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Form of workSecuring Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.Qualifications: To qualify for the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-5/7/9), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-E Pay Band or GS-4 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:
(A) 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the SV-E pay band or the GS-4 grade level: Analyzing problems to identify significant factors; and gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions; and planning and organizing work; and communicating effectively orally and in writing; OR
(B) 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree; OR
(C) An equivalent combination of education and experience as described in the vacancy announcement; OR
(D) An equivalent combination of education and experience. Combinations of successfully completed education above high school and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for this position. It will be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the band level, then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the band level, and then adding the two percentages. The total percent must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position.
Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Resumes must include the following:
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.Education: For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.Employment Type: FULL_TIME
(A) 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the SV-E pay band or the GS-4 grade level: Analyzing problems to identify significant factors; and gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions; and planning and organizing work; and communicating effectively orally and in writing; OR
(B) 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree; OR
(C) An equivalent combination of education and experience as described in the vacancy announcement; OR
(D) An equivalent combination of education and experience. Combinations of successfully completed education above high school and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for this position. It will be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the band level, then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the band level, and then adding the two percentages. The total percent must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position.
Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Resumes must include the following:
- Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
- State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
- Performance level (i.e. band or grade)
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.Education: For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.Employment Type: FULL_TIME
