This Security Assistant position is located in the Personnel Security Branch, Security and Administrative Services (SAS), Enterprise Support (ES), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:
- Performs multiple, moderately complex duties in connection with the Personnel Security (PERSEC) program.
- Assists higher-level specialists with the implementation and execution of personnel security matters in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, directives, and issuance's.
- Using different processes and methods, plans and carries out a variety of moderately complex security support assignments, reviews and reconciles various documents and records, and resolves a variety of problems through coordination with organizational representatives and personnel security supervisors and managers.
- Conducts background research and fact finding as requested by security management or program officials to obtain additional information from other files or researches governing rules, regulations, or policies that address specific issues.
- Provides recommendations to security specialists and program officials on appropriate courses of action to resolve and/or respond to specific questions.
- Assembles and reviews various security packages that involve numerous items, provisions, and attachments for incompatible information or administrative discrepancies.
- Prepares authoritative correspondence responding to inquiries on internal operations based upon an in-depth knowledge of the commonly applied policies, regulations, and precedents used in the organization.
- Takes the lead in adapting and implementing new office policies and procedures.
- Provides guidance to team members in day-to-day assignments ensuring overall consistency and quality of work.
- Compiles, tracks, and analyzes statistical and narrative data from a variety of sources to develop case files for use of senior employees.
The major duties described reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, the lower pay bands (D and E Bands) perform the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and/or projects/work assignments may be less complex.
Starting at $45,146 Per Year (SV D-F)