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Secretary (Office Automation)

Careers with DeCA | Commissaries
Fort Wainwright, AK Other
POSTED ON 5/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/17/2026
The Secretary performs secretarial, administrative, general clerical, and typing (office automation) duties and other responsibilities. The incumbent may also perform personnel and payroll liaison assignments and supply-related duties in support of the store. Specific assignments vary by individual store and store management requirements.
Qualifications:You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0318 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. When using education to meet qualifications you must submit transcripts. See Required Documents for more information.

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:
  • Performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calendar.
  • Working with personnel and payroll related actions.
  • Completing supply-related duties
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) Typing proficiency required. 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
  • Clerical and Administrative
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making
  • Flexibility
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Learning
  • Minimum Qualifications GS-06 (One-Grade Interval- No Education Substitution)
  • Personnel and Payroll
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Reasoning
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Supply
  • Teamwork



Overtime: Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: NoEducation:You may not use education to qualify for this position.Employment Type: OTHER

Salary : $51,344

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