SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST (OPERATIONS) (TITLE 5)

SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST (OPERATIONS) (TITLE 5)

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Salary Range: $91779 - $119315 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Position. This is a Permanent GS-0080-12 SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST (OPERATIONS) (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T0088000 and is part of the MO 131st Bomb Wing. This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Major Duties:

• Plans, organizes, and directs operational activities, ensuring security and law enforcement functions comply with legal/regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
• Provides subordinate supervisors and staff with direction and advice regarding policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Reviews and structures organization to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.
• Establishes review systems for the organization that ensure government needs are met and validated and that economy and quality of operations are maintained or improved.
• Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with personnel, manpower, other staff officials, and municipal and other law enforcement departments.
• Meets with subordinate supervisors and staff to explain resources and training organizational policy and procedures, resolve problems that arise, and gather program feedback.
• Attends, arranges, and conducts meetings and workshops for the purpose of gaining or providing information and resolving work issues and problems.
• Exercises supervisory management responsibilities.
• Serves as Deputy Director for the Security Forces unit and advisor to the MSG/WG/CC and management authority for civilian police/security guard and military SF personnel.
• Provides program leadership and management advice to installation leadership regarding planning, organizing, training, and equipping civilian police/guard and personnel to perform installation security roles and missions.
• Evaluates medical screening requirements, job compatibility assessments, and background investigative standards in order to comply with MAJCOM policy and guidance.
• Required to meet all requirements of Federal, DOD, AF, MAJCOM, State, and local level rules and regulations to maintain Peace Officer Standardization Training (POST) certification qualification as a police officer.
• Oversees federal training class quotas for personnel.
• Performs and enforces the full range of police officer duties within the military installation.
• Has full powers of apprehension and detention.
• Pursues and apprehends or directs apprehension of person(s) fleeing a crime scene or attempting to resist arrest; carries a firearm as required.
• Mirandizes suspects, preserves evidence, and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations on a military installation.
• Acts as the on-scene incident commander for significant and catastrophic events as required.
• Directs or personally performs preliminary and final short-term investigations of a broad range of alleged and actual crimes occurring solely within the local installation jurisdiction.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level that demonstrates the ability to develop, implement, and manage law enforcement, physical security, installation security, and Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP) programs; provides protection against possible theft, unauthorized entry, espionage, sabotage, and subversion from both internal and external threats; performs analytical and evaluative duties related to the business of security; and investigates and analyzes a variety of security issues. The specialized experience must also demonstrate the ability to exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities; plan, organize, and direct operational activities, ensuring security and law enforcement functions comply with legal/regulatory requirements and meet customer needs; establish, revise, or review policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, or respond to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements; plan work for accomplishment by subordinate units, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules based on consideration of difficulty of requirements and assignments. LAUTENBERG AGREEMENT: These positions authorize the incumbents to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g) (91)). Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for these positions. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001). INVESTIGATION OF FITNESS: A character investigation will be conducted on applicants selected for employment. The purpose of such an investigation is to secure evidence of the candidate's honesty, integrity, general character, and loyalty to the U.S. Government. Such investigations will be conducted under the security requirements of the hiring agency. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional, job-related physical or medical requirements provided that the specific position(s) involves the arduous or hazardous duties to which the physical requirements relate. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of these positions without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12904299 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-20