Title: VIB Supply Store Associate - Mark Center (Wage) - #BVIWES02
State Role Title: VIB Associate
Hiring Range: up to $18/hour commensurate w/ experience.
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired
Location: Blind & Vision Impaired
Agency Website: https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
“Want to join one of the best retail teams in the country? Enjoy a consistent Monday–Friday schedule, 7:30 am–4:00 pm—no nights, no weekends, no federal holidays. You’ll never handle cash, and you’ll work in a secure federal or military setting with a stable customer base. Our stores offer office supplies, janitorial products, and other commercial essentials. If you thrive in retail and meet the qualifications below, apply today!”
Job Duties:
The mission of the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) is to employ and develop Virginians who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Deaf Blind to achieve their desired level of employment through the manufacture and delivery of quality products and services.
VIB is seeking a VIB Supply Store Associate (Wage) for the Mark Center Supply Store in Alexandria to perform the following duties:
• Perform stock clerk, cashier, and customer service duties utilizing an automated point‑of‑sale system
• Operate the cash register as needed
• Provide customer service and assist with special orders
• Receive merchandise
• Stock shelves
• Conduct quality assurance
• Perform material movement tasks
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provide Customer Service – “Greeted customers, answered inquiries and phone calls, and promptly escalated concerns to management.”
- Operating Computerized Point of Sale Register – “Processed sales by scanning items, handling payments, issuing receipts, maintaining records, and generating purchase requests for stock and special orders.”
- Store Appearance – “Maintained a clean, well‑stocked store and used equipment such as pallet jacks, flatbeds, and dollies to move merchandise.”
- Performed Other Duties as Assigned – “Completion of all mandatory federal, state, and agency training.”
Other duties include general support of Base Supply Store operations, including completing tasks or projects assigned by the Manager, Regional Manager, and/or Supervisor.
This is a wage (part‑time) position working an average of 24–32 hours per week and not exceeding 1,500 hours per employment year. This position does not include health insurance, retirement, or leave benefits.
Minimum Qualifications:
Skills/Abilities:
• Demonstrated problem-solving and excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills, familiarity with internet, Microsoft Windows operating system, and Microsoft Office software
• Ability to perform duties independently without direct supervision
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand up to 8 hours
Additional Considerations:
N/A
Special Instructions:
Employment is contingent upon the selected candidate being able to pass a background check required for access to the Federal Building.
This role is defined as “direct labor”. Federal law requires VIB to fill at least 75% of its direct labor roles with qualified candidates who are blind. If you are qualified and meet the definition of blindness below, please apply. Blindness is defined as “a central visual acuity that does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses or visual acuity if better than 20/200 is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.” If you are qualified and meet this medical requirement, you will receive preference for this job and compete against other qualified applicants who meet this definition. If no application from a qualified person who is blind is received, this job may be filled by a qualified person who is not blind. If selected for this job based on this preference, you will receive a conditional offer of employment until medical documentation is received validating your vision impairment
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information:
Name: Human Resources
Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.