A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Physical Demands: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, crawling and similar activities. Security specialists engage in such exertions when, for example, they inspect office buildings. Performance of work may
take place in attics, crawlspaces, walls, ceilings, and other limited access spaces, in rough terrain or in construction sites when planning and monitoring the installation of security systems as part of original construction. The work may regularly involve lifting and carrying moderately heavy objects of 50 pounds or less when delivering or installing security devices. The work may require some common characteristics and abilities of physical agility and dexterity to work in confined spaces and to move or lift moderately heavy objects.
Working Conditions: The work is sometimes performed in an office-like setting involving everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, and private or commercial vehicles, using safe work
practices with office equipment, avoiding trips or falls, observing fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. Work is performed indoors and outdoors in an area with a heavy urban interface. The area is subject to highly variable and changing weather. Exposure to adverse weather conditions and unusual or long hours may be required. Physical security duties require the wearing of NPS issued equipment, personal protective clothing. and operation of a motor vehicle. Work activities primarily during the day. Performance of duties can include carrying or lifting moderately heavy objects and equipment.
The incumbent may be required to wear additional protective equipment including but not limited to headgear, masks, eye and/or hearing protection. The work environment may also involve the risk of environmental hazards (asbestos, lead paint. etc.]. as well as the discomforts of working in hard to reach, grimy, dirty and dusty areas of buildings and facilities. Some work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high levels of noise, high temperatures in confined spaces, or adverse weather conditions at construction sites. The employee may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields.