Summary INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE These internships, filled under the DeCA Pathways Programs, provide students in high school, college, technical or vocational school, a certificate program, and other qualifying educational institutions with the opportunity to explore federal careers as paid employees. Students must meet eligibility and requirements by the announcement closing date. Responsibilities Store Workers work in a military grocery store. The work is like a stocker or stock clerk at your local grocery or retail store. As a student trainee and under close supervision, you receive on-the-job training or formal instruction in aspects of commissary operations and store worker duties. You will learn to: Refill stock on shelves and display counters, Check amounts received, Move old stock forward on shelves or rotate stock as instructed, and Assist in inventories. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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. The basic qualification needed for these jobs is willingness to do low-level work. Workers may do several types of simple tasks over a period of time. One task is completed before a new assignment is given. The job element method is used to match what you can do against what the work requires. You will be evaluated on the following job element: Likelihood Of Success In Assignments Which Require Interest, Motivation, And Readiness To Do Simple Work. This critical element addresses the critical knowledge, skill, and ability essential to satisfactory job performance. Applicants who clearly fail to meet the lowest acceptable requirements of this element are rated ineligible and receive no further consideration. Physical requirements: (1) Frequently lift, push, pull, carry, and handle commissary products weighing up 40 pounds unassisted, and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance from other workers or by using weight handling equipment. (2) Prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, and climbing. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire. Work conditions: Most of the work is performed in the store display area, which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature. Aisles are often crowded with customers and grocery carts. When working in the storage or receiving area, may be exposed to hot or cold weather, or damp or drafty conditions. May be exposed to differences in temperature when storing in or retrieving items from chill or frozen storage rooms. There is a danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and slipping on wet floors. Overtime: Occasional Bargaining Unit Status: No 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. Additional Information Positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Applicants with financial difficulty are not automatically removed from consideration. Selectees are required to complete an online onboarding process. If selected, DLA HR determines your first day of work (reporting date or entrance on duty date) and only DLA HR can change that date. Upon first appointment to a civilian position in the Federal government, you are entitled only to the lowest step (Step 1) of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this announcement does not suggest or convey an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. Retired military service members appointed to a Department of Defense (DoD) civilian position within 180 days of their retirement date require a waiver before starting work. 5 United States Code 3326. 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. The following may result in a rating of ineligible. Ineligible applicants receive no consideration. Submitting an incomplete application package, such as missing documents, illegible documents, and/or missing information necessary to determine qualifications and eligibility. A resume reflecting part-time (PT)/full-time (FT) or nothing rather than the number of hours worked per week (e.g., 40, 30, 20, etc.) is incomplete. Submitting encrypted documents or uploading Adobe portfolio documents. Submitting any document that contains a photo or image of you. Including social media links, inappropriate material or content, classified or government sensitive information, or personal information such as age, gender, race, religion, or social security number on your resume. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or questionnaire responses. Deliberately attempting to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this announcement into your resume. Should you receive a tentative job offer, be aware such offers are automatically withdrawn if a selectee fails to (1) record an acceptance or declination by the response date provided in the offer notice and/or (2) meet any pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to a scheduled appointment. If you receive a job offer, use a computer to submit your response rather than a mobile/cell phone. Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace be free of illegal drugs and prohibits the use of illegal drugs both on and off duty by federal employees. As a reminder, Marijuana is still classified as an illegal drug by the federal government and is prohibited for use by federal employees even if such use is legal in the state when the federal employee resides and/or works. The Defense Commissary Agency is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace where the use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.
