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Recreation Assistant OER
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Kittery, Maine · Closes in 5 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

The job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or a person who owes allegiance to the United States.

Experience: You must have enough knowledge and experience to rent and maintain a large selection of recreation equipment, including camping, boating, and picnic equipment. The announcement does not state a number of years or a grade level.

Education: No education is required for this job.

Licenses and certifications:

Current state driver's license

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume showing your experience and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) Proof of education, training, or licensure, including college transcripts if applicable DD-214 (Member-4 page) if claiming veterans' preference Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF BBA priority consideration Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 5 days (November 10, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume is first checked for eligibility and minimum qualifications. Qualified resumes are then rated on your knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using a set scoring method, and the best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to interview candidates. Missing required documents may affect your eligibility or qualification determination.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Submit the resume, the online questionnaire, and all required documents by the deadline of 11:59 PM EST on 11/10/2026.
Describe your experience clearly and specifically, including your knowledge of rental equipment, cash handling, and equipment repair.
Make sure your state driver's license is current, since the job requires one.

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