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IRS Pathways Internship Student Trainee (Clerical)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Wage & Investment
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Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
07/27/2021 to 01/27/2022
Salary
$13.71 to - $17.82 per hour
Pay scale & grade
GS 3
Location
96 vacancies in the following location:
Austin, TX
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - Not To Exceed (NTE) 180 days
Work schedule
Part-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
3
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
21-11181206S-WIX-0399-03
Control number
608861700

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Clarification from the agency

Open to U.S. Citizens/Nationals who are Students enrolled on at least a half-time basis, or accepted for enrollment, and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a qualifying educational institution; have at least a cumulative (overall) 2.0 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale; remain in good academic standing.

Duties

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The IRS Internship Program offers IRS employees who are current students with an opportunity to work and explore new careers. You must meet the definition of a student during the duration of your internship as follows:

An individual accepted for enrollment or enrolled and seeking a qualifying degree or certificate from one of the following:
  • High school; OR
  • College/university; OR
  • Professional, technical, vocational, or trade school; OR
  • Advanced degree program; OR
  • Certificate in a qualifying and accredited educational institution, on a full or half-time basis (as defined by the institution in which the student is enrolled), including awardees of the Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Program under Public Law 93-842.
Students need not be in actual physical attendance, so long as all other requirements are being met. An individual who needs to complete less than the equivalent of a half-time an academic/vocational or technical course load immediately prior to graduating is still considered a student for purposes of this program.

Every academic term (e.g., semester, quarter, etc), you must maintain good academic standing with an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester credit hours, 45 quarter credit hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university.

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
  • Receives, records, sorts, batches, associates, controls, stages, collects, mails, extracts and distributes incoming/outgoing work. Maintains, updates, and purges suspense/closed files.
  • Performs simple and reoccurring administrative tasks using an automated system which involves: assigning, maintaining, monitoring, or updating work status and inventory records; order research; acknowledging correspondence; maintaining, updating and initiating personnel records; administering and performing other support activity.
  • Prepares and maintains regular production/inventory reports using established formats and sources of data applicable to the program, functional, or organizational reporting requirements. With assistance from technicians/specialists, prepares special reports.
  • Assists technicians/specialist in collecting, organizing and maintaining program and/or functional documentation and materials.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules as determined by agency policy.
- All selectees must sign a Participant Agreement.
- This is a bargainingunit position.
- Tour of Duty: Saturday and Sunday - Day and Swing shifts available. Actual tour of duty would be defined at job offer.
- The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
- This is temporary appointment and will be made for a specified period of time identified in the job announcement. It will not become permanent. If you currently hold a Federal position in the competitive service and accept this appointment, you will be voluntarily relinquishing the competitive position you currently hold. Upon completion of this appointment, you will not be returned to your previous position.
- May be eligible for telework based on IRS policy. Must meet eligibility requirements. If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19. Employees must be within a 150-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not guarantee telework; employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
- You will complete a trial period, which is at a minimum the entire length of the Internship program.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

In order to qualify, you must first meet IRS Internship Program eligibility:

You must meet any basic requirements of the position and the experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Pathways Internship Positions.

GS-03 Level: You must have six (6) months of general clerical related experience. The experience should have been progressively responsible clerical, office or other work that indicates ability to acquire to perform the duties of this position.

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Completion of an intensive, specialized course of study of less than 1 year. Courses may have been obtained through a business or technical school, or military training program, and should include up to 40 hours per week of instruction for at least 3 months duration. The course must have been designed specifically as career preparation for the work of the position being filled.

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One (1) year of education above the high school level in any field of study obtained from an accredited junior college, college, university, business, secretarial or technical school.

OR

A combination of education and experience equivalent to the experience described above.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You MUST submit dated documentation showing current enrollment in a qualifying institution (e.g. letter from the registrar, unofficial transcripts from current semester) by the closing date of the announcement. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

CERTIFICATE: A Certificate program is a post-secondary educational program, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one full- time academic year of study, that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational or business school curriculum.

Additional information


This announcement will establish an inventory of applicants. The inventory will be used to fill approximately 96 vacancies throughout the next 6 months. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they become available. Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET on the closing date of the announcement, 01/27/2022, to be considered.

It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the announcement. As a result, the announcement will have cut-offs for applicant consideration. Eligible applicants who apply by 11:59 pm ET 08/25/2021 will be considered first. All other applicants will be considered in Quality Group order as needed, to fill remaining vacancies. Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be determined based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process and meet all qualifications. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

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Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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