A Maintenance Helper or Assistant assists maintenance mechanics. Repairs and maintains equipment and machines, such as cars or heating systems. May assemble or adjust machines as directed by a head mechanic.
Maintenance Worker (MVO) NA-07 Department of the Army United Stes Army Installion Management Command Child and Youth Services Summary This is a Full-Time position with the CYS Cascade School Age Cente r Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. A Commercial Driver's License required to be found eligible for this position. CYS Regular and FLEX employees (working a minimum of 15 hours) will receive a 100% discount on childcare for their first child and 25% for each additional child. For incentive informion, please see How To Apply section. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Full-Time position with the CYS Cascade School Age Cente r Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. A Commercial Driver's License required to be found eligible for this position. CYS Regular and FLEX employees (working a minimum of 15 hours) will receive a 100% discount on childcare for their first child and 25% for each additional child. For incentive informion, please see How To Apply section. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $23.29 - $27.16 per hour Generally, the incumbent gin work the lowest re of pay advertised, unless previous NAF experience warrants a higher re of pay. Pay scale & grade NA 7 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - This is a Regular Full-Time position th is eligible for leave accrual and benefits. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 4749 Maintenance Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
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Control number 875835700 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 United Stes (U.S.) Citizens and Non-U.S. Nionals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. territory for three (3) or more continuous years immediely preceding the start of Federal affiliion. Videos Duties Help Performs minor grounds maintenance to include ensuring entrances and exits are free from debris, sidewalks are clear of ice/snow, and surfaces under playground structures are maintained according to safety requirements. Position requires the skills and knowledge to perform a variety of tasks involved in the upkeep of buildings, grounds, and reled structures, fixtures, and utilities. Ensures children and youth know how to safely evacue the bus. Practices bus evacuion following prescribed procedures with children and youth on a monthly basis. Documents all drills in writing. Employee is responsible to notify the supervisor of obvious hazards, malfunctioning equipment, damaged merials, and other situions th may impact work operions. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors.
Drives outside in all kinds of weher in a controlled traffic environment throughout a military installion.
Exposed to dirt and fumes.
Also works in a kitchen setting and exposed to the possibility of cuts Requirements Help Conditions of employment Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required. Meet qualificion/eligibility/background requirements for this position. A one-year probionary period may be required. Sisfactorily complete an employment verificion (E-Verify) check. Sisfactory completion of pre-employment of background checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2, and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigion is required. A current health assessment and immunizions IAW current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinions. Schedule includes irregular hours, evenings, and/or weekends. Duties involve working both indoors and outdoors under different types of weher conditions. This position requires mandory drug testing. This position is covered by the DA Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program. Incumbent is required to sign DA Form 5019-R. This position has critical safety or security responsibilities and as such has been designed as a testing designed position (TDP). As a condition of employment, incumbent of a TDP is subject to a random drug test th occurs without suspicion th a particular individual is using illegal drugs. Qualificions A $1000.00 retention incentive after 6 months of sisfactory employment is authorized for selections made from this vacancy announcement. Eligibility for this incentive applicable to newly hired individuals and rehired individuals (i.e., one being reinsted or re-employed after a break in service of least 1 year). Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstre the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position. Resumes should not contain photos. A qualified candide must possess the following : 1. High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma. 2. Ability to communice in English a level to assure the duties described can be accomplished in a safe and sisfactory manner. 3. Experience in accomplishing the types of duties described in this job. 4. Requires a valid ste driver's license (Requires a valid ste driver's license to opere a 15 passenger vehicle. (A Commercial Driver's License required to be considered eligible for this position). OR Requires a commercial drivers license (CDL) with no restrictions to opere a 24 passenger vehicle. Educion Please submit a copy of a current, ste-issued Commercial Driver's License along with proof of educion to be found eligible. A Commercial Driver's License required to be considered eligible for this position. Acceptable documents for proof of educion are a high school diploma, a GED, or a college transcript listing courses th were taken. A high school transcript indicing a graduion de is also acceptable. Additional informion Area of Considerion The Area of Considerion for this vacancy announcement is for U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens within the Local Commuting Area (60-miles) of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. (Incoming military spouses set to report in the next 30 days and Involuntarily Separed Military Members are included in the Area of Considerion).
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If your profile and resume do not show a current local address, you may be red ineligible for the Area of Considerion. Manual Applicion Option If you are unable to apply online, you can complete a paper applicion. To get started, contact servicing NAF Human Resources representive or office listed in the Agency Contact Informion section ( the bottom of this announcement) to request a copy of the applicion form. Be sure to submit your completed applicion form, along with your resume and any required supporting documents, no ler than 3:00PM CST on 07/16/2026 to ensure timely processing.
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Incomplete applicions, including missing responses to questionnaire items may result in an ineligible ring. PCS Costs Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized based on a determinion th a PCS move is 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 - whichever gives the employee more benefit. 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. Incentives and Bonuses As an added employee incentive, the Department of Defense (DoD) granted approval to extend temporary limited commissary privileges (excluding the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products) to CYS employees. A $1000.00 retention incentive after 6 months of sisfactory employment is authorized for selections made from this vacancy announcement. Eligibility for this incentive applicable to newly hired individuals and rehired individuals (i.e., one being reinsted or re-employed after a break in service of least 1 year). Important Informion Regarding Access to
Certain Federal Facilities:
Access to certain federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant driver's license/ID (marked with a star) or an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) from WA, MI, MN, NY, or VT.
See https:
//www.tsa.gov/real-id for details. Your Applicion may be Considered for
Multiple Opportunities :
After you apply, your applicion remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing de. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the right to assign staff to locions as mission requires. Discover Your Ph to Success Before you apply, take a moment to explore our Applicant Informion Kit, your go-to guide for understanding our hiring processes and making your applicion stand out. For more informion on working with Child and Youth Services, please go here: https://www.armymwr.com/cys-careers/professions Click this URL to view the kit: https://publicfileshare.chra.army.mil/Applicants/NAF_Applicant_Informion_Kit.pdf 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 Working for Army Non-Appropried Funds (NAF) can offer numerous advantages. Army NAF employment can provide a sense of pride and fulfillment, as you'll be supporting communities comprised of military and civilian personnel, and their families, which contributes to the Department of Defense's overall mission. We offer a wide range of career opportunities, including jobs in childcare, recreion, hospitality, and more. Many employees have opportunities for professional development, including training, educion, and certificion programs to help towards career advancement. As an Army NAF employee, you'll have access to some on-base facilities, including fitness centers, libraries, and many other amenities. Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for enrollment in health and life insurance, participion in 401k and retirement plans, and paid personal time off and federal holidays. NAF flexible employees, working in the United Stes or a U.S. citizen or spouse or child of a U.S. citizen working for a NAFI in a foreign area, are eligible to participe in the NAF 401(k) plan. Some flexible employees may also be eligible to receive health insurance. For a slideshow presention regarding these benefits, please click the Review Our Benefits link below. Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Your Applicion Mters:
How We Will Review It We want to help you put your best foot forward! Please take time to carefully follow all applicion instructions - missing informion or skipped steps could impact your eligibility. Your applicion thoughtfully reviewed to see how well your experience and qualificions align with the requirements listed in this announcement. This includes your resume, supporting documents, and responses to the assessment questionnaire. We will consider your responses to our applicion questionnaire. If you're tentively qualified, we'll take a closer look to ensure your questionnaire responses mch the experience reflected in your resume and documention.
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If it's ler found th qualificions or experience were oversted, it may affect your considerion for the position - so honesty and clarity are key.
Understanding Eligibilities:
Wh You Can Claim When Applying When you apply for a federal position through USAJOBS or USA Staffing, you may be eligible for selection preference or priority considerion based on your background or stus. These eligibilities can improve your chances of being considered or referred for a position. Depending on your situion, you may be able to claim one or more of the following eligibilities: NAF Preference 1 Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) NAF Preference 2 Involuntarily Separed From the Military (ISMP) NAF Priority Considerion 1 Business Based Action (BBA) NAF Priority Considerion 2 Former NAF Employee (FNE)/Current NAF (CNE)/Current APF Employee (CAE) NAF Priority Considerion 3 Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV) (Includes spouses and parents)
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Be sure to review each eligibility question carefully and provide the required documention. Claiming an eligibility without proper support may affect your applicion stus. Looking for more details? Refer to the Who Gets Initial Considerion (Selection Preferences) and the Wh Other Considerions are Available sections of our Applicant Informion Kit. Terminion of Spouse Employment Preference Refusal of a military spouse to participe in established recruitment procedures for a Regular Full-Time (RFT) or Regular Part-Time (RPT) position (for example, interview, and so forth) is considered a declinion of employment and is a basis for terminion of Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) entitlement for the current Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) of the sponsor. Benefits Help Working for Army Non-Appropried Funds (NAF) can offer numerous advantages. Army NAF employment can provide a sense of pride and fulfillment, as you'll be supporting communities comprised of military and civilian personnel, and their families, which contributes to the Department of Defense's overall mission. We offer a wide range of career opportunities, including jobs in childcare, recreion, hospitality, and more. Many employees have opportunities for professional development, including training, educion, and certificion programs to help towards career advancement. As an Army NAF employee, you'll have access to some on-base facilities, including fitness centers, libraries, and many other amenities. Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for enrollment in health and life insurance, participion in 401k and retirement plans, and paid personal time off and federal holidays. NAF flexible employees, working in the United Stes or a U.S. citizen or spouse or child of a U.S. citizen working for a NAFI in a foreign area, are eligible to participe in the NAF 401(k) plan. Some flexible employees may also be eligible to receive health insurance. For a slideshow presention regarding these benefits, please click the Review Our Benefits link below. Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help About Your Resume Federal agencies are required to limit resumes to two pages or less and it must support the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. Your resume must be 5 megabytes (MB) or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to preserve formting and page count. Click this link for more tips: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit . Please do not include photographs, personal images or other inapproprie content in your applicion merials. Expedite Your Hiring To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including contact informion (name, email, phone number) for professional references in your applicion. Required Documents Required documents may vary based on the requirements for the position. The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your applicion by the closing de of this job announcement: HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of educion Etc. Valid Ste-Issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Resume Other Accepted Documents Other accepted documents to support a qualificion and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include: Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of educion Etc. DA 3434 or equivalent References or letters of recommendions Valid Ste-Issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) PCS Orders Proof of Marriage Stus Resume How to Apply Help Incentives and Bonuses As an added employee incentive, the Department of Defense (DoD) granted approval to extend temporary limited commissary privileges (excluding the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products) to CYS employees. This temporary approval expires 31 December 2026. You may submit your applicion package using one of the two methods identified below: 1. Electronically (preferred) https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Announcement number
C2SCNAFCY-26-13002320.
The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 07/16/2026 to receive considerion. 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. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to include in your applicion.
Reminder :
Federal agencies are required to limit resumes to two (2) pages or less. Please review the Required Documents section of this announcement for more details. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the IncludePersonal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account and designe the document type when submitting your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th the applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Click this link to preview the applicion: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13002320 . Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us . 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://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus 2.
Manually :
Please refer to the "Additional Informion" section of this announcement for instructions on how to request a paper applicion. Agency contact informion
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US Next steps Our Next Steps to Review Your Applicion and Keep You Informed 1. Applicion Review Once you submit your applicion, the system will automically review your answers to the applicion questionnaire to determine if you meet the basic qualificions for the job. If you meet the qualificions, your applicion will move to the next step, where our HR representives will carefully review your experience, skills, educion (if applicable), and how well you mch the job requirements. 2. Keeping You Informed If you provided an email address, you'll receive a confirmion email letting you know we've received your applicion. As your applicion moves through the hiring process, we'll send you updes and notificions via email. Processing times may vary, but we'll do our best to keep you informed every step of the way. Your Next Steps to Stay on Top of Your Applicion 1. Check Your Contact Informion If your contact informion changes after the job announcement closes, let us know as soon as possible. 2. Ensure You Receive Updes Double-check th your email address is accure and th your inbox can receive messages from us, Make sure your mailbox isn't full and check your spam or junk folder to avoid missing important updes about your applicion. 3. Sign Up for Text Alerts Want to stay ahead in the hiring process? In your USAJOBS profile, you can sign up to receive text alerts about jobs you applied to or tasks you need to complete. We're excited about your interest in this position and look forward to reviewing your applicion! 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 About Your Resume Federal agencies are required to limit resumes to two pages or less and it must support the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. Your resume must be 5 megabytes (MB) or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to preserve formting and page count. Click this link for more tips: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit . Please do not include photographs, personal images or other inapproprie content in your applicion merials. Expedite Your Hiring To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including contact informion (name, email, phone number) for professional references in your applicion. Required Documents Required documents may vary based on the requirements for the position. The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your applicion by the closing de of this job announcement: HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of educion Etc. Valid Ste-Issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Resume Other Accepted Documents Other accepted documents to support a qualificion and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include: Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of educion Etc. DA 3434 or equivalent References or letters of recommendions Valid Ste-Issued Commercial Driver's License (CDL) PCS Orders Proof of Marriage Stus Resume How to Apply Help Incentives and Bonuses As an added employee incentive, the Department of Defense (DoD) granted approval to extend temporary limited commissary privileges (excluding the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products) to CYS employees. This temporary approval expires 31 December 2026. You may submit your applicion package using one of the two methods identified below: 1. Electronically (preferred) https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Announcement number
C2SCNAFCY-26-13002320.
The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 07/16/2026 to receive considerion. 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. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to include in your applicion.
Reminder :
Federal agencies are required to limit resumes to two (2) pages or less. Please review the Required Documents section of this announcement for more details. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the IncludePersonal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package and submit the applicion. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account and designe the document type when submitting your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th the applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Click this link to preview the applicion: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13002320 . Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us . 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://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus 2.
Manually :
Please refer to the "Additional Informion" section of this announcement for instructions on how to request a paper applicion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US Next steps Our Next Steps to Review Your Applicion and Keep You Informed 1. Applicion Review Once you submit your applicion, the system will automically review your answers to the applicion questionnaire to determine if you meet the basic qualificions for the job. If you meet the qualificions, your applicion will move to the next step, where our HR representives will carefully review your experience, skills, educion (if applicable), and how well you mch the job requirements. 2. Keeping You Informed If you provided an email address, you'll receive a confirmion email letting you know we've received your applicion. As your applicion moves through the hiring process, we'll send you updes and notificions via email. Processing times may vary, but we'll do our best to keep you informed every step of the way. Your Next Steps to Stay on Top of Your Applicion 1. Check Your Contact Informion If your contact informion changes after the job announcement closes, let us know as soon as possible. 2. Ensure You Receive Updes Double-check th your email address is accure and th your inbox can receive messages from us, Make sure your mailbox isn't full and check your spam or junk folder to avoid missing important updes about your applicion. 3. Sign Up for Text Alerts Want to stay ahead in the hiring process? In your USAJOBS profile, you can sign up to receive text alerts about jobs you applied to or tasks you need to complete. We're excited about your interest in this position and look forward to reviewing your applicion! 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 Posted today • Apply by 07/16/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $23.29 - $27.16 per hour Generally, the incumbent gin work the lowest re of pay advertised, unless previous NAF experience warrants a higher re of pay. Pay scale & grade NA 7 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time - This is a Regular Full-Time position th is eligible for leave accrual and benefits. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
