Student Worker Para Prof

About the role

This temporary student worker position with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is anticipated to last up to 3 years and may be located at the Duluth or St. Paul office. The role is part‑time, limited‑term, day shift Monday‑Friday, and telework‑eligible.

Responsibilities

• OnBase duties: preparing selected closed files for scanning, preparing open files for scanning, assisting Project Managers in scanning new documents for open files
• Correcting and updating of spatial data for PRP (Petroleum Remediation Program) sites
• Assist PRP in Gasoline Additive Project data management and data verification
• Verifying and entering well spatial data in EQUIS (Environmental Quality Information System) for up to 500 open sites and possibly a few thousand closed sites
• Green Practices data collection, entry and reporting for fund‑financed sites
• Assist Project Managers with RP (Responsible Party) searches or historical searches such as prior ownership and property usage
• Labeling of leaksite files and checking for confidential information in files

Requirements

Post‑secondary education student working on an environmental degree or related degree. Must be a student enrolled in an educational program or planning to enroll within three months; absences cannot exceed one semester/quarter per year. Must carry at least six semester (nine quarter) credits if at a credit‑granting institution, or two or more classes per semester/quarter if at a non‑credit granting institution. Graduate students must be enrolled in at least two courses or making progress on a dissertation. Educational Verification form required prior to appointment. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; no work visa sponsorship (including F‑1 STEM OPT).

Additional requirements: position duties may require travel but driving is not a minimum qualification; employees who may drive for state business need driver's license checked. All candidates must submit to a background check that may include conflict of interest review, criminal history check, education verification, employment reference/records check, and license/certification verification where applicable.

Qualifications

• Oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate with internal and external customers
• Ability to work independently and with others
• Accomplished in using computer programs (Microsoft Office products, e‑mail, intranet, internet, Outlook)
• Ability to follow directions and carry out detailed processes

Pay

Salary range: $18.15 – $21.26 per hour.

Schedule

Day shift, Monday – Friday.