Cook NA-04

Summary

This position is located at Grant Hall, Directorate of Cadet Activities, U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This position is Weather Essential. Incentives will not be paid.

This Job Is Open To

• The public

Clarification from the agency: United States (U.S.) Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. territory for three (3) or more continuous years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation.

Duties

• Performs a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing, such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers and fresh or canned vegetables.
• Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading. Weighs, measures and assembles ingredients for regular and modified menu items.
• Mixes ingredients according to precisely written recipes. Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established procedures.
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam or microwave heat sources. Cleans, stores, and maintains all equipment and work areas after each use.
• Follows established sanitation procedures when handling food. Ensures that foods are stored at the correct temperatures to prevent bacteria growth. Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• A Medical Examination is required; work involves continual standing, walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending; must be able to lift or move objects up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• Must be able to accept varying or rotating shifts to include nights, weekends and holidays.
• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 4 hours of initial food sanitation and safety training within 30 days of employment and 4 hours annual refresher training.
• This position is weather essential.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less) and should clearly demonstrate relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities. A qualified candidate must possess work experience in preparing food and cooking simple foods and short orders in a cafeteria, restaurant or mess (must be reflected on your resume). Desirable work behaviors include neatness and good grooming, dependability, and the ability to work under pressure.

Skill and Knowledge: Basic knowledge of food preparation methods and procedures; skill to cook a limited variety of prepared or short order foods; ability to read and understand written food service material (food labels, standardized recipes, basic work instructions); skill in basic mathematical computations to multiply ingredients or determine servings; knowledge of tables of weights and measures and ability to convert from standard to metric; skill in operating, disassembling and cleaning basic food service equipment (griddles, broilers, food grinders); and knowledge of basic sanitation, infection and spoilage control procedures.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

• Initial Cut-Off Date: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 (applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST). Applications received by the Initial Cut-Off Date may be referred to the Selecting Official prior to the closing date, with subsequent referrals every two weeks thereafter.
• Area of Consideration: US Citizens and Non-Citizens residing within a 65-mile radius of West Point, NY. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included.
• Manual applications must be delivered to the West Point NAF CPAC (681 Rogers Place Room G-10, West Point, NY 10996), Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., no later than 3:00 p.m. on the closing date. West Point has a restricted access policy.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized.
• This job falls under the Federal Wage Schedule (FWS) pay system; FWS employees earn overtime pay and may receive Sunday premium pay and night differential. Non-foreign overseas allowances, COLA, and differentials will not be paid.
• Your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise.
• Most individuals will be brought in at the Step 1 rate of pay ($20.15 per hour). NAF pay setting rules apply.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application, including your resume, supporting documents, and responses to the assessment questionnaire, will be reviewed to see how well your experience and qualifications align with the requirements. If it is later found that qualifications or experience were overstated, it may affect your consideration.

You may be eligible for one or more of the following: NAF Preference 1 Spouse Employment Preference (SEP); NAF Preference 2 Involuntarily Separated From the Military (ISMP); NAF Priority Consideration 1 Business Based Action (BBA); NAF Priority Consideration 2 Former NAF/Current NAF/Current APF Employee; NAF Priority Consideration 3 Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV).

Required Documents

The following document is required and MUST be submitted by the closing date:

• Resume (two pages or less).

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility: Cover Letter, DD-214/Statement of Service, Marriage Certificate, PCS Orders, Separation Notice (RIF), SF-50/Notification of Personnel Action.

How to Apply

You may submit your application package electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Announcement number O3NAFBR-26-12864131) or manually via a paper application (see Additional Information). The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/14/2026 to receive consideration.

Click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that the application package is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.

Agency Contact

• Name: West Point NAF Human Resources Office
• Email: usarmy.westpoint.chra-ne.mbx.cpac-naf-hro@army.mil
• Address: BR-NAF-W1FBAA US MILITARY ACADEMY, DO NOT MAIL, West Point, NY 10996, US