This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service, Las Vegas within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose to monitor physical security equipment and systems. The individual in this role will be responsible for determining the nature and location of incidents, prioritizing responses, and efficiently dispatching police and emergency services while maintaining real-time communication.
Physical Security Support: monitors and responds to alarms; traces access patterns, programming, assigns or removes user permissions, and remotely opens and secures doors during routine and emergency operations; determines when to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate; maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities; prepares completed reports; issues and retrieves government issued keys and/or identification cards; and maintains accountability of Police Officer badges issued and all associated logs.
Communications: monitors and receives routine and emergency calls from a variety of sources that need police, fire, medical or other emergency services; maintains contact with law enforcement units; monitors and directs responses to security and life safety communications, radio dispatches, telephone calls, and other emergency communication circuits; coordinates with various federal, state and local law enforcement officials for coordination of emergency situations; and operates a variety of communications equipment, telephones and computer systems to support both routine and emergency operations.
Operations Support: performs system checks on a variety of equipment used in the dispatch center; troubleshoots systems when problems arise and resolves issues whenever possible; conducts equipment inventories and completes records and other logs; enters, updates and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems/databases; uses state and the National Crime Information Computer (NCIC) to access sensitive law enforcement information to support field operations and investigations; enters or updates regional and national records; compiles and prepares reports related to events occurring in the operation of the police control center; completes vehicle registration tasks and issues decals and permits.
Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Rotating shifts; Variable Position Description/PD#: Security Assistant/PD00220A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
alece.marsh@va.gov · 650-694-6000 X15150
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $41609 – $54092/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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