maintenance for assigned programs;
• Performs as a training safety officer;
• Employee will require supervision and has limited opportunity to exercise independent judgment and initiative in the line of work

None required for this position.

Ability to work outdoors where conditions may be unpleasant or uncomfortable, irregular and unscheduled hours and with exposure to personal risks. Ability to work effectively in an environment that consists of numerous personnel, use of non-lethal projectiles (firearms), air assets (helicopters), pyrotechnics, and fast moving vehicles.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Operates US government vehicles as necessary in the performance of assigned tasks
• Ability to complete work requiring regular and recurring physical exertion, including periods of standing, occasional heavy lifting, and irregular hours in both training and protective service operations, at times, during inclement weather
• Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment and materials while demonstrating physically challenging practical exercises.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment that consists of numerous personnel,…