Physical Security Specialist

This position is located within the Police Service of the VA Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The mission of the Police Service is to serve and protect Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities. This is accomplished through crime prevention activities, typical law enforcement actions, emergency response capabilities, special training and tactics, weapons, and equipment and systems utilization.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as a physical security consultant to leadership and Police Services staff;
• Coordinates physical security programs nationally by coordinating efforts or functions that impact multiple medical centers and sites of care;
• Evaluates risk and develops procedures and physical security measures designed to safeguard personnel, property, and operations from unauthorized access, espionage, terrorism, sabotage, damage and theft;
• Ensures security requirements and appropriate safeguards, cameras, and panic and intrusion alarms are implemented;
• Monitors and evaluating existing and planned security projects to ensure timely and quality service conforms to statutory, contractual, and technical requirements;
• Collects information and preparing reports on the facility's compliance with VA operations and regulations;
• Conducts system audits and evaluates reports of alleged security violations;
• Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other staff offices;
• Meets and coordinates with key customers and officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedure, and resolve problems that arise;
• Participates on special projects and initiatives, and performing special ad hoc assignments;
• Attends security meetings to gather and share new/changed security program information with security personnel;
• Develops documents, spreadsheets, graphs, reports and presentations using various automated systems and software packages;
• Ensures physical security surveys are followed up promptly;
• Performs related duties as required.

This position is subject to review and possible re-classification in accordance with government wide Office of Personnel Management (OPM) standards. Reviews could result in a change to lower grade.

Work Schedule: Full-time. Tour of Duty to be determined based on the need of the facility.

This Physical Security Specialist is located within the Police Service at the VA Providence Healthcare System. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.