VIB Store Associate Oceana (Wage) #BVIWES05

Title: VIB Store Associate - Oceana (Wage) - #BVIWES05

State Role Title:VIB Associate

Hiring Range: Starting wage $18 up to $20 commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired

Location:Blind & Vision Impaired

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Would you like to work in one of the best retail jobs in the country A typical schedule is Monday Friday 7:30 4:30 no nights no weekends and no federal holidays! You never have to handle cash in our stores. We operate stores in federal or military environments with a controlled customer base. Our stores sell office supplies janitorial and cleaning supplies and other commercial items to our customers. If you excel in a retail environment and meet the requirements below apply for this job today.

Job Duties:

To employ and support Virginians who are blind visually impaired or deafblind in achieving their desired level of employment through the manufacture and delivery of quality products and services.

We are seeking a VIB Store Associate Oceana (Wage) to provide stock cashier and customer service support using an automated pointofsale system.

Primary responsibilities include:

Operating the cash register
Providing customer service and assisting with special orders
Receiving merchandise
Stocking shelves
Ensuring quality assurance standards
Moving materials as needed
Performing additional duties to support Base Supply Store operations

Duties include but are not limited to:

This is a wage (parttime) position that will work 32 - 40 hours per week with an average of 35. It cannot exceed 1500 hours during the employment year. This position does not include health insurance retirement or leave benefits.

Minimum Qualifications:

Skills:

Good computer skills including Windows applications such as Microsoft Word Excel Outlook and Power Point.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills both oral and written.

Abilities:

• Ability to provide excellent customer service through establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees customers vendors and agency personnel.
• Ability to perform duties independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand up to 8 hours

Additional Considerations:

Experience working in a federal government environment.
Experience working in a military environment.

Special Instructions:

• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing and maintaining the required criminal background check necessary for access to federal buildings and military bases.

This role is defined as direct labor. Federal law requires VIB to fill at least 75% of its direct labor roles with qualified candidates who are blind. If you are qualified and meet the definition of blindness below please apply. Blindness is defined as a central visual acuity that does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses or visual acuity if better than 20/200 is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. If you are qualified and meet this medical requirement you will receive preference for this job and compete against other qualified applicants who meet this definition. If no application from a qualified person who is blind is received this job may be filled by a qualified person who is not blind. If selected for this job based on this preference you will receive a conditional offer of employment until medical documentation is received validating your vision impairment.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance.
Minorities Individuals with disabilities Veterans AmeriCorps Peace Corps and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginias New Recruitment Management System. Mailed emailed faxed or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé are submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.