Security Guard

About the Position: This position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital.

***Competition for Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to veterans’ preference as long as such applicants are available for appointment.*** This job does not have an education qualification requirement. ***Competition for the Security Guard positions is restricted by law to persons entitled to Veterans’ preference as long as such applicants are available for appointment. If there are no Veterans preference eligible applicants available, non-preference applicants may be considered.***

Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing armed guard services for the protection of life (employees, visitors, patients, etc.), maintaining an activity report to document shift activity, and performing access control ensuring physical security of campus and facilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone — no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Access Control Operations
• Physical Security
• Search Techniques
• Security Documentation
• Security Equipment Operation