Student Trainee (Clerical Office Automation)

About the Role

If selected, you will provide office clerical and automation support to one or more professional, program, or technical staff members in the United States Attorney's Office. Automated support may include use of one or more of the following software applications: word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, desk-top publishing, graphics, project management, calendar, and electronic mail. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Producing a variety of documents using varied and advanced word processing software functions.
• Storing, retrieving, editing, and printing a variety of documents with complex formats such as graphics or tables within the text.
• Sorting, calculating, and retrieving data from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs.
• Answering telephones and referring callers to staff members or taking messages as appropriate.
• Providing general office clerical support.
• Sorting, filing, and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order.
• Making 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 in good academic standing and 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.
• Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or 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-4 Level Requirements:

• At least one (1) year of general experience; or
• Two (2) years 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: Progressively responsible clerical, office, automation, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a student trainee (clerk - office automation). Examples include:

• Producing, storing, retrieving, and printing documents using word processing hardware and software.
• Sorting, calculating, and retrieving information from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs.
• Answering office telephones and referring calls to appropriate staff.
• Sorting, filing, and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order.
• Providing general office clerical support.

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-04 grade level. To determine qualification based on a combination, calculate education and experience as percentages and ensure the total equals 100% or more.

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

• If selected, you will be eligible for annual and sick leave.
• 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.