General Administrative & Office Support Intern

Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice, invites motivated students for an internship to support efforts to detect waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct. This program emphasizes gaining practical experience while contributing to DOJ’s mission through path-specific assignments.

Interns must meet basic qualifications including age, enrollment in an educational program, and maintaining a minimum GPA, with probationary or trial periods outlined for continued employment.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an educational program on a half-time or full-time basis.
• Must maintain enrollment/continue education during the Pathways program.

Skills

Clerical aptitude

Administrative support

Attention to detail

Education

2 academic years of post-high school education

Associate Degree

Job description

The Office of the Inspector General is one of the best places to work in the Department of Justice and is one of the premier inspector general offices in federal government. We are seeking a highly-motivated student in support of our mission to detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct in DOJ programs and personnel, and to promote economy and efficiency in those programs. You will work to gain practical work experience that augments your academic course of study.

Probationary Information:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

• Your performance and conduct.
• The needs and interests of the agency;
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;and
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a Technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, graduate or professional school, at a qualifying educational institution on a half-time or full-time basis.
• Must be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 or better (must provide a transcript and proof of enrollment/acceptance letter); these standards will be in effect for the duration of the internship.
• Must maintain enrollment/continue education throughout the duration of employment under the Pathways Program.

Minimum Qualifications

In addition to meeting the Basic Qualifications stated above, you must also meet the minimum qualifications for the appropriate grade level, or applicable general or specialized experience, or a combination of both

To qualify for the GS-4 level

you must have completed 2 full academic years of post-high school education or an Associate Degree (one year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in a college or university; or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical school).

• General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of General Office and Administrative Support Intern. Examples of general experience include: filing materials in alphabetical or chronological order; operating a copier machine; collating and stapling materials; producing a variety of written documents utilizing various word processing software functions; securing information from files and related sources.

To qualify for the GS-5 level

you must have completed 4 academic years of post-