Protection Officer

Joining the Secret Service, Office of Protective Operations, will allow you to support security assignments to mitigate threats and provide access control to facilities, protectee residences, and/or other special access areas used and/or owned by the Secret Service. For more information on the Secret Service click here.

Qualifications:

GS-7: You qualify for the GS-7 level (starting base salary $41,966) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; and patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access.  

GS-8: You qualify for the GS-8 level (starting base salary $46,475) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access; operating security monitoring devices (e.g., magnetometers and x-ray screening technology); and responding to various types of security situations (e.g., inappropriate or suspicious behavior or activity).

GS-9: You qualify for the GS-9 level (starting base salary $51,332) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level performing duties such as maintaining designated security posts; patrolling, guarding, or managing visitor access; operating security monitoring devices (e.g., magnetometers and x-ray screening technology); responding to various types of security situations (e.g., inappropriate or suspicious behavior or activity); developing reports for leadership outlining identified deficiencies; detaining persons; and detecting and identifying suspicious packages.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) 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.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. (This position is not considered scientific/professional.). Other 10-point preference eligibles and veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. View information on Veterans Preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Responsibilities:

The selectee will serve as a Protection Officer in the Office of Protective Operations. Typical work assignments include:

• Monitoring and operating various audio/visual communications equipment, alarm systems, and access gates to the facility or residence; utilizing security screening procedures (e.g., magnetometer and x-ray screening technology) prior to allowing individuals entrance to a secured area and controls access of visitors and contractors. 
• Conducting inspections of facilities to ensure safety and compliance with regulatory security protocol and guidance; and conducting inspections of utilized security devices following applicable procedures and policies.
• Preparing written reports for all activities, observations, and incidents; advising leadership on how to improve security gaps to increase the safety of occupants and/or visitors to facilities; and responding to persons or groups exhibiting suspicious or threatening behavior.
• Detecting and identifying suspicious packages that necessitates coordination with canine and/or Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams.

Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the agency’s security initiatives in support of our protective mission. This Protection Officer position starts at a base salary of $41,966 (GS-7, step 1) with promotion potential to a base salary of $66,731 (GS-9, step 10). This announcement is being advertised for multiple locations; therefore, the locality adjustment will be added to the base salary dependent upon selected locations.