Student Trainee (Clerical)

About the Role

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team responsible for the Administrative Division.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone and refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate;
• Operates copying machine;
• Collates and staples materials;
• Sorts and arranges material for filing in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order;
• Locates and retrieves materials;
• Stocks forms and other office supplies;
• Makes recurring and special messenger trips as necessary.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including 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: 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. You must be considered in good academic standing 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.

GS-2 Level Requirements: To be eligible at the GS-2 level, you must have:

• At least three (3) months of general experience; OR graduated from high school or equivalent.

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.)

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. 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 with your transcript. It is your responsibility to 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.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Learn more about federal benefits.