Store Worker Job in Saudi Arabia - 97985339 - ZAPOBHYX3W/KG

Job Title:
Store Worker

Department:
Department Of The Army

Agency:
Joint Activities

Job Announcement Number:
EUFH11654241454311

SALARY RANGE:
$15.56 - $18.16 /hour

OPEN PERIOD:
Thursday, March 24, 2011 to Saturday, December 31, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:WG-6914-04

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Career/Career Conditional

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
04

DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - Riyadh, AE Saudi Arabia

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Status Candidates (Merit Promotion Eligibles)

JOB SUMMARY:

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission.  They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations.  The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

NOTE:  This is an open-continuous announcement.   First Cut-off date for applicants will be 6 April 2011.  After this date, candidates will be rated and referred to management when a new vacancy is identified at the Commissary.

About the Position:
This position is located in Eskan Village, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eskan Village is a joint military SAO community, housing military and DoD civilian personnel. The installation (secure compound) is a unique setting that supports military, civilians, local hires and a limited expatriate community. Deals with high ranking Military and Civilians on a daily occurrence and tact and decorum are of utmost importance. The weather can be hot and dry with extreme heat in the summer months and mild winters. Dust storms may occur at any time. For information about our organization, visit our public website at www.usmtm.sppn.af.mil.

WHO MAY APPLY

Applicants in the local commuting area in the categories listed below are eligible to apply for this position. Applicants eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 may self-nominate regardless of geographical location.

• Current Civilian Army employees with competitive status

• Executive Order 13473 for Certain Military Spouses

• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)

• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
• Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) Interchange 

• Military Spouse Preference for Overseas Employment

• Family Member Preference for Overseas Employment

• Family Member Preference for Overseas Employment on LWOP

• Excepted Service Family Member for Overseas Employment

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Riyadh, AE Saudi Arabia

You will serve as a Store Worker for the United States Military Training Mission (USMTM) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a joint field operating agency.Incumbent will perform a variety of tasks such as price marking, shelf replenishment, segregating, rotating, receiving and displaying items for sale in a Commissary Store.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Click on link below to view qualification standard.
Trades and Labor

Screen Out Element: Experience working as a Store Worker

Physical effort: Work requires continuous walking, standing, bending, or stooping, and moving of arms to fill shelves and counters. Frequently lifts or moves heavy boxes or crates weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally over 50 pounds using a manual or electric pallet jack.

Working Conditions:Most work is performed in the store display area, which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature.

Some work is performed in the meat and/or produce coolers and/or the processing rooms of the meat or produce department. Aisles are often crowded with customers and grocery carts. May be exposed to differences in temperatures in storing or obtaining items in refrigerated rooms. There is danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, and bruises, or heat sealer burns.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:

Incumbent must be able to read, write and speak English fluently. 

Other Requirements:
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Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

One year trial/probationary period may be required.

Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.

Personnel security investigation required.

A medical examination is required.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements.  Your responses to the questionnaire will be used to evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).  The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.  If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:  1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.  Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority.  Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.  Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp. 

BENEFITS:The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include:

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Competitive salaries

Generous retirement programs

Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time

Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules

Paid employment related training and education

Possible student loan repayment

Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable

Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job.

For more information on benefits and entitlements please visit:

https://cpolrhp.cpol.army.mil/eur/overseas/employee_handbook/guide/index.htm

OTHER INFORMATION:Click here for more information.  Special Note to NSPS Applicants: If you apply for and accept a GS position, your GS pay will be set differently than if you transition out of NSPS with your organization. If you apply for and accept a position and your pay cannot be set within the GS grade range, you may not be eligible for pay retention. Be sure to refer to the NSPS web site (http://cpol.army.mil/library/general/nsps/docs-repeal/NSPS_Empl_Transition_Bulletin_031510.pdf) for more details on how this might affect your specific situation."

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDl140025-V300.pdf.• In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e. retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8416(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD instructions 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19 at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/131519p.pdf.
• U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position. • In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage.  • Pay retention may be offered to successful applicants for positions at overseas locations. For this provision to apply to employees already overseas, the selected individual would have to require a permanent change of station move and would have to be selected as a result of a recruitment effort that had been extended outside of the overseas command involved.

You may claim military spouse preference (MSP).

• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

 FULL-TIME U.S. LOCAL HIRES: Use of PX, Commissary, MWR and APO privileges are authorized for U.S. hires. Foreign Allowance: Post Allowance and Danger Pay authorized for U.S. hires. NOTE: These allowances are governed under the DSSR and subject to change with little or no notice. Sunday Premium Pay (workweek is Sat thru Wed) is 25% for actual work performed during the 1st regularly scheduled 8 hours. Transportation to and from work will be provided for female hires since Saudi Arabia prohibits females from driving.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your resume
2. Your responses to the questionnaire
3. Additional required documents (see Required Documents section below)

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Saturday, December 31, 2011.

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.  Follow the prompts to complete the questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process. 

To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID454311.  Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.

If you cannot apply online:

1. Click the following link to view and print the questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire,
2. Print the 1203FX form to provide your response to the questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf, and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

The following documents are required:

• Resume
• If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying based on a combination of education and experience or solely on education, you must submit your college transcripts with your application
• You MUST submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: for current employment verification, a SF-50 or DD3434; for MSP claims, PCS orders and marriage certificate; for verification of Veteran status, DD214 (which indicates character of service) SF-15, VA Letter and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.

If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and will not be considered any further.

PLEASE NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.   Some supplemental documents like military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for other than the applicant. These documents may be sanitized to remove such personal information before submission with the application. Applicants may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents upon selection to confirm eligibility.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 4103060137
Email: APPLICANTHELP@CPSRXTP.BELVOIR.ARMY.MIL Agency Information:
W39DAA US Military Training Mission
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 21005

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. 

If no email address is provided, applicant is responsible for checking status updates and notifications in Applicant Manager.Hard copy notifications will not be sent to applicant.

For questions regarding the status of your application, eligibility or qualifications determination contact: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil