Hiring Mission

Join the Selective Service System's team of energetic, career-minded professionals! The Selective Service System offers an opportunity for motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong work ethic to launch or continue a career in public service.

Our fast-paced environment consists of challenging and rewarding work, training opportunities, and the potential for advancement. The Selective Service System offers competitive wages, the Thrift Savings Plan with matching funds (similar to a 401k savings program), extensive health care benefits (dental and vision coverage available), paid vacation time, and a host of unique work-life benefit options that include telework options as well as alternate and flexible work schedules for most positions.

USAJobs.gov

Selective Service posts job announcements directly to USAJobs.gov – the one-stop source for federal jobs and employment opportunities sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

USAJobs.gov allows you to search for openings by location or keyword. You can also search for openings within the Selective Service System. Become a My USAJobs Member to post and create a resume, apply for federal government jobs, and receive automated job alerts.

Selective Service System Agency Search on USAJobs 

EEO Policy Statement

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Selective Service's EEO and Disability Programs

Employees and applicants for employment with the Selective Service System who believe that they have been discriminated against by a Selective Service employment decision because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or reprisal may pursue such claims through the discrimination complaint process administered by the agency’s EEO Program.

If you are an applicant for employment with the Selective Service System or an employee of Selective Service, and you wish to file a complaint of discrimination, please complete the form: EEO Complaint Form

Postal Address:
Office of Equal Opportunity
National Headquarters, Selective Service System
Arlington, VA 22209

Tel: 703.605.4005 or 703.605.4079
Fax: 703.605.1169
BettyLou.Wingo@sss.gov
Jorene.Massey@sss.gov

Our hiring policy is simple:

The agency follows the law which requires all employers to verify both the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the U.S. This agency is participating in the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration program that verifies the employment eligibility of all newly-hired employees. 

For additional information on the verification program, contact the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS/SAVE Program, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001; 1-888-464-4218.

Employing Americans with Disabilities

The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) provides assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, federal managers, supervisors, and IT professionals. CAP increases access to information and works to remove barriers to employment opportunities by eliminating the costs of assistive technology and accommodation solutions.

Through CAP's partnership with Selective Service employees with disabilities are able to receive FREE assistive technology and services to accommodate their needs. To learn more about CAP and to submit a request form please visit:

www.tricare.mil/cap

If you have any questions regarding computer/electronic accommodations, CAP, and its partnership with Selective Service, please contact Jennifer Burke:

Email: Jennifer Burke – Jennifer.Burke@sss.gov

More

To assist veterans seeking employment, Selective Service joined other federal agencies committed to taking extra steps to hire them through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) VA for Vets program. This program aligns with President Obama’s executive order establishing an interagency council on veterans’ employment to promote opportunities for veterans and meet the federal government’s staffing needs for highly skilled individuals.

For more information on VA for Vets, please visit their website: www.vaforvets.va.gov.

On December 27, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13562 establishing the Pathways Programs, to provide clear paths to federal employment for students and recent graduates. On May, 11, 2012, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued the final regulations implementing the Pathways Programs, in the Federal Register/Vol. 77, No. 92/May 11, 2012. The Pathways Programs consists of three components, which are the Internship Program, the Recent Graduates Program, and the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The new streamlined Pathways Programs replaces the Student Temporary Employment and Student Career Experience Programs and enhances the Presidential Management Fellows Program.

Selective Service's Pathways Programs provide opportunities for students and recent graduates to be considered for federal employment through:

• Selective Service Pathways Intern Employment Program;
• Selective Service Pathways Recent Graduates Program; and
• Selective Service Pathways Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program.

Important Information:

1. Vacancy announcements will be posted to USAJOBS for all Pathways Programs positions.
2. Applications for Pathways Programs positions will only be accepted through USAJOBS.
3. Candidates will be assessed based on valid, job-related assessments for all positions related to the specific Pathways Program, using OPM qualification standards and in accordance with the requirements of 5 CFR Part 302.
4. Qualified candidates will be rated and ranked under category rating procedures.
5. Veterans’ preference will be applied appropriately, in accordance with 5 CFR Part 302.

Contact for Selective Service Pathway Program:

Ms. Jennifer Hayes – Jennifer.Hayes@sss.gov