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At TSA, we act swiftly and with integrity to:

-Discover and stop emerging transportation security threats, utilizing state of the art technology
-Educate and provide friendly customer service to travelers
-Screen passengers and gather intelligence
-Coordinate security involving aviation, rail, and other surface and maritime transportation
-Oversee most transportation-related responsibilities of the federal government during a national emergency

TSOs MUST be willing and able to:

-Repeatedly lift and carry up to 70 pounds;
-Continuously stand between one (1) to four (4) hours without a break to carry out screening functions;
-Walk up to two (2) miles during a shift;
-Communicate with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries in a professional and courteous manner;
-Maintain focus and awareness and work within a stressful environment which 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; and,
-Make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.

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Major Duties
You will perform a variety of duties related to providing security and protection of air travelers, airports and aircraft. As a TSO, you may be required to perform passenger screening, baggage screening or both. You are expected to perform all of these duties in a courteous and professional manner. The principal duties and responsibilities include the following:

-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 equipmento
-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



Part-time with Full-time Federal benefits - Paid, ongoing training

Requirements:
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TSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to non-merit factors as race, color, religion, gender, handicap, age, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, non-disqualifying disabilities, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, personal favoritism, protected genetic information, or status as a parent. TSA does have requirements to provide same-gender screening to travelers to protect their privacy.