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GN-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT
Tobyhanna, PA (In Person)
$61,538 Salary, Full-Time
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Security Guard Department of the Army U.S. Army Communicions Electronics Command Tobyhanna Army Depot Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/08/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $53,512 - $69,565 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tobyhanna, PA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0085 Security Guard Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number
MCGN-26-12953954-DHA
Control number 868330900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Perform installion access control for pedestrians and vehicles utilizing standard opering procedures, written orders and regulory requirements. Resolve standard procedural and non-recurring or access assignments in support of the Visitor Control Center. Serve as a member of the installion's overall security response capability during actual or simuled incidents. Regule pedestrian and vehicular traffic to prevent accidents and to ease congestion and parking problems. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Obtain and maintain a T3 Secret Security Clearance. Incumbent must be able to obtain and sustain ste certificion for opering the Nional Crime Informion Center (NCIC) terminals. IAW AR 190-56, requirements of Individual Reliability Program apply. Drug testing designed position. Individual agrees to submit to a urinalysis on a recurring basis, in accordance with (IAW)AR 600-85.
Shift work is required, or a change in work shift may be necessary. Hours of work encompass fluctuing tours of duty to include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Overtime may be required as directed and is subject to recall for periods of emergency overtime. Must be proficient in the use of assigned firearms/weapons, pass an initial qualificion, and must qualify semi-annually thereafter in the use of assigned firearms/weapons. Must undergo and pass annual medical exams of physical, emotional and mental stability. Standard for medical exams are prescribed inAR 190-56
"The Army Civilian Police and Security Guard Program". Must successfully complete security guard training. Must be trained and maintain current required certificions in CPR techniques and must know first aid. May act as a first responder in a medical emergency. Required to wear chemical protection masks, gloves, and other protective equipment, and may be required to be certified in the use of aerosol irritants and bon. Maintain physical conditioning and pass an annual physical agility test (PAT). Must be fully qualified to opere a government vehicle. Must possess and maintain a valid ste driver's license. Loss of license may result in removal from the position. Must wear the Department of the Army Security Guard (DASG) uniform IAW AR 190-56, maintain a high ste of appearance and hygiene. Obtain and maintain applicable certificions in opering various electronic equipment and sensors. Must not have any medical condition th precludes the wearing of a chemical protective mask and over garments. Must be able to perform as a member of the installion's overall security response capability. The duties and training required require carrying and deploy a riot bon, carry a protective shield and employ non-lethal ammunitions if necessary.LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT
Must meet the requirements under the Lautenberg Amendment/Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. This position has been designed "Mission Essential". One-year probionary period may be required.Qualificions 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 Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Protecting property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; 2) Maintaining order and protecting life; AND 3) Controlling access of vehicles, ors and/or pedestrians into a facility or area. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Educion Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your educion for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualificion requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of educion for experience is permitted. Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a Security & Intelligence Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. The Department of the Army is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee, you covered by the criminal conflict of interest stutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. 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. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. 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 documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicableNOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/12/2026 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. 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. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be 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 . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), 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://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq AddressGN-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL
Tobyhanna, PA 18466 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicableNOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/12/2026 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. 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. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be 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 . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), 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://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq AddressGN-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL
Tobyhanna, PA 18466 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 05/08/2026 to 05/12/2026 Salary $53,512 - $69,565 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Tobyhanna, PA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive 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 numberMCGN-26-12953954-DHA
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