Security Assistant

Job Title

*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Major Duties

• Performs alarm and access monitoring, tracing access patterns, programming, assigning or removing user permissions, updating databases, remotely opening and securing doors during routine and emergency operations and generating a variety of reports as needed.
• Responds to alarm systems monitoring fire, access, intrusion, duress/panic, medical emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, medical assist teams, etc.; and emergency digital paging system.
• Monitors emergency weather alerts and transmits warnings system wide when appropriate.
• Maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities and prepares completed reports.
• Issues and retrieves government issued keys and/or identification cards.
• Performs administrative (non-criminal) investigations of lost keys, passes, and PIV cards for rapid assessment and documentation of any compromised access to VA property and termination of off access permissions.
• Monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services.
• Determines the nature and location of the emergency; prioritizes events and commits police resources appropriately; determines what notifications are necessary based upon event type, makes such notifications and coordinates follow-up communications.
• Receives and process emergency calls, maintains contact with law enforcement units on assignment, maintains status and location of Police Officers and coordinates communication between agencies as needed.
• Monitors and directs responses to security and life safety communications, radio dispatches, telephone calls, and other emergency communication circuits.
• Enters, updates and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems and sensitive databases.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Irregular - hours can vary. May be required to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours (10- or 12-hour shifts) as determined by the needs of the Service. May be placed, detailed, or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, as needed.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved