Transportation Security Officer

Overview

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Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Duties may also extend to securing high-profile events, important figures and/or anything that includes or impacts our transportation systems.

• Operate screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers, and prevent objects from being transported onto aircraft.
• Perform searches and screening, including interactions with passengers (pat-downs, property searches), bag searches, and lifting/carrying bags up to 50 lbs.
• Control terminal entry and exit points; interact with the public, give directions and respond to inquiries.
• Maintain focus in a stressful environment to identify and respond to potential threats and to make effective decisions in routine and crisis situations.
• Engage in continuous development of critical thinking to mitigate security threats, including applying risk-based security screening protocols.
• Retain and implement knowledge of applicable Standard Operating Procedures and adapt to new information or obstacles.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National status.
• Minimum age 18 at time of application.
• Selective Service registration is required.
• Must pass structured interview, drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation; subject to post-employment random drug and/or alcohol testing.
• Availability to work various shifts and overtime as needed;
  English proficiency (reading, writing, speaking, comprehension).
• Mandatory travel for training and occasional travel may be required.
• Exposure to potentially lethal devices and dangerous chemicals is inherent in this position.

To qualify for the SV-D pay band (equivalent to GS-5/6), you must meet one of the following:

• Experience:
  
  At least one year of full-time work experience in the security industry, aviation screening, or as an X-ray technician.
• Education:
  
  High school diploma, GED, HiSET, or TASC equivalency certificate.

Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. National Service/volunteer experience is credited as applicable. Other requirements and disqualifiers described by TSA apply.

• Maintain physical agility; ability to squat, bend, lift and manipulate baggage up to ~50 pounds.
• Ability to walk up to three miles during a shift and stand for prolonged periods (up to 4 hours).

Occasional travel for New Hire training may require 3–6 weeks away from airport of record. TSA pays for compensable hours and reimburses authorized travel expenses. Other pre-employment requirements and background investigations apply.

Full-time positions: 40 hours per week; shifts may include irregular hours, nights, holidays, overtime, and weekend shifts. Part-time positions: generally 16–32 hours per week with similar shift considerations.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, life, long-term care insurance; retirement plan;
Thrift Savings Plan;
Flexible Spending Account; paid holidays; and other programs. Details vary by position and appointment type.

Vegetation regarding dress, appearance, and tattoos is governed by the current Master Collective Bargaining Agreement. Diversity and equal opportunity statements apply. More than one position may be filled from this announcement.