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Posted: March 30, 2026 (3 days ago)

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Commissary Support Clerk

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

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$17.82 - $23.02

per hour

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GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working in a military grocery store to handle tasks like managing prices, maintaining inventory files, and supporting administrative needs between the store and headquarters.

It's a clerical role that may include light supply duties and requires physical activity like standing and lifting.

A good fit would be someone with office or retail experience who is detail-oriented and comfortable in a fast-paced store environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of general clerical or office experience, or two years of education above high school, or a combination
  • Knowledge of retail procurement, distribution methods, and food merchandising principles (for specialized experience at GS-5 level)
  • Ability to perform price look-ups, file maintenance, and prepare shelf labels
  • Skills in maintaining files, counting money, and verifying fund balances
  • Physical ability to stand, stoop, bend, climb, and lift up to 25 pounds independently (more with help)
  • Meet OPM qualifications for series 0303 by the application closing date

Full Job Description

Commissary Support Clerk ??is located in a DeCA Commissary store and incumbent serves as a liaison between the store and the HQ Accounts Control Section (ACS).

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of store-level work associated with accounts and price maintenance. Incumbent may also be assigned supply clerical duties.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0303 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.

Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.

Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).

OR Education: Two (2) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.

Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.

If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0303 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.

Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below.

You can use experience, education, superior academic achievement, or a combination of experience and education to qualify.

Experience: One (1) year of demonstrated knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; principles, procedures, and techniques of retail food merchandising and retail food store management; and developments in commercial retail food store items, equipment, and practices (specialized experience) equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level.

Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military. Examples of qualifying experience include: Maintains adequate stock of administrative and operating supplies .

Performs price look-up and file maintenance for price changes. Prepares and prints supplemental price listing, new shelf labels, and corrects as needed. Establishes and Maintains files.

Counts Money and Verifies Fund balance for secure pick up.

OR Education: One (1) full year of graduate level education with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position; or superior academic achievement.

OR Combination of experience and education.

To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your graduate level semester hours by the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study or 18 and add the two percentages.

If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Physical requirements: (1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods.

(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 25 pounds independently and occasionally over 25 pounds with assistance.

You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).

If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Assessment.

This additional online assessment is required and must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Accounting Commissary Store Operations Communication Minimum Qualifications GS-04 Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met. Work environment: Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Major Duties Performs basic account maintenance procedures to ensure files, logs, and reports are complete. Ensures adequate stock and operating supplies are maintained.

Operates computer systems to input or correct data, and produce documents, reports, shelf labels and signs. Verifies receipts against invoices. Read the entire job announcement.

Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12921959-DE