Airport Access Control Supervisor (Promotional)

Requirements

MOS Codes: MA (Navy), 3P0X1 ( Air Force), 31B ( Army), 5811 (Marine Corps)

Education and Experience : High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and a combination of four (4) years of paraprofessional experience in a customer service, public safety, public works, law enforcement support, dispatching, or security support role, with at least two (2) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.

Licenses and Certifications : Valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment. Must complete the AAAE ACE Trusted Agent and/or AAAE ACE Security certification within the first year of employment.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, assist in airport security operations and supervise aviation worker credentialing services at the El Paso International Airport.

Typical Duties

Implements and ensures compliance with federal requirements pursuant to 49 CFR Part 1542 - Airport Security, as part of the Airport Security Program. Involves: Providing security training to airport employees, overseeing and monitoring electronic security systems, troubleshooting airport computer-based information systems, and interacting with federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, airport personnel, public officials, contractors, and the public to provide accurate information, resolve problems and complaints, and provide emergency response and assistance.

Perform general administrative support duties. Involves: Distributing and collecting training acknowledgment forms; providing instructions on accessing and completing the security training modules; and maintaining training recordkeeping standards as per federal regulations. Supervise and process requests for Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badges, Air Operations Area (AOA) driver permits, other secure access badges, and general badges for air carriers, tenants, concessionaires, contractors, federal, and airport employees. Reviews a variety of access control applications for completeness. Determine applicant identity in accordance with federal regulations. Take badge pictures, make badges using laminating equipment, process fingerprints, and monitor automated training systems. Conduct a complete life-cycle process of airport badging. Assess and collect fees for fingerprinting, late and, badges, vehicle passes, or damaged badges. Ensure accuracy of data entered into the automated access control system and other control databases. Ensure that current Security Threat Assessment (STA) and Criminal History Record Checks (CHRC) approvals are received from the TSA and FBI before issuing security access badges. Notify tenants and other authorized employers that applicants have been approved for badge issuance. Maintain the security and confidentiality of the sensitive information and data contained in the access control office.

Supervise assigned employees. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide, and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review appraisals by subordinate supervisors. Provide for staff training and development. Counsel, motivate, and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts, and deficiencies. Interview applicants and recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other changes to employee status. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: This recruitment is limited to current City of El Paso employees working within the El Paso International Airport department.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

BENEFITS

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE

The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE

All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:

For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE

The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE

A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.

B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.

C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS

The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)

1. First day of January (New Year's Day)

2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)

3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)

4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)

5. June 19 (Juneteenth)

6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)

7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)

8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)

9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)

10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)

11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

12. Employee's Birthday

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

Closing Date/Time: 1/20/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

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