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Lead Commissary Support Clerk

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

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$48,019 - $62,425

per year

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April 20, 2026More DOD jobs →

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 leading a small team of clerks in a military grocery store, handling tasks like maintaining accounts, operating computers, and providing customer support while ensuring the team meets daily priorities.

It's a hands-on role that includes training new employees and adjusting workloads as needed.

A good fit would be someone with retail or grocery experience who enjoys supervising others, stays organized under pressure, and can handle physical tasks like lifting up to 50 pounds.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5, such as overseeing workers, providing on-the-job training, and knowledge of grocery store departments
  • Ability to stand, stoop, kneel, bend, climb for prolonged periods and lift/push/pull/carry items up to 50 pounds independently
  • For current federal employees: 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-5 or equivalent
  • Completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service if applying under competitive appointment
  • Strong competencies in accountability, attention to detail, customer service, decision making, flexibility, integrity/honesty, interpersonal skills, learning, reading comprehension, reasoning, self-management, stress tolerance, and teamwork
  • Availability for shift work, irregular tours, weekends, and occasional overtime

Full Job Description

Serves as the Lead Commissary Support Clerk in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a working leader over group of at least three or more employees performing store-level work in accounts and price maintenance.

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.

When using education to meet qualifications you must submit transcripts. See Required Documents for more information.

Experience: One (1) year of 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 specialized experience: Oversight of lower graded workers. Providing on-the-job training. Knowledge of departments within a grocery store (dairy, grocery, meat, produce, etc.

Knowledge in running a cash register.

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).

Additional Requirements that must be met by the closing date: Physical requirements: (1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods.

(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 50 pounds independently. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks, including current employees applying under VEOA.

Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information. For GS-6: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-5.

Time after competitive appointment.

Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a nontemporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in these competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Minimum Qualifications GS-06 (One-Grade Interval) Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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: Incumbent must be able to lead others and to successfully relay and explain work methods and procedures.

Position requires the exercise of tact and diplomacy when dealing with other employees, with outside contacts, and with commissary patrons.

May be subject to shift work, to irregular tours of duty, and to weekend work. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Perform account maintenance, computer operations, supply clerical duties, and other clerical support to the commissary management team.

Distribute and balance the workload among employees, assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.

Monitor the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques.

Give on-the-job training to new employees. Check on work in progress. Spot check work not requiring regular reviews and review completed work. Amend and reject work not meeting established standards.

Recommend changes in work methods that will improve timeliness and/or quality of work.

Monitor working conditions, resolves simple, informal complaints of employees, and assists the supervisor in preparing work schedules.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-12933348-MP