Student Trainee - Pathways

United States Attorneys' Offices; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeks a clerical intern to support one or more professional staff members. You will handle general office duties, operate copy and filing systems, and assist with telephone tasks and messages.

The role requires basic office skills, student status, and compliance with federal employment checks and Pathways requirements. This position may involve various clerical tasks and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a student or be accepted for enrollment in an accredited program.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5.
• U.S. citizenship or national status required for internship.
• Background investigation is required to determine suitability for federal employment.
• All interns must sign the Pathways Participant Agreement.
• Education and experience requirements may be combined as outlined in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Provide general office support to professional, program, or technical staff.
• Operate copy machines and ensure accurate production and stapling.
• Answer telephone calls and route messages to staff.
• Perform messenger trips to support office needs.
• Sort, file, and maintain materials using established filing systems.
• Stock and request office supplies as needed.
• Produce documents using word processing software and manage basic databases.

Skills

Office procedures

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

One year of education above high school

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Copy machines

Word processing software

Database management

Job description

Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of day-to-day clerical tasks in support of one or more clerical, technical or administrative staff.

Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of day-to-day clerical tasks in support of one or more clerical, technical or administrative staff.

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao

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

Duties

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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

• Operating copy machines efficiently, ensuring accurate production, collation, and stapling of documents as required.
• Answering telephone calls, providing authorized assistance, and referring callers or messages to appropriate staff members.
• Performing regular and special messenger trips to support office needs.
• Sorting, arranging, and filing materials accurately using established office systems and participating in file close-out processes.
• Stocking office supplies and notifying the supervisor when items need to be reordered.
• Utilizing word processing software to produce written documents and database management.

Travel Required

No travel required

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• You must meet half-time student enrollment requirements.
• You must submit a transcript or proof of enrollment with your application.
• You must be at least 16 years of age or older.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period.

Qualifications

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-3

To be eligible at the GS-3 level, you must have: at least 6 months of general experience; or one (1) year of education above the high school level; or a combination of both general experience and education as explained below. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent 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 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.

Combining Education and Experience:

Successfully completed education above the high school level and general experience may be combined to meet the qualification requirements at the GS-03 level. To determine if you qualify based on a combination of education and experience, first determine your education as a percentage (e.g., 15 semester hours divided by 30 equals 50%); then determine your experience as a percentage (e.g., 3 months general experience divided by 6 equals 50%); finally, add the two percentages and if the total equals 100% or more, you qualify (e.g., 50% + 50% = 100%).

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.

Foreign Education Note:

You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

If selected, you will be eligible for annual and sick leave, and after one year of continuous service, you will be eligible to enroll in the health benefits program at full cost.

Selectees for this position are ineligible for life insurance, retirement (including the Thrift Savings Plan), long term care insurance, and within grade increases.

Veterans' Preference:

If you are entitled to Veterans' Preference, you must indicate the type of preference you are claiming by checking the appropriate box in the assessment questionnaire to indicate your preference and submit the documentation as specified in the 'Required Documents' section of this vacancy announcement.

Selective Service:

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov.

Reasonable Accommodation 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.

EEO Statement/Policy:

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, 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. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Political Appointees (Current or Former):

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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