SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE This is a temporary appointment not to exceed 90 days, No appointment will exceed 30-SEPTEMBER-2024 regardless of appointment date. Students must meet eligibility and requirements by the announcement close date. Anticipated employment period is June to September 30, 2024. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Duties

Sales Store Checkers work in a military grocery store. The work is similar to a cashier or clerk at your local grocery or retail store. As a student trainee, you perform the basic, simple and repetitive checkout functions under close supervision to gain competence and proficiency in: Operating a cash register scanning system to list and total the prices of individual items purchased, Collecting payment and making correct change when required, and Changing register tape, and clearing routine equipment and scanning jams on registers. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. If selected, proof of citizenship is required.
• Must be at least 16 years of age. Per Department of Labor regulations, under age youths may not perform hazardous jobs.
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• Appointment is subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
• Selectee must sign Pathways Participant Agreement.
• Must have salary paid through electronic fund transfer (direct deposit).

Qualifications

This position requires good hand and eye coordination, alertness, integrity, tact, and courtesy, as well as the skill to operate simple equipment repetitively. To be eligible you must be enrolled in: A high school diploma program, GED program, or home school whose curriculum is approved by a State or local governing body; or Private school that provides secondary education as determined under state law, OR one of the following accredited by the Department of Education: Recognized program in a technical or vocational school; Two-year or four-year college or university, or Graduate or professional school (e.g., law school or medical school). To be considered you must provide appropriate supporting documentation/information from your school. See Required Documents for more information. Physical requirements: (1) Stand for prolonged periods. (2) Lift up to 25 pounds independently. (3) Twisting, bending and manual dexterity using hands and upper body. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire. Work conditions: Environment is subject to temperature changes, including blasts of cool air from automatic doors. Overtime: Occasional Bargaining Unit Status: Differs by location Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Obligated Position: No Reemployed Annuitants Considered: No, DoD criteria not met. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: None Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Position confers or leads to eligibility for noncompetitive conversion to Federal career service: No

Education

You may use foreign education to qualify provided 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 a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Your application package must include a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course by course listing.

Contacts

• Address Defense Commissary Agency West 1300 E Avenue Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801-1800 US
• Name: DeCA DE West Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-3917
• Email: [email protected]