Job Description
Full job description
Hiring path:
Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
For USEFM – FP is FP-AA. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.
All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust – Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Appointment Type Details:
Indefinite subject to successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.
Marketing statement:
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.
Summary:
The work schedule for this position is:
Full Time (40 hours per week)
Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.
Supervisory position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
Travel Required:
Not Required
duties
Job holder provides security for U.S. personnel and facilities by conducting SD (Security Detail) operations as a member of a tactical team of SD personnel. SD monitors, observe, recognize and report potential surveillance and other suspicious incidents directed against U.S. government facilities and/or personnel and initiate emergency responses to possible hostile actions, as necessary to safeguard life and property.
Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
A minimum of one (1) year of military, police, or private experience in the field of security if required.
Education requirements:
Education:
Completion of secondary school (high school or equivalent) is required.
Evaluations:
LANGUAGE:
English Level II (Limited Knowledge) (speaking/reading/writing) is required.
German Level III (Good Working Knowledge) (speaking/reading/writing) is required.
This may be tested.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Must have a valid driver’s license (A copy must be provided with the application).
Must be skilled in the use of communication equipment, cameras and basic information technology systems.
Must be able to provide detailed oral reports.
Must work independently and adapt to a wide range of threat and environmental conditions.
Must have good observation skills.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Qualifications:
All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.
Benefits and Other Info
Benefit URL:
Review our Benefits
Agency Benefits:
Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), working at the U.S. Mission in Germany receive a compensation package that includes German social security benefits (health, care, unemployment and pension insurance).
The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.
Other Information:
HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: Applicants in the following hiring preference categories are extended a hiring preference in the order listed below. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants accurately describe their status on the application. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not eligible for a hiring preference.
HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:
AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
AEFM / USEFM
FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights **
IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.