About This Position
About the Position: This position is part of the Youth Employment Program - Summer Hire Program that allows eligible DoD Family Members to gain insightful work experience during the summer season. You are required to show proof of enrollment in College for the Fall 2026 semester. Appointments will not exceed September 01, 2026.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Overseas Family Member Youth Eligibility Employment Authority/Eligibility RequirementsYou are eligible for this hiring category if you are: A Family member according to DOD Instruction 1400.25, volume 1232, in that you are a Family member of a Member of the U.S.
Forces on active duty or a family member U.S.citizen civilian employee of a U.S. Government agency. An unmarried U.S.-citizen family member 14 through 23 years of age (including stepchild, adopted child, and child under the legal guardianship of sponsor or sponsor's spouse) AND Physically reside in the same household with your sponsor at the time of application (unless attending a college or university in the United States) and during employment.
Note: The following individuals are NOT eligible for placement in the Summer Hire Program: Family members of contractor employees Family members of local national employees Dual-nationality citizens with U.S. citizenship and citizenship in the country of intended placement Family members considered ordinary resident
Major Duties
Clerical duties are in an office environment and may include typing, filing, receptionist work, customer service and answering telephones.
Laborer duties are more physical in nature and may include working indoors/outdoors, light to moderate lifting, and yard work.
Summer Hire candidates may be placed in either Clerk or Laborer positions depending on availability of vacancies.
Education
You are required to show proof of enrollment in College for the Fall 2026 semester.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Basis for Placement: Candidates will be selected in random order based on the OPM's Random Referral Procedures.
Organizations may request placement of a summer hire candidate who worked for them in the previous year's Summer Hire Program. All applications received by the closing date will be considered. Late applications will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants filing a late application must submit a written statement to their servicing HR Service Center which explains why the application was late.
Additional Information
Direct deposit of pay is required. 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. Temporary positions are at the will of management.
You will be required to provide proof of eligibility which may include verification of family member status, social security or tax identification number, and a work permit, if required. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. 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.
Summer Hire candidates will receive notification of their work assignment via email or phone once placements are made. Upon selection for Student Summer Hire Program, the applicant will receive an invitation via email to On-boarding Manager. Applicants are REQUIRED to log into the system within 72 hours of receiving the email and complete all required in-processing paperwork.
If this electronic paperwork is not completed prior to the start date of the Student Summer Hire Program, the application will not be able to participate in the Student Summer Hire Program. Changes to work assignments will not be permitted. Parental consent may be required.
Summer Hire candidates must be placed within the commuting area of their sponsor's duty station. Due to the length of the appointment, employees are not entitled to benefits such as; life insurance, retirement, health benefits, etc. Summer Hire employees are not permitted to operate forklifts; are not permitted to perform duties requiring use of a respirator; and do not clean latrines.
Program dates may not be adjusted to accommodate previously scheduled vacations/leave. This appointment is a Youth Employment Summer Hire position. Due to the length of the appointment employees are not entitled to benefits, such as annual leave, life insurance, retirement, health benefits, etc.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/08/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application.
You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12995232).
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section.
You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted.
Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position.
Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.
For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.
Required Documents
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
- The following documents are required to verify your eligibility for employment: A copy of your sponsor's permanent change of station orders, including: A statement authorizing you (the spouse/family member) to accompany your sponsor to the permanent duty station. The specific location to which the sponsor is assigned, reassigned, or transferred to permanent change of station orders.
The effective date of the permanent change of station OR If your sponsor was locally hired in the overseas area, a statement from the local Human Resources office verifying you are an authorized dependent (Letter of Employment). AND College Students: Proof of enrollment for Fall 2026 is required (registration documentation or current letter from school registrar). AND Copy of DoD Issued ID Card to verify family member status is required
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Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present).
If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application.
Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire.
If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. This appointment is a Youth Employment Summer Hire position. Due to the length of the appointment employees are not entitled to benefits, such as annual leave, life insurance, retirement, health benefits, etc.