Security Guard

  • JT-DD83CK WEST DHN - IRWIN
  • Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Full Time
Security Guard

Department of Defense

Military Trement Facilities under DHA

Irwin Army Community Hospital

Summary

About the Position: This position is loced Fort Riley , Kansas.

A recruitment or relocion incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiion may be available for those candides who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

This is a Direct Hire Solicition

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Summary

About the Position: This position is loced Fort Riley , Kansas.

A recruitment or relocion incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiion may be available for those candides who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

This is a Direct Hire Solicition

Learn more about this agency

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted yesterday

Apply by 06/05/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Fort Riley, KS

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$40,736 - $52,957 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 5

Promotion potential

None

Learn more about pay scale and grade

Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Not required

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupions and job series

0085 Security Guard

Supervisory stus

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

Yes

Drug test

Yes

Security clearance

Secret

Position sensitivity and risk

Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk

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background check and some require a

security clearance . The type depends on the job.

Background check type

Suitability/Fitness

Nional security

Credentialing

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require

financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

HSJW-26-12970840-DHA

Control number

870863000

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

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Responsible for conducting both internal and external prols of the hospital, parking lots/garages, and grounds.

Duties include execution of the physical security, crime prevention and anti-terrorism programs as directed by the MTF Provost Marshall/ Security Officer.

Execute Ransom Anti-Terrorism Measures (RAM) as directed.

Conduct and document prols of all Mission Essential or Vulnerable Area (MEVA) and High-Risk Targets (HRT) identified by the Hospital Commander.

Respond to incidents, provide written reports of suspicious persons or items; de-escale disturbances; and restrain combive individuals to include pients, ors, or staff.

Monitor personnel access via both personal sight and electronic access control systems into restricted areas and intrusion detection system alarms using both manual and electronic methods.

Perform duties stic and roving positions to direct pients, ors, vendors and contractors op the approprie MTF office, ward or clinic, as needed.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion.

A Personnel Security Investigion is required

This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determinion of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the durion of employment. A background investigion and credit check are required.

Selectees required to sign a stement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinions or must provide a recognized exemption.

This position is a Testing Designed Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees required to consent to participion in random drug urinalysis testing.

A pre-placement medical examinion is required

Modere to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds may be required.

Immunizion screening is required. Hepitis B immunizion is required for all positions with direct pient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizions depending on the type of position

Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificion through the American Red Cross or American Heart Associion. Advanced certificion (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS

Must possess and maintain a valid steside driver's license.

This position may require roting shifts (i.e. work schedule th requires employees to continuously rote from one shift to another predetermined intervals).

This position may require the incumbent to work weekends and/or holidays.

This position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendments to the Gun Control Act.

Pass Security Guard and Firearms Training and Qualificion within 90 days of employment.

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 .

Specialized Experience (for positions GS-4 and above):

Experience such as work with a Federal, Ste, municipal, local, or prive protective organizion th involved the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life. Such experience must have provided a knowledge of protective systems and techniques. Acceptable experience includes service in the Armed Services or Coast Guard th involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis. For Security Guard positions in a hospital setting, experience as a psychiric nursing assistant or a similar position safeguarding pients is qualifying.

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.

Educion

This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.

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.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

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.

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.

Firearms testing and successful qualificion to service component published standards required on a semi-annual basis. This may include firing night, with one hand, or while under time or physical stress.

Position requires employee to perform routine and emergency daily duties while wearing a uniform and/or protective clothing to include facial/ head worn protective masks (SAPR, SCBA, etc.) soft body armor where assigned, and duty belt with police equipment weighing several pounds.

You prepared to execute the lawful orders of critical incident commanders, military or civilian, and assigned duties as such. During such actual emergencies/ critical incidents, you may incur, without prior notice, extra shifts, long hours standing security or traffic control posts, extended duty hours between meal breaks, and working outdoors in inclement weher for extended periods of time. Such duties, even if performed properly may place you in danger of severe personal injury, loss of limb, or even deh.

This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(91)). Candides who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for this position. Candides under considerion required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent informion provided by candides is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001).

Position is designed as Mission Essential. The incumbent required to report to work during times of contingency operions, nural disasters, extreme weher or other emergency situions.

Position is designed as Inclement Weher Essential. The incumbent must make every tempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weher conditions.

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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

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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.

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Required documents

Required Documents

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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 applicable

NOTE: 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.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/05/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( ).

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 ( ), 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, : .

Agency contact informion

Army Applicant Help Desk

Website

Address

JT-DD83CK WEST DHN - IRWIN

DO NOT USE

Fort Riley, KS 66442

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 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

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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 applicable

NOTE: 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.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/05/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( ).

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 ( ), 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, : .

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Agency contact informion

Army Applicant Help Desk

Website

Address

JT-DD83CK WEST DHN - IRWIN

DO NOT USE

Fort Riley, KS 66442

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 for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion.

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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 Posted yesterday Apply by 06/05/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Riley, KS No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $40,736 - $52,957 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number HSJW-26-12970840-DHA Control number 870863000
Job ID: 523099523
Originally Posted on: 5/31/2026

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