Command Security Officer

• Department: Department of Homeland Security

This vacancy is for a GS-0080-11, Command Security Officer located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER COMMAND CADRE in PORTLAND, Oregon.

You will serve as a Command Security Officer and be responsible for overseeing unit security programs and advising providing security policy to each Commanding Officer. Your role will include managing resources involved with physical security and facility access. In addition, you will act as a liaison with other federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and manage all new or updated security clearance requirements.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
Overseeing the creation and maintenance of Unit Security Plan involving physical security and facility access. Plans include Physical Security, Anti-terrorism/force protection;
Bomb Threats;
Arms, Ammunition and Explosives;
Active Shooter;
Information Security;
Visitor access;
Facility Access, and Loss Prevention.

Evaluating the effectiveness of existing security practices and policies and updating them on an annual basis. Recommending the type of force protection, conditions and controls needed; and ensuring that personnel are adhering to established policies and procedures. Recommending when a threat dictates or during special events the use of additional protective forces, guards, and detection dogs to identify, reduce eliminate, or neutralize criminal activity.

Conducting unit visits and annual security assessments and providing onsite training. Working closely with all Assistant Command Security Officers (ACSO) to verify and maintain a healthy Personnel Security (PERSEC) account.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:
If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript:
If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN

EDUCATION:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications  Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan;
Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)];
Flexible Spending Account;
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