Food and Beverage Attendant NA-01

Summary

This position is located at Jefferson Cafe (Grant Hall).

Incentives and Bonuses: Incentives will not be paid.

Duties

• Prepares and serves food items which include, but are not limited to, hot dogs, nachos, chips, candy, lemonade drinks, etc.
• Maintains related cash records.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Collects sales slips, total sales on cash register, accepts payment from patrons and makes change as necessary.
• 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.
• Medical examination is required.
• This position is dual compensation exempt; All GS and NAF employees whether full time or part time are eligible to apply for this position.
• Must be willing to accept a varying or rotating shift to include nights, weekends and holidays.
• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 4 hours initial food sanitation and safety training is required within 30 days of employment and a minimum of 4 hours refresher training annually.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.

A qualified candidate must possess the following:

1. Be able to lift and carry weights up to 40 pounds.
2. Possess math skills necessary to calculate patron bills and take inventory.

Skills and Knowledge: Able to work alone. Know the proper use of special cleaning and sanitizing solutions. Know simple food handling techniques. Able to work safely. Able to serve uniform individual portions and avoid distractions when several guests ask for different items at the same time. Able to use simple arithmetic.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: knowledge, skills, abilities, additional screening criteria and other characteristics.

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 will be reviewed and possibly referred to the Selecting Official PRIOR to the Closing Date of this Vacancy Announcement. Subsequent referrals to the Hiring Manager will occur every two weeks thereafter based on management's need to fill positions.

Area of Consideration: The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for US Citizens and Non-Citizens residing within a 50-mile radius of West Point, NY. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)

Manual Application Option: If applying manually, all completed manual application forms (along with resume and other supporting documentation) must be delivered to the West Point NAF Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) located at: 681 Rogers Place Room G-10 West Point, New York 10996 Monday thru Friday (not open on Federal Holidays) between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 3:00p.m. and NO LATER THAN 3:00p.m. on the closing date of the announcement. Please note, that West Point has a restricted access policy and any person who chooses to personally deliver an application to the CPAC should bring along at least one photo identification and report to the West Point Visitor Center at least 30 minutes prior to attempting to visit the CPAC.

PCS Costs: Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move not in the Government's interest.

Allowances and Differentials: This job falls under the Federal Wage Schedule (FWS) pay system. FWS employees earn overtime pay for working more than 8 hours in a day or more than 40 hours in a week. Regular full-time, regular part-time, and regularly scheduled flexible employees may receive Sunday premium pay for working on Sundays. Employees may also be eligible to receive extra pay if the majority of their scheduled hours falls after 3:00 PM. Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid, contingent upon eligibility.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application will be reviewed to see how well your experience and qualifications align with the requirements listed in this announcement, including your resume, supporting documents, and responses to the assessment questionnaire. If you're tentatively qualified, your questionnaire responses will be checked against the experience reflected in your resume and documentation.

Eligibilities you may be able to claim include:

• 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 Employee (FNE)/Current NAF (CNE)/Current APF Employee (CAE)
• NAF Priority Consideration 3 Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV) (Includes spouses and parents)

Required Documents

Required documents (must be submitted by the closing date):

• Resume

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

• 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 electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Announcement number O3NAFBR-26-12864421. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/14/2026 to receive consideration. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to include in your application. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that the application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Alternatively, you may apply manually per the instructions in the Additional Information section.

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.

Agency Contact

• 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