Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration · Department of Homeland Security
This job in plain English
This is a part-time Transportation Security Officer job with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the Department of Homeland Security, at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany, GA. TSA has many vacancies open, and the job involves shift work, irregular hours, and occasional travel for training. The announcement may close early if enough applications come in.
It may close early. The announcement may close before the published closing date if a sufficient number of applications is received.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Open to all U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals. You must be a U.S. citizen or national to apply.
What you would do
- Operate screening equipment to find dangerous items in bags, cargo, and on passengers.
- Perform searches and screening, including pat-downs and bag searches.
- Control entry and exit points at the airport terminal.
- Give directions and answer questions from the public.
- Use critical thinking to identify and respond to security threats.
Do you qualify for SV-D?
With experience: You need at least one year of full-time work experience in the security industry, aviation screening, or as an X-ray technician. This qualifies you for the SV-D pay band, which the announcement says is equivalent to GS-5/6.
With education: A high school diploma, GED, HiSET, or TASC high school equivalency certificate can qualify you instead of work experience.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume, no more than two pages
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference or eligible veterans' service
- SF-15 and VA letter if you claim veterans' preference based on a disability, widow or spouse entitlement, or Purple Heart
How you will be rated: You may be invited to take a computer-based TSO Assessment Battery test that checks X-ray interpretation skills. Passing candidates then go through a structured interview, drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation, and you must meet a cut score on the assessments; overstating qualifications or cheating can get you removed.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, or the system will not accept it.
- Check your spam or junk folder for the email invitation to the proctored exam.
- Schedule the proctored exam within 21 days of receiving instructions, or your application will close.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Part-time, generally 16 to 32 hours per week. Shift work can fall on any day from Sunday through Saturday, including nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, extended shifts, and split shifts. Specific shifts are set by the airport.
Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- Must be at least 18 years old at time of application
- Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/59
- Must pass a structured interview, drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation
- Subject to random drug and alcohol testing after hire
- Must be available for various shifts and overtime
- Must be proficient in English
- Mandatory travel for training, plus occasional other travel
- Exposure to potentially lethal devices and dangerous chemicals
- Must be able to lift and manipulate items weighing about 50 pounds
- Must be able to walk up to 3 miles and stand up to 4 hours during a shift
- Credit check; no delinquent taxes or past due child support
- Must have lived in the U.S. three of the last five years
- Basic trial period after hire
- Dress and tattoo rules apply under the TSO uniform policy
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $40,736 – $56,844 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- SV-D · TSA pay band
- Location
- Albany, Georgia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Part-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- Many
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Compliance Inspection And Support (1802)
- Announcement
- 13087900-ABY-PT
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