Security Assistant (OA)

Summary This position is located in Police Services. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a security assistant - emergency dispatcher in a Police Operations dispatch center, operating various 2-way radio communications equipment and to monitor physical security equipment and systems. Responsibilities This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose to monitor physical security equipment and systems. Major duties and responsibilities include: Physical Security Support: monitors and responds to alarms; traces access patterns, programming, assigns or removes user permissions, and remotely opens and secures doors during routine and emergency operations; determines when to dispatch law enforcement or other personnel to investigate; maintains radio/alarm activity records/logs to include dates, times, and results of communications and activities; prepares completed reports; issues and retriev...