The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion.
Summary
The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion.
This announcement is open to: Recent Graduates who are U.S. Citizens and have completed, within the previous two years, or by July 08, 2022 a course of education as described below in the Recent Graduates Eligibility section. Degree must be awarded from a qualifying educational institution.
The purpose of this position is to develop selected candidates for placement in a management position through a combination of planned formal classroom instruction and distance learning assignments and a variety of rotational, on-the-job work assignments in all departments of the commissary. In a developmental capacity, you will perform a variety of tasks in the grocery, meat, produce, and customer service departments. There are formal classroom and distance learning assignments, and on-the-job training assignments. The incumbent will serve in a developmental capacity performing a variety of tasks in the grocery, meat, and produce departments.
At the GS-05 grade level, the major duties are:
Participates in maintaining adequate quantities, quality and wholesomeness, proper pricing and signage, and availability of commissary product.
Participates in maintaining security, verifying accuracy of receiving documents, designating storage locations and space allocations, and ensuring proper storage and stocking procedures are followed.
Participates in conducting inventories, verifying inventory quantities, and maintaining records of orders, receipts, sales, and other operational data.
Participates in cash control functions to include, but not limited to, buying and selling change, processing refunds, validating daily cash receipts, clearing registers, and preparing bank deposits.
Becomes familiar with and utilizes a variety of DeCA information business systems to understand store operations and to perform tasks which affect operations.
Participates in validating and processing documents and reports related to orders, receipts, sales, vendor credits, and price changes.
You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. All submitted documents must be legible. Illegible documents may result in you being marked ineligible. Failure to meet qualifications and requirements or to submit a complete application package will result in you being ineligible for this position. Ineligible applicants receive no further consideration.
We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process and to follow all instructions.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System or exempt from registration. See https://www.sss.gov/ for more information.
Appointment is subject to successful E-Verify check. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
May be subject to probationary/trial period upon initial appointment.
May be subject to one year supervisory probationary period upon reaching the GS-9 level.
Must sign a Mobility Agreement upon accepting a position.
Must be willing to accept assignment to any of the listed locations. Individual duty locations determined at the time of selection.
Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on an appropriate background investigation.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Physical requirements: Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and handling of products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally more than 40 pounds with assistance.
Must sign a Mobility Agreement upon accepting a position.
Educational requirements MUST be met by 07/08/2022
Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
Qualifications
To be considered for a Recent Graduate appointment you must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Complete all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous two (2) years; -OR-
Complete all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution after the close of the announcement but by July 08,2022 -OR-
Veterans who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduate Program during any portion of the eligibility period described above shall have a full two-year period of eligibility upon release or discharge from active duty. This eligibility period cannot extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study. You must have obtained your degree on July 07, 2016 or later (The issuance of E.O. 13562).
In addition to meeting the Recent Graduate eligibility requirements, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A) Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level that provided an understanding of the basic principles of any of the following: merchandising, market research, sales promotion/advertising, or the accounting, administration, and/or distribution of goods and services. Such experience may have been gained in store worker, sales, clerical, or related work that demonstrated a familiarity with food retail operations and the ability to perform the duties of the position to be filled OR
(B) Four year course of study leading to at least an undergraduate degree with a major field of study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to this position OR
(C) A combination of education and experience. To be creditable, the computed percentage of the requirements must equal at least 100%. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of experience. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 36. Then divide your total number of completed undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 120. Add the two percentages.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims by the closing date of this announcement.
Your education must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they contain your name, the school's name, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes taken and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date.
Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship.
Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes.
Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
Position is not obligated.
Position is not exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position.
This position is being recruited at the GS-05 grade level.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
This is a direct hire authority (DHA) announcement to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Neither traditional applicant rating and ranking nor traditional veterans' preference rules apply. Qualified applicants, including veterans are considered.
Application Review. We review your application package to confirm your appointment eligibility, determine your qualifications, and verify you meet the position requirements. If your application package lacks any of the information necessary to make these determinations, or the information is illegible, we may determine you are ineligible for consideration.
You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. All submitted documents must be legible. Illegible documents may result in you being marked ineligible. Failure to meet qualifications and requirements or to submit a complete application package will result in you being ineligible for this position. Ineligible applicants receive no further consideration.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
1. Resume: Required. Your resume must contain your name and contact information. Additionally, for each position, you must provide the beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year or month/year to present), number of hours worked per week, and a narrative description of the job duties you performed. This information is required for us to determine your qualifications for the position. If a listed position is a federal position, include the position title and grade level. Resumes without the required information will not be considered. We encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or guide you in preparing your resume. If you submit multiple resumes, we only review/use the last resume you submitted. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as LinkedIn), inappropriate material, inappropriate content, or personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
Future military retirees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their retirement DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their retirement letter.
Future military separatees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their most recent DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their most recent active duty orders.
*A written document from the armed forces certifying the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certificate is signed. The certification must be on letterhead signed by the adjutant, personnel officer, unit commander or higher headquarters and include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge, character of service, and, if applicable, the date your terminal leave begins. This document is sometimes called a Statement of Service.
Additional notes:
1. Active duty military members who are selected may not be appointed to a position unless on terminal leave or already separated.
2. If selected, you are required to provide your final DD214 upon issuance, if it was not part of your application package.
3. Within the DoD, appointment of retired military members to a civilian position within 180 days immediately after retirement is subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3326.
4. If your military service obligation precludes you from applying, your 2-year eligibility period begins upon release or discharge from active duty; however, that eligibility cannot exceed 6 years beyond the date on which you obtained the degree or certificate. Date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit all required documents, and/or other supporting documents by 11:59PM ET on 07/08/2022.
To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your resume, required documents, and/or other supporting documents. You need to be logged in to your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application including selecting at least one eligibility that applies to you, verify you've included all required and supporting documentation, and submit your application. You will receive an email notification when your application is received.
To verify the status of your application log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link, and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page displays the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and the responses you submitted. It may take several hours for your uploaded documents to clear the virus scan process.
At various points you receive notices regarding your application status. Your notices are posted to your USAJOBS account and sent via email. You receive a notice of receipt when you complete the application process. You receive another notice after we review your application package to verify you meet qualifications, other requirements and are eligible for consideration. You receive a notice if you are referred to the hiring manager for selection consideration. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews and may conduct telephone interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Finally, you can expect to receive a final notice of decision after a selection is made.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
1. Resume: Required. Your resume must contain your name and contact information. Additionally, for each position, you must provide the beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year or month/year to present), number of hours worked per week, and a narrative description of the job duties you performed. This information is required for us to determine your qualifications for the position. If a listed position is a federal position, include the position title and grade level. Resumes without the required information will not be considered. We encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or guide you in preparing your resume. If you submit multiple resumes, we only review/use the last resume you submitted. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as LinkedIn), inappropriate material, inappropriate content, or personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
Future military retirees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their retirement DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their retirement letter.
Future military separatees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their most recent DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their most recent active duty orders.
*A written document from the armed forces certifying the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certificate is signed. The certification must be on letterhead signed by the adjutant, personnel officer, unit commander or higher headquarters and include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge, character of service, and, if applicable, the date your terminal leave begins. This document is sometimes called a Statement of Service.
Additional notes:
1. Active duty military members who are selected may not be appointed to a position unless on terminal leave or already separated.
2. If selected, you are required to provide your final DD214 upon issuance, if it was not part of your application package.
3. Within the DoD, appointment of retired military members to a civilian position within 180 days immediately after retirement is subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3326.
4. If your military service obligation precludes you from applying, your 2-year eligibility period begins upon release or discharge from active duty; however, that eligibility cannot exceed 6 years beyond the date on which you obtained the degree or certificate. Date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit all required documents, and/or other supporting documents by 11:59PM ET on 07/08/2022.
To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your resume, required documents, and/or other supporting documents. You need to be logged in to your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application including selecting at least one eligibility that applies to you, verify you've included all required and supporting documentation, and submit your application. You will receive an email notification when your application is received.
To verify the status of your application log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link, and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page displays the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and the responses you submitted. It may take several hours for your uploaded documents to clear the virus scan process.
At various points you receive notices regarding your application status. Your notices are posted to your USAJOBS account and sent via email. You receive a notice of receipt when you complete the application process. You receive another notice after we review your application package to verify you meet qualifications, other requirements and are eligible for consideration. You receive a notice if you are referred to the hiring manager for selection consideration. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews and may conduct telephone interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants. Finally, you can expect to receive a final notice of decision after a selection is made.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
