Checker

Sales Store Checker

Sales Store Checkers operate a cash register scanning system to check out items and to receive payment for purchases made in a commissary store. The work is like a cashier or clerk at your local grocery or retail store. This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date of 11/16/2025. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for more information.

Operating an electronic checkout system, making change, and verifying the change fund and amount of currency received during an assigned shift.

Managing change machines and ensuring proper amounts of cash and coins are available.

Assisting customers by answering questions concerning prices, identification, and location of items.

Counting cash and negotiable instruments to prepare an accountability report.

Managing the self-checkout registers assisting customers in the correct processing of their purchases.

Changing register tape, and clearing routine equipment and scanning jams on registers.

Read the entire job announcement. Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

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.

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.

Meet minimum age requirement. See Additional Information.

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

Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness outcome, as determined by a completed background investigation. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.

Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.

May be subject to a probationary/trial period.

Direct deposit of pay is required.

Meet the physical requirements identified in the Qualifications section.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 2091 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: Six (6) months 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: One (1) full year of education above high school. Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify.

OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 6, then divide your semester hours by 30 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 for prolonged periods. (2) Lift 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). The competencies are:

Communications

Register Operations

Store Operations