Clarification from the agency

Relatives of current federal judicial branch employees are not eligible. All students in the AO Internship program must have completed one full year of post-secondary education by the closing date of this announcement. Please note that a full year of post-secondary education is defined as 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.

The AO is seeking applicants for its 2022 summer internship program. The opportunity is intended to provide valuable work experience for students interested in a public service career. The student will have an opportunity to improve his or her writing, research, analytical, logical, multi-tasking, and customer-service skills.

The AO is committed to attracting the best and brightest applicants in our support of the Third Branch of government. We take pride in serving the judicial branch and supporting its mission to provide equal justice under law. The Facilities and Security Office (FSO) welcomes students working for academic credit, as well as those seeking an internship for career-related training. The intern will support the Resource Management Division.

Duties include but are not limited to:

1. Assisting with database management related to budget and finance aspects of real estate and court security projects for the judicial branch.
2. Assisting with managing and organizing data from different sources.
3. Working with Microsoft Excel and other data management applications such as Microsoft Access.
4. Shadowing Resource Management Division (RMD) staff and attending meetings to learn about how the judiciary works and FSO/RMD's role in fulfilling the judiciary's mission.
5. Providing RMD staff and leadership with ideas and opinions on processes, procedures and if there are ways to do things better and/or more efficiently based on past experience or from what has been learned through their studies.
6. Sharing perspectives on the internship experience with FSO staff in the form of a written report and/or a presentation to FSO staff.
7. Attending educational and training sessions to aid with professional development, networking, and learning new skills.
8. Conducting research and assisting with special projects and day-to-day operations.
9. Performing general office tasks.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. AO employees are required to attest to their vaccination status. New employees are required to complete a Certification of Vaccination Form. The information provided on the form will be treated as confidential information and will be managed by the AO Human Resources Office.
2. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
3. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
4. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
5. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
6. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
7. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
8. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Basic Qualification Requirements: Qualifications for the AO internship program positions are closely related to the criteria established for executive branch positions by the Office of Personnel Management. Intern positions are classified and paid under a broad-banded system. Salary is set commensurate with educational background and experience. Demonstrated relevant work experience will be credited.

• Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree-seeking student in either an undergraduate or graduate level program.
• Applicants must have completed at least one year of undergraduate education beyond high school.
• Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED).

Additional Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the BASIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS, applicants must also:

• Have the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Have very strong communication and reading skills and be detailed oriented.
• Have a working knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, or WordPerfect.
• Have excellent writing, reading and interpersonal skills, and be able to organize a variety of assignments simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.

Note: The AO internship program requires all participants to be an active student. Therefore, seniors graduating at the end of the Spring 2022 semester will not be considered if they are not continuing as a full-time student in the fall semester as a graduate student. For those graduating with a degree in Spring 2022 who are continuing studies in Fall 2022, proof of enrollment will be required.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.