Total 3 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Dallas, TX

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Salary Information: The salary range for Dallas, TX (DAL - Dallas Love Field) is $42,995 to $60,002 or $20.60 to $28.75 per hour and includes locality pay of 26.91%.

This Transportation Security Officer position is located in Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Transportation Security Officer (TSOs) within Security Operations (SO), you will provide security and protection of air travelers, airports and aircraft in a courteous and professional manner. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Operating various screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft.
• Performing searches and screening, which may include physical interaction with passengers (e.g., pat-downs, search of property, etc.), conducting bag searches and lifting/carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50lbs.
• Controlling terminal entry and exit points.
• Interacting with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries.
• Maintaining focus and awareness while working in a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery and people, crowd distractions, time pressure, and disruptive and angry passengers, in order to preserve the professional ability to identify and locate potentially life threatening or mass destruction devices, and to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.
• Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills, necessary to mitigate actual and potential security threats, by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches. This may include application of risk-based security screening protocols that vary based on program requirements.
• Retaining and implementing knowledge of all applicable Standard Operating Procedures, demonstrating responsible and dependable behavior, and is open to change and adapts to new information or unexpected obstacles.

At the GS-7 level, you will:

• Researches and interprets legal and regulatory material for use by the supervisor or coworkers.
• Performs varied routine legal support or law-related functions. Analyzes portions of legal issues, questions or cases.
• Collects data from a variety of reference sources in office and prepares documents for use by attorneys or other legal support staff.
• Assembles materials for staff associated with briefings, conferences, and meetings.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Performs various law enforcement and administrative functions throughout the department;
• Manages, supervises and coordinates the Police Service law enforcement activities for a designated assigned area;
• Serves as a watch commander or administrative lieutenant at the geographic area level;
• Conducts inspections of personnel, equipment and facilities to ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures;
• Establishes priorities to coordinate, plan, organize and complete work;
• Oversees human resource activities such as recruitment of vacancies; preparing, conducting and reviewing performance evaluations; takes disciplinary action; identifies and conducts specific training; approves and monitors leave requests;
• Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress
• Makes independent decisions to take, direct and coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.