Transportation Assistant SV-2102-F - Transportation Security Administration - Herndon, Virginia - EXPIRED

These Transportation Assistant positions are located in the Systems Operations Control Section (SOCS), Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will be responsible for performing varying routine, multiple and varied assignments in support of mission scheduling operations, projects, and activities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Planning, developing and coordinating Federal Air Marshal mission schedules nationwide using both automated and manual processes; ensuring that schedules conform to government regulations, departmental policies, and mission objectives.
• Coordinating with field offices for the purpose of securing necessary staff resources to meet mission requirements and document changes made to mission schedules within the database and communicate changes.
• Implementing corrective action to change mission schedules based on such factors as, but not limited to, flight changes, duty reassignments, training schedules, special mission coverage requirements, and other special events.
• Utilizing multiple database applications in the overall process of planning and coordinating mission schedules to include entering and retrieving data, availability of staff resources and flights to meet mission demands, which are time sensitive and require immediate action.
• Processing and resolving calls from Federal Air Marshals related to discrepancies in airline flight schedules, cancellations, weather and maintenance delays, airport closures, and employee work schedules.

To qualify for the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-9/10), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-E Pay Band or GS-7/8 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience includes: applying knowledge of an airline Global Distribution System (GDS) environment to incorporate all aspects of airline travel; interpreting flight status displays, complex travel itineraries, ticketing information, airline confirmation codes, seat maps and airline availability displays; applying knowledge of Sabre GDS, Aircrews, and Microsoft applications; applying knowledge of administrative rules, policies, procedures and requirements regarding airline scheduling system.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
NOTE: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour work week. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and
Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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