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Cook Department of the Navy Commander, Navy Installions Command CNRSE Naval Air Stion Key West N923 Summary Performs a variety of duties in support of the Morale, Welfare and Recreion (MWR) Department. Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items. Learn more about this agency Summary Performs a variety of duties in support of the Morale, Welfare and Recreion (MWR) Department. Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/15/2026 to 05/29/2026 Salary $25.29

• $25.29 per hour Pay scale & grade NA 6 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Naval Air Stion Key West, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) 7404 Cooking Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

KW26-12964488

Control number 869597100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is accepting applicants currently loced in the local commuting area (must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of the hiring base). This informion based on the address listed on your resume and

USAJOBS. OR

Eligible active-duty military spouses with proper documents. Duties Help

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items. Works alone or with a higher grade cook to roast, broil, bake, fry, boil, steam, and stew mes, fish, and poultry. Prepares soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces, and puddings without the use of packaged mixes. Makes a variety of dessert items such as baked Alaska, crepes, and mousses. Adjusts standardized recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking. Maintains proper temperure for all foods during holding, transport, reheing, and serving to assure quality control and food safety. Prepares cold food plters; mixes and prepares cold sauces, me glazes, molded aspics, and salad dressings. Carves vegetables and fruits as garnishes for food plters and dishes. Maintains rotion of food inventories to prevent spoilage. May assist management in purchasing and menu pricing decisions by performing yield tests for selected foods, in ordering items in accordance with daily and weekly menu requirements and preparing food production worksheets from computerized recipe files. Receives work assignments orally and in writing from supervisor or higher-level cook. Plans, coordines, and times assignments to assure food items are prepared on time and are the proper temperure. Makes judgments about necessary recipe modificions. Performs other reled duties as assigned.

Physical Effort :

Required to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds on a frequent basis (utensils or containers of food) as well as stand and walk constantly; on occasion lifts items over 50 pounds, e.g.; pans of me.

Working Conditions :

Exposed to warm and noisy kitchens, steam, fumes and cooking odors; danger of falling on freshly mopped floors; burns from steam or hot foods; cuts from knives; shocks from electrical machines; and extremes in temperures. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must meet Federal Employment suitability requirements and successful completion of background investigion. Background investigions are conducted using fingerprint identificion and completion of background inquiry forms. Must successfully pass the E-verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment. You must go through a Personal Identity Verificion (PIV) process th requires two forms of identificion from the Form I-9. May be required to pass pre-employment examinions. A valid Ste driver's license is required to opere motor vehicles. Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. Must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of the hiring base. This informion based on the address listed on your resume and USAJOBS. Or military spouses as applicable to the law. Irregular working hours may be required to include early shift, le shift, evenings, weekends and holidays when the need arises. Must be willing and able to work a Flexible work schedule. This schedule describes work performed without a regularly scheduled tour of duty; hours are from 0-40 hours per week. As of May 7, 2025, The REAL ID act requires ors to have a REAL ID or passport to access to Government Facilities. This a requirement for employment. Qualificions In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. All non-government positions identified on your resume must include complete address and to and from des. Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from des and address of the agency/organizion. One year of specialized experience directly reled to the duties described above. Qualifying experience must have been equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must demonstre the following: Basic knowledge of food preparion principles and a practical understanding of the physical changes th occur during the processing and cooking of food. Working knowledge of the planning process involved in cooking an entire meal including different preparion methods for various food items, the necessary time for cooking these different items, and how to schedule and coordine preparion to produce a properly cooked meal on time. Ability to evalue a variety of raw and cooked food items to ascertain their freshness. Knowledge of standard formulas used in yield testing. Knowledge of principles of food spoilage, food borne illness, and food safety. Practical knowledge of methods and procedures necessary for ordering, issuing, and storing food items in accordance with inventory and sanition requirements. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. As part of the applicion process, you must complete and submit an occupional questionnaire and your

RESUME MUST SUPPORT AND VALIDATE YOUR

ANSWERS or you may be removed from considerion.

ONLY THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE REFERRED. IF MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WISH TO SELECT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, THEY MAY REQUEST A REFERRAL LIST INCLUDING WELL OR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring and/or appointment eligibility.

PLEASE READ THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE ADDRESSED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE. NO

Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) is authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest

KEY REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

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//www.sss.gov/register/ Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment. Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Selectee is required to participe in the direct deposit pay program. Social Security Card is required. Sisfactorily complete an employment verificion (E-VERIFY) check. As of May 7, 2025, The REAL ID act requires ors to have a REAL ID or passport to access to Government Facilities. This a requirement for employment. A favorable background is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain a favorable background may result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal.

NOTE:

Applicants have the ability to perform an E-Verify Self Check to confirm employment eligibility http://www.uscis.gov/mye-verify/self-check . Although a Self-Check is not mandory, it can be a useful tool for applicants to find out if there is a problem with their employment eligibility records and resolve any issues before taking a job. Educion This position does not have a positive educion requirement. Additional informion The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its Regular Full Time employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working for our TEAM include but are not limited to: Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, spouse & dependent life insurance, long-term disability, retirement, and 401(k) savings plan, annual and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, etc.). Stability of Federal Civilian Service People with passion for doing work th mters Quality of Work Life Balance Some positions have special requirements

• Position is a non-critical, sensitive, position requiring access to IT II system and/or access to PII. An access Nional Agency Check investigion (ANACI) is required via the SF 86 security form
• Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Stement, OGE-450. Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7R, Joint Ethics Regulion, ded 23 March 2006
• Salary is dependent on experience and/or educion
• For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of closing de. The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodions should email their request to MILL_CNIC_NAF_EEO@navy.mil to ensure proper considerion is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. This activity is a Drug-Free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolered. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Sailors, their family members, and all other customers have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your experience is subject to evaluion and verificion against the informion in your resume. The numeric ring you receive is a self-assessment only and is based on your responses to the questionnaire. Do not overste or underste your level of experience and capability. If a determinion is made th you red yourself higher than is supported by your resume, or if your resume lacks sufficient informion, you red accordingly or may be considered ineligible. All resumes reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement, and red based on the informion provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skill, and ability, reled to the job requirements. Using the qualificions of the position, a predetermined ring criterion of knowledge, skills, and abilities used for each resume. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help

• Resume
• Include name and contact informion for least three (3) professional references in your resume
• OF-306.

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OF0306.pdf

• Proof of educion (transcripts/copy of degree/high school diploma), if applicable to position requirements.
• Proof of certificion, if applicable to position requirements.
• If you are a current federal employee, submit your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50.
• If you are a current federal employee, submit your last three evaluions.

APPLICANTS CLAIMING HIRING PREFERENCE

Please ensure your stus is indiced in your USAJOBS account and ALL required documents to claim preference are submitted the time of resume submission.

WHAT ARE PREFERENCES?

Preferences are advantages in the candide selection process. Individuals can claim the following preferences: 1. Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Qualifying separed employees shall have priority placement in the NAF activity from which they were separed as a result of a Business Based Action (BBA), when the position has substantially the same duties as the position from which they were separed and it is not a higher grade or employment cegory, provided the position is not being filled by an internal candide. To claim this preference, you

MUST:

• Submit a copy of your BBA Separion Notificion indicing eligibility for RPL.

2. Military Spouse Preference (MSP): Qualifying spouses eligible for MSP are spouses of an active duty military member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including members of the Nional Guard or Reserves on active duty. The marriage must have occurred before the military member received official permanent change of stion (PCS) orders to the installion listed above. MSP is applicable only when applying for NAF positions the NF-03 and below and equivalent craft and trade (CT) positions. To claim this preference, you

MUST:

• Submit sponsor's PCS orders to installion you are applying for; AND
• If you are not indiced as a spouse on the PCS orders, you MUST submit proof of marriage prior to PCS.

3.

Veteran's Preference/Gold Star Veteran's Preference:

Qualifying military veterans, and spouses/parents of deceased veterans shall be given employment preference over non-preference applicants if they are equally qualified. Preference applicable for positions open to external candides. To claim Veteran's preference, you

MUST:

• Submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy); AND
• Submit completed SF15 from the Veterans Administrion (VA); AND
• Submit any other supporting documention (disability, official stements, proof of service, etc) To claim Gold Star Veteran's preference, you

MUST:

• Submit completed SF-15 from the Veterans Administrion (VA); AND
• Submit a legible copy of DD-1300; AND
• Submit any other supporting documention (official stements, document of service, court decree, etc).
• Qualifying applicants with preferences are considered in the order listed above.

Then all other qualifying applicants are If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To begin the process, click on the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing

USA JOBS

account. Applicion process is submitted through your

USA JOBS

account. Resumes/ Applicions received other than by

USA JOBS

destroyed and will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify all the informion in their resume and documents; HR will not modify documents submitted by an applicant. All qualificions must be met by the closing de of this announcement and clearly documented in the resume. Qualificions must be clearly verifiable in your resume. Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from des, and government agency/department. Where a first cut-off de is indiced, a selection may be made from the resumes/applicions received as of the specified first cut-off de. Completed applicions (resume, supporting documention, etc.) must be received by 11:59pm Eastern Time on the cut-off/closing de. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received reviewed. Please see the "

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

" section and review the applicant checklist link to determine if there are other documents you are required to submit. You must submit all required documention or you will not be considered for the position. Failure to submit all the required documention may result in not be considered for the position. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/29/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12964488 It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Applicant To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus Agency contact informion Jessica Hernandez Phone 305-293-2518 jessica.hernandez115.naf@us.navy.mil Address NAS Key West 7686 Essex Circle Bldg A711 Key West, FL 33040 US Next steps All applicants notified regarding their stus by email. Applicants will either be contacted by email for an interview or sent an email of non-selection 3-6 weeks after the announcement closing de. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th communicion is performed via email if you do not read your email, provide an inaccure email address and/ or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help

• Resume
• Include name and contact informion for least three (3) professional references in your resume
• OF-306.

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OF0306.pdf

• Proof of educion (transcripts/copy of degree/high school diploma), if applicable to position requirements.
• Proof of certificion, if applicable to position requirements.
• If you are a current federal employee, submit your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50.
• If you are a current federal employee, submit your last three evaluions.

APPLICANTS CLAIMING HIRING PREFERENCE

Please ensure your stus is indiced in your USAJOBS account and ALL required documents to claim preference are submitted the time of resume submission.

WHAT ARE PREFERENCES?

Preferences are advantages in the candide selection process. Individuals can claim the following preferences: 1. Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Qualifying separed employees shall have priority placement in the NAF activity from which they were separed as a result of a Business Based Action (BBA), when the position has substantially the same duties as the position from which they were separed and it is not a higher grade or employment cegory, provided the position is not being filled by an internal candide. To claim this preference, you

MUST:

• Submit a copy of your BBA Separion Notificion indicing eligibility for RPL.

2. Military Spouse Preference (MSP): Qualifying spouses eligible for MSP are spouses of an active duty military member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including members of the Nional Guard or Reserves on active duty. The marriage must have occurred before the military member received official permanent change of stion (PCS) orders to the installion listed above. MSP is applicable only when applying for NAF positions the NF-03 and below and equivalent craft and trade (CT) positions. To claim this preference, you

MUST:

• Submit sponsor's PCS orders to installion you are applying for; AND
• If you are not indiced as a spouse on the PCS orders, you MUST submit proof of marriage prior to PCS.

3.

Veteran's Preference/Gold Star Veteran's Preference:

Qualifying military veterans, and spouses/parents of deceased veterans shall be given employment preference over non-preference applicants if they are equally qualified. Preference applicable for positions open to external candides. To claim Veteran's preference, you

MUST:

• Submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy); AND
• Submit completed SF15 from the Veterans Administrion (VA); AND
• Submit any other supporting documention (disability, official stements, proof of service, etc) To claim Gold Star Veteran's preference, you

MUST:

• Submit completed SF-15 from the Veterans Administrion (VA); AND
• Submit a legible copy of DD-1300; AND
• Submit any other supporting documention (official stements, document of service, court decree, etc).
• Qualifying applicants with preferences are considered in the order listed above.

Then all other qualifying applicants are If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To begin the process, click on the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing

USA JOBS

account. Applicion process is submitted through your

USA JOBS

account. Resumes/ Applicions received other than by

USA JOBS

destroyed and will not be It is the applicant's responsibility to verify all the informion in their resume and documents; HR will not modify documents submitted by an applicant. All qualificions must be met by the closing de of this announcement and clearly documented in the resume. Qualificions must be clearly verifiable in your resume. Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from des, and government agency/department. Where a first cut-off de is indiced, a selection may be made from the resumes/applicions received as of the specified first cut-off de. Completed applicions (resume, supporting documention, etc.) must be received by 11:59pm Eastern Time on the cut-off/closing de. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received reviewed. Please see the "

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

" section and review the applicant checklist link to determine if there are other documents you are required to submit. You must submit all required documention or you will not be considered for the position. Failure to submit all the required documention may result in not be considered for the position. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/29/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12964488 It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Applicant To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Jessica Hernandez Phone 305-293-2518 jessica.hernandez115.naf@us.navy.mil Address NAS Key West 7686 Essex Circle Bldg A711 Key West, FL 33040 US Next steps All applicants notified regarding their stus by email. Applicants will either be contacted by email for an interview or sent an email of non-selection 3-6 weeks after the announcement closing de. Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th communicion is performed via email if you do not read your email, provide an inaccure email address and/ or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/15/2026 to 05/29/2026 Salary $25.29

• $25.29 per hour Pay scale & grade NA 6 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Naval Air Stion Key West, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

KW26-12964488

Control number 869597100