As a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Airport Screener, you will be an essential role in upholding the mission of Transportation Security Administration, "Securing Travel, Protecting People". You will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. Across the nation, you will be on the front line to ensure that the security of airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. 

In this role, you will be tasked with performing the following duties:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform security screening of persons, including tasks such as: hand-wanding (which includes the requirement to reach and wand the individual from the floor to over head), pat-down searches, and monitoring walk-through metal detector screening equipment.
• Perform security screening of property, including the operation of x-ray machines to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers; and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft. Control entry and exit points. Continuously improve security screening processes and personal performance through training and development.

Other Duties:

• Must be able to maintain focus and awareness and work within a stressful environment. The position requires employees to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations. Necessary skills include visual observation and x-ray interpretation. The work environment includes noise from alarms, machinery, and people, distractions, time pressure, disruptive and angry passengers, and the requirement to identify and locate potentially life threatening devices and devices intended on creating massive destruction.
• Will be responsible for making effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.

Qualifications:

• Must have current experience as a TSO Airport Screener with at least one year of full-time work experience in security work, aviation screener work, or X-ray technician work
• Must be proficient in English (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
• Must possess at least a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of this role including lifting 70 pounds; bend, reach, stoop, squat, stand, and walk; continuously stand between one and four hours without a break to carry out screening functions; and walk up to two miles during a shift.
• Must clear all background checks, credit checks, medical and drug screening tests.

Training Requirements:
All applicants must have completed the computerized Computer Based Training Assessment and training at Federal Training Academy (FLETC).

Other Considerations for the Role
This is a non-critical sensitive National Security position that requires you to be fingerprinted, photographed, and complete appropriate security paperwork, including a SF-86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions. The pre-employment background investigation must be COMPLETED with favorable results prior to a final offer of employment and cannot be initiated until submission of a completed questionnaire. If your credit check reveals any of the following, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION: Defaulted on $7,500 or more in debt (excluding certain circumstances of bankruptcy); owe any delinquent Federal or State taxes; owe any past due child support payments.