Transportation Security Officer

Transportation Security Administration•Flint, MI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) work within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security, providing courteous and professional security and protection for air travelers, airports, and aircraft. Duties may also include protecting high-profile events, important figures, and other matters affecting transportation systems. The position is at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan. The stated annual salary range is $44,932 to $62,701, or $21.53 to $30.04 per hour, including 29.12% locality pay. The announcement states that the airport is seeking qualified female candidates to meet mission-related staffing needs; applications from male candidates may be accepted but not considered until staffing needs change. TSOs operate screening equipment and technology, screen passengers and property, control terminal access points, and interact with the public. The work can involve physical searches, lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds, maintaining focus in a busy and stressful environment, and making effective decisions in routine and crisis situations. Employees must learn and follow applicable procedures, adapt to changing information, and develop critical-thinking skills to mitigate security threats. Frontline employees may be required to wear TSA-issued personal protective equipment, including surgical masks, face shields, and nitrile gloves. This is a permanent position with shift work. Full-time positions require 40 hours per week. Shifts may occur any day of the week and may include nights, holidays, overtime, extended hours, weekends, changing schedules, or split shifts. Specific schedules are determined by the airport. Mandatory travel for new-hire training may require three to six weeks away from the employee’s airport of record, and other occasional travel may be required. Employees must complete classroom and on-the-job training, certification testing, and periodic recurrent training and recertification.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
Must be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
Must meet Selective Service registration requirements, where applicable.
Must pass a structured interview, drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation; employment is also subject to post-employment random drug and/or alcohol testing.
Must be proficient in English, including reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.
Must be available for various shifts and overtime as needed.
Must travel for required new-hire training and occasional work-related travel.
Must meet and maintain physical requirements, including the ability to squat and bend, repeatedly lift and manipulate items weighing approximately 50 pounds, walk up to three miles during a shift, and stand for prolonged periods of up to four hours.
Must meet one of the stated qualification paths: at least one year of full-time work experience in the security industry, aviation screening, or as an X-ray technician; or a high school diploma or recognized high school equivalency certificate (GED, HiSET, or TASC).
Must meet the residency requirement of having lived in the United States for three of the five years immediately before applying, unless an exception applies.
Must not have delinquent federal or state taxes or past-due child support payments.
Must comply with TSA dress and appearance requirements and the applicable Master Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Must complete ongoing training and certification requirements and continue to pass required background and screening checks to maintain employment.

Responsibilities

Operate screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo, and on passengers, and prevent prohibited objects from being transported onto aircraft.
Search and screen passengers and property, including conducting pat-downs and bag searches and lifting or carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50 pounds.
Control terminal entry and exit points.
Interact with the public, provide directions, and respond to inquiries.
Maintain focus and awareness in a stressful environment with alarms, machinery, crowds, time pressure, and disruptive or angry passengers.
Identify and locate potentially life-threatening or mass-destruction devices and make effective decisions in crisis and routine situations.
Develop and apply critical-thinking skills to mitigate actual and potential security threats, including using risk-based screening protocols as required.
Retain and follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures, demonstrate dependable behavior, and adapt to change, new information, or unexpected obstacles.
Complete classroom training, on-the-job training, initial certification testing, recurrent and specialized training, and periodic recertification tests.
Maintain required certification and fitness for duty and pass required background, credit, drug, and alcohol checks and screenings.