Transportation Security Officer

Transportation Security Administration•Saint George, UT

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) work within the Transportation Security Administration’s Security Operations to provide courteous and professional security and protection for air travelers, airports, and aircraft. Duties may also extend to securing high-profile events, important figures, and other matters affecting transportation systems. The position involves operating screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo, and on passengers; conducting passenger and property searches; controlling terminal entry and exit points; and interacting with the public. Screening may involve physical contact with passengers, searching bags, and lifting or carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50 pounds. Officers must maintain focus in a stressful environment with noise, crowds, time pressure, and potentially disruptive or angry passengers while making effective decisions in routine and crisis situations. TSOs apply critical thinking and situational judgment to mitigate security threats, including using risk-based screening protocols that vary according to program requirements. They are expected to learn and follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures, behave responsibly and dependably, and adapt to new information or unexpected obstacles. The role includes classroom and on-the-job training, initial certification testing, recurrent and specialized training, and periodic recertification. Mandatory new-hire training requires travel away from the employee’s airport of record, generally for at least three weeks and potentially up to six weeks. This position is at St. George Regional Airport in St. George, Utah. The salary range is $40,736 to $56,844 annually, or $19.52 to $27.24 per hour, including locality pay of 17.06%. The position requires availability for airport-determined shift schedules, which may include nights, holidays, weekends, overtime, extended or changing shifts, and split shifts. Frontline employees may be required to wear TSA-issued personal protective equipment. The work entails exposure to potentially lethal devices and dangerous chemicals.

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, if applicable.
Must pass a structured interview, drug screening, medical evaluation, and background investigation; employment is also subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.
Must be proficient in English, including reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.
Must be available to work various shifts and overtime as needed, including schedules that may involve nights, weekends, holidays, irregular or extended hours, changing shifts, and split shifts.
Must be available for mandatory travel for new-hire training and occasional additional travel.
Must meet and maintain physical requirements, including the ability to squat and bend, repeatedly lift and manipulate objects weighing approximately 50 pounds, walk up to three miles during a shift, and stand for up to four hours at a time.
Must meet the stated experience or education qualification: 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, GED, HiSET, or TASC high school equivalency certificate.
Applicants must meet the residency requirement of having lived in the United States for three of the five years immediately before applying, unless an applicable exception applies.
Applicants must not have delinquent federal or state taxes or past-due child support payments.
Must adhere to TSA dress and appearance requirements and the applicable Master Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Must maintain required certification and fitness for duty, including successful completion of training, recertification, background checks, and screening tests.

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.
Conduct passenger and property searches and screening, including pat-downs and bag searches, and lift or carry 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 stressful environments and make effective decisions in crisis and routine situations.
Develop and apply critical-thinking skills to mitigate actual and potential security threats.
Apply risk-based security screening protocols as required by program requirements.
Learn and follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures and adapt to new information or unexpected obstacles.
Complete classroom and on-the-job training, initial certification testing, recurrent and specialized training, and periodic recertification.