Student Trainee - Pathways

United States Attorneys' Offices; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Attorneys' Offices in Omaha seeks a student intern to support clerical staff with day-to-day tasks in a federal office environment.

You will handle copying, filing, phone duties, messenger duties, and basic word processing while learning office systems and records management. Eligibility requires student status, 2.5 GPA, U.S. citizenship, background check, and Pathways participation.

Qualifications

• Student status required; applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited program.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 is required.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizen or national.
• Background investigation is required for employment.
• Pathways Participant Agreement is required for interns.
• Qualification requirements as outlined in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Operate copy machines and ensure accurate production, collation, and stapling of documents.
• Answer telephone calls and refer messages to staff.
• Perform regular messenger trips to support office needs.
• Sort, file, and maintain materials using established systems.
• Stock office supplies and notify supervisor when items need reordering.
• Use word processing software and manage databases to produce documents.

Skills

Office clerical skills

Telephone handling

Filing and documents

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Word processing

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.

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