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| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
Applicants must have SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) status or be eligible to obtain SOFA status. Generally, you have SOFA status if you are:• Active duty military or a dependent of active duty military• A civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DoD) or a dependent of a civilian employee of the DoD• Working under a contract with the DoD or a dependent of an employee working under a contract with DoD• Other US citizens and US nationals in the local area may apply for NAF positions, however, appointment is subject to recommendation of SOFA status by the Squadron Commander and approval by the Government of Japan Minimum age for NAF employment is 16,
however, some positions may require applicants to be 18 or 20 based on job-specific restrictions.
Active duty commissioned and warrant officers are prohibited from NAF employment. |
18th FSS
Nonappropriated Fund
(NAF) Employment
Information |
| 18th FSS is an equal opportunity employer. Selections are based on merit without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors. |
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| HOW TO APPLY |
| On 1 Nov Kadena HRO moved to the NAFjobs on-line system. The new system will require that all applicants go to www.NAFjobs.org to search and apply for jobs. |
| APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS |
• Application (resume accepted but not required)
• A copy of Sponsors' PCS orders with applicant
name listed as dependent
• If command-sponsored, a letter of command
sponsorship
• Member-4 Copy of DD-214, if prior military
Note: All appropriate documents must be submitted with employment application in order to receive consideration. |
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| HIRING PRIORITY BASED ON PREFERENCE |
| Applicants rated "qualified" for the position applied will be referred and considered based on employment preference category: active duty, military spouses, dependents and veterans. |
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| POSITION AVAILABILITY |
There are three types of positions:
NF: Clerical, administrative support, recreational, technical and managerial type positions
NA, NL & NS: Craft and trades, blue collar positions, e.g., custodial and food and beverage positions
CY: Child care and school age care positions
All positions are categorized as Regular (guaranteed minimum 20 hours per week) or Flexible (no guaranteed hours).
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| PAY SCALE |
Current pay scales available at Kadena Force Support Human Resource Office (HRO) in Building 723 or on this website
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| BENEFITS PACKAGE |
Available to an employee categorized as Regular:
• DoD Health and Dental Plans
• Life Insurance
• AFNAF Retirement Plan
• 401 (k) Savings Plan
• Annual and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Education and Training Opportunities |
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| NONAPPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) EMPLOYMENT |
| NAF employment is federal employment, but it is not considered "Civil Service" employment. The difference between NAF employment and civil service employment is the manner in which positions are funded, e.g.. civil service positions are funded by congressional appropriations and NAF is primarily funded by revenue generated by Services activities i.e., clubs, restaurants. bowling centers. etc. Although there are similarities between the two systems, each is separate and distinct from the other and operates under its own personnel policies and procedures |
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