Master Transportation Security Officer - Security Training Instructor

Master Transportion Security Officer

• Security Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security Transportion Security Administrion Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) Summary Securing Travel, Protecting People
• At the Transportion Security Administrion, 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 transportion infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. Learn more about this agency Summary Securing Travel, Protecting People

• At the Transportion Security Administrion, 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 transportion infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/16/2026 to 04/27/2026 Salary $77,161

• $100,315 per year The salary range listed includes locality pay of 46.34%. Pay scale & grade SV F Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Monterey, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1802 Compliance Inspection And Support Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

MRY-26-12925444-I

Control number 865362200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency All current internal employees of TSA on permanent or competitive temporary appointments with duty locions th are within the hub-spoke configurion of San Francisco Internional Airport (SFO). Duties Help This Master Transportion Security Officer

• Security Training Instructor position is loced Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) , Transportion Security Administrion, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

As a Master Transportion Security Officer (MTSO), you will support the airport training program through performance of a variety of training-reled functions. In addition to training program responsibilities, you will also perform pre-board security screening of persons, cargo, carry-on, and checked baggage as directed by the Federal Security Director (FSD), or his/her designee, a minimum of 20% of the time. Duties include but are not limited to: Performing training instruction within established guidelines and standards in support of nionally developed training programs (e.g., new hire training, On-Screen Alarm Resolution Protocol, Crossover); supporting recurrent training needs, and conducting return to duty and remediion training. Adapting/developing local training merials to meet requirements; conducting local training in accordance with training standards; assisting with the training department administrive support (e.g., Online Learning Center (OLC) entry, training resource room facilition, roster management, conducting testing, and ensuring evaluions are done); assisting with training logistics support components (e.g., coordining needed supplies and merials); managing classroom dynamics; resolving routine classroom problems; monitoring and evaluing training and providing feedback on needed adjustments; recommending enhancements; and maintaining communicion with management and supervisors concerning issues with training th may reveal security-screening weaknesses or vulnerabilities. As directed, providing mentoring/coaching to address identified training needs. Administering and scoring training tests (e.g., job knowledge, image). Assisting with PASS Practical Skills Observions (PSOs) and conducting Level 3 Assessments, as needed.

NOTE:

Employees must maintain all screening certificion requirements and perform screening functions (passenger, baggage, or both) a minimum of 20% of the time.

Emergency Essential Position:

This position is designed as an Emergency Essential (EE) position. This designion requires the employee to remain in a duty stus if an emergency arises. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. Nional. Be least 18 years of age the time of applicion. Complete a favorable Background Investigion (BI). Obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance. Pass pre-employment Drug Screening AND you subject to post-employment random drug and alcohol testing. Selective Service registrion is required. Must be available to work various shifts and overtime, as needed. Must meet and maintain medical requirements for screening work (including a medical examinion and physical abilities assessment) including, but not limited to, the following: Be able to efficiently and thoroughly manipule and lift baggage, containers, and other objects subject to security processing Be able to repeedly lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds Be able to maintain physical agility th would allow you to squ, bend, and lean to inspect individuals and baggage/cargo Be able to maintain the ability to walk up to two miles during a shift and stand for prolonged periods (e.g., 3-4 hours) of time Be able to maintain a measured threshold for sight: Distance vision correctable to 20/30 or better in the best eye and 20/100 or better in worst eye. Near vision correctable to 20/40 or better Snellen binocular Maintain a measured threshold for hearing: Average hearing loss of 25 decibels (ANSI) 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz in each ear. No greer than 45 decibels 4000 and 6000 Hz in each ear Be able to distinguish principal colors th a part of images displayed on automed screens: Color perception (e.g., red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple, brown, black, white, gray).

Note:

Color filters for enhancing color discriminion are prohibited. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentive offer of employment. Applying to this announcement certifies th you give permission for TSA to share your applicion with others in DHS for similar positions. Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. Qualificions To qualify for the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-9), you must have: Minimum experience/educion requirements: A high school diploma, or General Educional Development (GED); High School Equivalency Test (HiSET); or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) high school equivalency certifice; OR At least one year of full-time work experience in security work, aviion screener work, or X-ray technician work. AND At least one calendar year of experience (either full-time or part-time) functioning as a TSO equivalent the D band level or above AND Six months of specialized experience equivalent to least the D band level or above which included utilizing instructional methods to provide formal training or to teach others in prescribed or designed subjects or areas. Such experience may have been gained as a TSA Assistant Training Instructor (ATI) or in any other training/educional setting where instructional methods were utilized on a regular basis to teach/train in a classroom, laborory, group, or on-the-job setting. Other examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to the following: Providing instructional guidance for conducting screening (e.g., x-ray, security, industry) or reled colleral duties (e.g., OJT Coach). Teaching or instructing in an educional program: Primary/secondary school or undergradue/gradue (college/university); military installion/academy, or industry establishment. Establishing or developing training/course merials, aids and devices and evaluion of training results. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time rio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

NOTE:

In order to be properly credited, any experience gained through assigned colleral duties or special assignment detail should be documented in the resume by indicing the period of time, i.e., the beginning de and the ending de, as well as the percentage of time performing the duties.

For example:

"

Colleral Duty:

Assistant Training Instructor (ATI) from Jan 2013 to Oct 2014

• 15 hours per week.

" Nional Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles 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 informion to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualificion requirements for this position no ler than the closing de of the vacancy announcement.

Bargaining Unit Stus:

This position is in the bargaining unit for which the American Federion of Government Employees (AFGE) is the exclusive representive Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United Stes Code, including regulions which apply to displaced Federal employees (CTAP/ICTAP) of other agencies, and employment with TSA does not confer "Competitive Stus" th generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Informion from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available : www.opm.gov/ To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigion as a condition of placement into this position. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United Stes. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declarion for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all informion in your applicion, prior to entry on duty. False stements on any part of the applicion may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence. More than one position may be filled from this announcement. If you are entering TSA employment on an appointment without time limitions, you must serve a basic trial period unless you have already met the requirement. DHS offers competitive salaries and an tractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportion subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more informion, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability ring of 30 percent or more. Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency th allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulion for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulion for the appointed position (e.g., United Stes duty locion

• 240 hours, foreign duty locion
• 360 hours, or TSES position
• 720 hours).

TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The assessment process for the Master Transportion Security Officer is a multiple hurdle process. Initially, you evalued based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or reled educion as reflected in your resume and supporting documention. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the specialized expereince required for this position. Candides red and ranked using Cegory Grouping procedures. Under Cegory Grouping, candides red and ranked into one of three cegories:

Best-Qualified:

Applicants possessing experience th substantially exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position and demonstre high proficiency in all of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis.

Well-Qualified:

Applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position and demonstres acceptable proficiency in all of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis.

Qualified:

Applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position and demonstre basic proficiency in most of the critical competencies as determined by the job analysis. If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for considerion and may be called for an interview. The most qualified applicants referred for further considerion through the remainder of the assessment process. Referred candides will then be required to pass both the structured interview and training demonstrion assessment phases. Only applicants successfully passing both phases referred for selection considerion. Structured interview and training demonstrion assessment results good for six months. You may preview the questions for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12925444 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Documention is needed to verify the eligibilities you are claiming.

NOTE:

Your resume must clearly demonstre how you meet this requirement; otherwise, you deemed ineligible. Additionally, copying and pasting informion from the announcement into your resume will not adequely convey your qualificions.

Resume Requirements:

1. All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. The USAJOBS dabase will not allow an applicant to submit an applicion th includes a resume over two pages 2. Narrive description of duties with start and end des (including month and year) for work experience. 3. Number of hours worked in a position (i.e., full-time or part-time). If part-time, (i.e., less than 40 hours per week) ste the total number of hours worked per week. 4. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your performance level for federal civilian positions (i.e., band or grade). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie content, classified informion, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc. on your resume. Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. In addition to a resume and the assessment questions, you must submit copies of any of the following documents if you are applying based on being a current eligible TSA employee (which includes permanent employees and 5 year temporary employees), or educion or a combinion of educion and experience: SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action

• Current TSA employees are strongly encouraged to submit the most recent non-Award SF-50, the time of applicion, to support eligibility for Stus considerion.

TSA employees who do not submit the SF-50 with the applicion must document their current TSA position in their resume and may be required to provide the SF-50 document during the selection process. TSA employees may obtain a copy of their most recent non-Award SF-50 https://eopf.opm.gov/dhs/ . Detail Documention

• Eligible applicants who wish to qualify for this position based upon experience obtained while serving on a detail with TSA must submit signed copies of the corresponding TSA form 1160, Terms And Conditions For Temporary Internal Assignment
• Detail, or an SF-52, Request for Personnel Action, as supporting documention along with their applicion otherwise the experience cannot be credited.

If you do not submit required documention described in this job opportunity announcement, your applicion deemed incomplete and you ineligible for further considerion for this vacancy. How to Apply Help All of the following must be received in our office by 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard time) on the closing de of this announcement. If we do not receive all required informion by the closing de, your applicion may not be To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

Your applicion must include:

Resume Applicable supporting documents (see Required Documents Section) To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . We encourage you to apply online. If you have any questions, please see Agency Contact Informion for further assistance. Agency contact informion Text "Hiring" to 275872 Phone 275872 Address Monterey Regional•

MRY DO NOT MAIL

Monterey, CA 93940 US Next steps If needed, applicants may request a religious accommodion as part of the hiring process from the designed contact noted in the vacancy announcement (for contact informion please see 'Agency Contact Informion' listed within the 'How to Apply' section of this job announcement). To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Documention is needed to verify the eligibilities you are claiming.

NOTE:

Your resume must clearly demonstre how you meet this requirement; otherwise, you deemed ineligible. Additionally, copying and pasting informion from the announcement into your resume will not adequely convey your qualificions.

Resume Requirements:

1. All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. The USAJOBS dabase will not allow an applicant to submit an applicion th includes a resume over two pages 2. Narrive description of duties with start and end des (including month and year) for work experience. 3. Number of hours worked in a position (i.e., full-time or part-time). If part-time, (i.e., less than 40 hours per week) ste the total number of hours worked per week. 4. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your performance level for federal civilian positions (i.e., band or grade). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie content, classified informion, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc. on your resume. Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. In addition to a resume and the assessment questions, you must submit copies of any of the following documents if you are applying based on being a current eligible TSA employee (which includes permanent employees and 5 year temporary employees), or educion or a combinion of educion and experience: SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action

• Current TSA employees are strongly encouraged to submit the most recent non-Award SF-50, the time of applicion, to support eligibility for Stus considerion.

TSA employees who do not submit the SF-50 with the applicion must document their current TSA position in their resume and may be required to provide the SF-50 document during the selection process. TSA employees may obtain a copy of their most recent non-Award SF-50 https://eopf.opm.gov/dhs/ . Detail Documention

• Eligible applicants who wish to qualify for this position based upon experience obtained while serving on a detail with TSA must submit signed copies of the corresponding TSA form 1160, Terms And Conditions For Temporary Internal Assignment
• Detail, or an SF-52, Request for Personnel Action, as supporting documention along with their applicion otherwise the experience cannot be credited.

If you do not submit required documention described in this job opportunity announcement, your applicion deemed incomplete and you ineligible for further considerion for this vacancy. How to Apply Help All of the following must be received in our office by 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard time) on the closing de of this announcement. If we do not receive all required informion by the closing de, your applicion may not be To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

Your applicion must include:

Resume Applicable supporting documents (see Required Documents Section) To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . We encourage you to apply online. If you have any questions, please see Agency Contact Informion for further assistance. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Text "Hiring" to 275872 Phone 275872 Address Monterey Regional•

MRY DO NOT MAIL

Monterey, CA 93940 US Next steps If needed, applicants may request a religious accommodion as part of the hiring process from the designed contact noted in the vacancy announcement (for contact informion please see 'Agency Contact Informion' listed within the 'How to Apply' section of this job announcement). To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/16/2026 to 04/27/2026 Salary $77,161

• $100,315 per year The salary range listed includes locality pay of 46.34%. Pay scale & grade SV F Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Monterey, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MRY-26-12925444-I

Control number 865362200