Lead Security Assistant

Summary

This position serves as the Lead Security Assistant for the George

E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Salt Lake City VAMC) Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose to lead a team of Security Assistants responsible for monitoring physical security equipment and systems.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 03/02/2026. Applicants may qualify based on the experience described below:

• GS‑06 grade level: To meet the minimum qualifications – at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑5 level in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.
• Specialized experience includes knowledge of security or law enforcement objectives and programs; overseeing, leading, and balancing the workload of staff; 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.
• NOTE:
  
  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.
• Experience includes paid, unpaid, and volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.
• For more information on these qualification standards – visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Duties:
  This position serves as the Lead Security Assistant for Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose to monitor physical security equipment and systems.
• Major duties and responsibilities include:
  Physical Security Support – monitors and responds to alarms, traces access patterns, programs, assigns or removes user permissions, and remotely opens and secures doors during routine and emergency operations.
• Determines when to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate.
• Maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities.
• Prepares completed reports.
• Issues and retrieves government‑issued keys and/or identification cards, 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; 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/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 reports related to events occurring in the operation of the police control center; completes vehicle registration tasks and issues decals and permits.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Work Schedule:
  
  Rotating shifts – weekdays, weekends, nights and holidays. Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Position Description/PD#:
  Lead Security Assistant/PD99857S. Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
  Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized.