
SECURITY ASSISTANT (OFFICE AUTOMATION)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Little Creek Amphibious Base, VAFull-time$46–60K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Security Assistant (Office Automation) serves in the Navy Installations Command’s JEB LCFS Security Detachment. The role supports established security program operations, reviews documents for regulatory and policy conformance, provides receptionist and records support, maintains vehicle program documentation, and assists staff with office procedures and correspondence. Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level.
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Full job description
Summary
You will serve as a SECURITY ASSISTANT (OFFICE AUTOMATION) in the Navy Installations Command (CNIC) of JEB LCFS SECURITY DETACHMENT.
Duties
- You will perform and/or monitor standardized aspects of established security program operations.
- You will review documents for conformance with regulations, grammar, format and special policies.
- You will provide receptionist support to include maintaining files, scheduling appointments, managing appointments, answering phones, taking messages, processing local agency records checks, maintaining instructions and standard operating procedures.
- You will provide documentation, reports and vehicle maintenance programs for each vehicle.
- You will assist and guide staff in the procedural work of the office and in the preparation of correspondence.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Performs and/or monitors standardized aspects of established security program operations. 2) Maintains and obtains supplies for the organization; prepares and submits required documents to obtain items to meet the requirement of the program for routine and special items; reviews, supporting documents, and reference materials. 3) Performing assistant-level duties in security, administration, supply management, or vehicle control programs. 4) Providing administrative and operational support to security management personnel. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: COMPUTER LITERACY ORAL COMMUNICATION PARTNERING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,788 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$46–60K/yr
- Virginia median$66–96K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$54–72K/yr707 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $53K, is 33% below the Virginia median midpoint ($79K) — in the lowest quarter of Administrative Support salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 136 open Administrative Support jobs in Virginia and 3,788 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,971 postings).
- Education
- 137 of the 3,788 open Administrative Support jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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