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Do you want to work for a contemporary water management agency whose mission is to assist in meeting the increasing water demands of the West while protecting the environment and the public’s investment? Join the staff of the Bureau of Reclamation as a Student Trainee (Administration and Office Support).
This is a temporary student internship opportunity under the Pathways Program. The major objective of the Pathways Program is to employ students, giving them a chance to work in a Federal agency and resume or continue their education without interruption caused by financial pressure.
This position is located with the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Blythe, CA. Work will be performed in and around that area. You must be able to report to this location for duty by 06/11/2017 in order to be eligible for this job opportunity.
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Blythe, CA: http://www.blythechamberofcommerce.com
This position has no promotion potential and does not provide non-competitive eligibility for conversion to a term, career conditional or career appointment in the competitive service.
This vacancy announcement is being advertised under the Pathways (Intern Not-to-Exceed) Program. For more information, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/#url=Program-Fact-Sheets
Additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty at the location designated will be the responsibility of the selected employee
02/27/2017 to 03/03/2017
$27,005 - $33,985 per year
GS 02
Not required
No
Temporary - Pathways Internship Not-to-Exceed August 5, 2017.
Full-time
02
No
BR-LC-PW-17-18
464828800
To be eligible, an applicant must:
You must submit proof of current student status by furnishing a copy of your current high school or college transcript(s) (unofficial copy acceptable); documentation of registration; tuition bill; or copy of acceptance letter from college/university for new students. Copy of transcript(s) must include courses for the semester/quarter you are currently enrolled in or student schedule for the upcoming semester verifying at least half-time enrollment status. If selected, you will be required to provide official documents to verify your educational qualifications prior to reporting for work.
Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet the education requirements. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Education websites at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, applicants must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on the Pathways Program visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsandGrads
Telework: Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.
Employment Conditions: This is a temporary position, with a not-to-exceed date. When the not-to-exceed date is reached or whenever services are no longer needed, the selectee will be terminated from Federal Service. Successful adjudication of personnel security investigation required.
-All Federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by direct deposit.
E-Verify: DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
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. For more information visit: http://www.sss.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
After the vacancy announcement closes, a Human Resources Office representative will review your application/resume to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements of the job. Your eligibility and qualification status will be based on an assessment questionnaire conducted using qualification standards, your responses to job-related questions, information provided in your resume, and required supporting documents (see the Required Documents section). Applicant’s answers to questions will be verified against information provided in their online resume. Be sure that the resume clearly supports the responses to all the questions by addressing experience, education and/or training relevant to this position.
Veterans’ preference applies to the selection for positions in the Pathways Program. The examination and selection of applicants will be made in accordance with the requirements of 5 CFR 302.
Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. Applicants rating themselves higher than is apparent in their description of experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training OR whose resume/application is incomplete may be removed from employment consideration.
Eligible, qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official in an unranked order by preference status: (1) Preference eligible having a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more (CPS and CP); (2) Other preference eligible; (XP); (3) Applicants eligible for 5-point veterans’ preference (TP); and (4) Applicants not eligible for veteran’s preference (NV).
Category rating and selection procedures will be used for evaluating this position. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your on-line responses to the vacancy assessment questionnaire will be used to determine the quality and extent of your experience, education, training, etc., for placement in one of the following categories: 1) Best Qualified, 2) Well Qualified and 3) Qualified. Veterans with preference will be placed at the top of their respective category. The assessment questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete
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To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit a resume that includes dates of employment, specifically years, months, and hours worked per week for each period of experience; an on-line assessment questionnaire; and the following supporting documents, as appropriate:
1. Transcript(s): All applicants MUST furnish a copy of your college transcript(s), if applicable. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university, specific courses, and the number of semester/quarter hours currently enrolled. Applicants not currently enrolled must provide a student schedule for the upcoming semester/quarter verifying at least half-time enrollment status. If selected, applicants will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify their educational qualifications prior to reporting for work.
2. Proof of Pathways Student Eligibility; Applicants must show proof such as a letter from their accredited U.S. educational institution that verifies:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Applications (resume and assessment questionnaire) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. Your resume may be submitted in any format. If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked or spent in education per week and the dates of employment/education (i.e., HRS per week and month/day/year to month/day/year or month/day/year to date you are submitting the resume). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. When you're ready to apply, click the blue Apply Online button at the side of any page.
This vacancy is being announced through Bureau of Reclamation's Hiring System--HireMe. For more information about the HireMe system and the registration process, visit: http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hr/hireme.html.
As part of the on-line application process, applicants are also required to submit supporting documents. Failure to submit the requested supporting documents may result in your not being considered for this position.
Reasonable Accommodation: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at the phone number shown at the bottom of this page. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
After all application packages have been received, resumes, assessment questionnaires and transcripts will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official in an unranked order and in accordance with rules regarding veterans' preference. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation, by regularly checking their public status notifications in their USAJOBS profile.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/464828800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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