Sales Clerk Leader FT – 6781

Coast Guard Exchange (USCGCSC); Cape May (NJ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Annual Leave

Sick Leave

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Savings Plan

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

The Coast Guard Exchange in Cape May, NJ is seeking a Sales Clerk Leader to welcome customers, share product knowledge, and assist in selecting merchandise.

In this role you will help drive store operations, manage stock, pricing changes, promotions, and signage; supervise staff when needed. Strong cash handling, customer service, and supervisory experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience operating a cash register and handling daily sales.
• Preferred supervisory experience in retail store settings.
• Current USCG NAF sales clerk with at least 6 months in role.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, assist in merchandise selection.
• Oversee sale department operations, stock, pricing, promos, and signage.
• May train employees on cash registers and front-end duties; manage cash handling and reconciliations.
• Open/close store; supervise staff in absence of management.
• Ensure loss prevention and safety standards are followed.
• Support HQ communications for special orders and store issues.

Skills

Cash register operation

Sales inventory knowledge

Retail supervisory experience

USCG NAF sales clerk experience

Job description

Announcement: 6781

Opening Date: 28 May 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-2091-02

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Full Time (30-40 hours/week)

Position: Sales Clerk Leader Salary: $19.10/hour

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Cape May, NJ - Exchange

Duties

Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge and help with the selection of merchandise. React to all concerns of customers quickly with a sense of importance. Provides outstanding customer service in the assistance to patrons in selection of goods or substitute items.

OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 01/30/2025

Announcement: 6781

Opening Date: 28 May 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-2091-02

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Full Time (30-40 hours/week)

Position: Sales Clerk Leader Salary: $19.10/hour

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Cape May, NJ - Exchange

Duties

Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge and help with the selection of merchandise. React to all concerns of customers quickly with a sense of importance. Provides outstanding customer service in the assistance to patrons in selection of goods or substitute items.

Responsible for overall operations of sale department. May order merchandise, receive, price and monitor stock levels. In conjunction with store management may be responsible for price changes, markdowns, promotional sets and signage. May communicate directly with HQ staff in the resolution of any special order requests for customers or merchandise issues at store level.

May assist store management team in training employees on all cash register and front end duties and will provide input on employee evaluations. Operates a cash register, accepts cash, personal checks, credit cards, etc. Prepares, verifies and issues change funds as required. Collects cash receipts, cash register tapes, checks, credit cards receipt, and other supporting documentation. Compares register tapes with Daily Activity Report and investigates and discrepancies. Prepares and maintain cash overage and shortage records for each sales cashier daily. Responsible for the control and security of change fund, safe and cash registers.

Key carrier, opening and closing the store as required.

May direct/supervise other employees and be responsible for overall store in absence of management.

Follow all policies regarding Loss Prevention. Be aware and proactive regarding shrink and the Alert Line.

Follow all established safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements.

Must have open availability, to include weekends.

Other duties as assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Prior retail experience in inventory control and retail sales.
• Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds and stand for long periods of time.

Preferred (in Addition To The Minimum)

• Experience operating a cash register and working knowledge of sales inventory
• Previous retail supervisory experience in the performance of the above referenced duties. And/or
• Current USCG NAF sales clerk with at least 6 months experience as a USCG NAF sales clerk.

Uscg Community Services Command Comprehensive Benefits

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

Other Essential Information

• Residency Requirements: Non-U.S. nationals, who are authorized to work in the U.S. and applying for any DHS position, must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position. Additionally, you may be required to meet specific job-related qualifications or certifications as a condition of your employment.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose

To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use

This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure

Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is need

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.