Pathways Student Trainee

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao This position will require the successful applicant to work no less than 16 hours per week and no more than 20 hours per week throughout the calendar year.

If school schedule permits and funds are available, you will be required to work full time during all recess periods and the summer.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met: Student Status: Definition of a student - applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate/professional school, or certificate program equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study (go to http://www.ed.gov/accreditation to verify accreditation status) pursuant to 5 CFR 362.

You must be considered in good academic standings by the school.

Individuals must be taking at least a half-time academic, vocational, or technical course load leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate.

"Half-time" is defined by the school in which the student is enrolled. Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States.

(Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)Background Investigation: You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

Pathways Participant Agreement: All interns are required to sign the Participant Agreement. Qualification requirements as outlined below.

GS-03: To be eligible at the GS-3 level, you must have: at least six (6) months of general experience; OR Completion of one full academic year of post-high school education.

General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a student trainee (clerical).

Examples of general experience include: answering an office telephone and referring calls to appropriate staff; filing material in alphabetical, numerical or chronological order; operating a copying machine; collating and stapling materials.

To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.) Major Duties:

If selected, you will provide general office support to one or more professional, program, or technical staff members in the United States Attorney's Office.

You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.

Duties include: Answering telephones and referring callers to staff members or taking messages as appropriate; Operating a copy machine; Collating and stapling materials; Sorting and arranging material for filing in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order; Locating and retrieving matierals Stocking forms and other office supplies; and Making recurring and special messenger trips as necessary Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.