Personnel Security Specialist
Veterans Health AdministrationThe Personnel Security Specialist will be assigned to one of the eight (8) VISN 22 PIV Offices within
VISN 22
Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (Health Service Area 53). The primary purpose of this position is to perform the security related functions in support of a Network Personnel Suitability and Credentialing Program.
Location
is negotiable and must be able to report to the nearest VHA Facility within a 50 mile radius.The salary range listed on this announcement only reflects the General Schedule incorporating Rest of U.S. basic pay. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted to include the locality adjustment for the specific location.
Location
is negotiable and must be able to report to the nearest VHA Facility within a 50 mile radius. This position serves as a Personnel Security Specialist and the work assigned is of a very confidential, complex and highly sensitive nature. The selectee will perform the full range of the following duties: Conducts personnel suitability adjudications related to background investigations. Reviews completed suitability investigations with the purpose of providing recommendations on pre-employment and continued employment considerations. Exercises personal judgment and discretion to evaluate the nature of information received and recommends or takes appropriate action. Testifies at formal hearings regarding the personnel security process and justification for any administrative suitability action that may have occurred during the pre-employment or post-employment process. Ensures the personnel security program and the PIV program are in compliance with regulations. Drafts and issues Proposed Action Letters to applicants and appointees whose investigative results contain actionable suitability information. Drafts and issues Final Action Letters outlining the reasons for final suitability determinations. Analyzes personnel security information and data. Audits Official Personnel Folders for compliance with personnel security regulations. Conducts PIV duties daily or as assigned.Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performancerequirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 p.m. (Hours may vary depending on agency needs and time zone.) Telework: This position may be authorized for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.Virtual: This is a virtual position.Position Description/PD#: Personnel Security Specialist/PD99950S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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