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This position is located in USDA Rural Development. The incumbent serves in a developmental trainee capacity and will receive extensive on-the-job training for development to a Loan Assistant/Specialist position.
This announcement is issued under the Post-Secondary Student Hiring Authority, 5 CFR Part 316 Subpart I. Category rating, veteran's preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this public notice.
01/13/2023 to 02/10/2023
$33,906 - $53,161 per year
Salary will be based on duty location determined upon selection.
GS 3 - 5
2 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Multiple Appointment Types
Multiple Schedules
Competitive
5
No
No
POST-TX-11796453-2023-CA
699700500
Students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher education as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965 in a section codified at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) and is pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree on at least a part-time basis, as determined by the institution of higher education.
Post-secondary students hired under this announcement will initially be appointed to a term appointment in the competitive service for a period expected to last more than 1 year not to exceed 4 years; they may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successfully completing the qualifying academic program.
Student Interns must continue to meet the requirements throughout the duration of the appointment. Incumbents will be required to provide proof of continued enrollment and good standing (as Defined by the educational institution),each semester or grading period throughout the internship program. Failure to do so will result in termination of the appointment.
Interns may work flexible schedules under supervisor approval. Interns may be non-competitively converted to a career-conditional or career appointment within 120 days following successful completion of all their educational and work requirements (work experience hours, satisfactory performance, educational requirements, mandatory training completion, etc.) You may be non-competitively converted to a career conditional or career appointment within 120 days to a: Loan Assistant/Specialist (Realty), GS-1165-05/07/09/11 career ladder position.
The full performance level (FPL) of the position to which converted may be up to the GS-11 level.
Note: For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standard for the GS-1165 series click:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards
An agency is not required to convert any individual to a position in the competitive service, whether upon completion of degree requirements or otherwise. Conversion to a competitive service position is not an entitlement.
This is not a Remote/Virtual position. The incumbent will be expected to report to the designated office which will be determined upon selection.
This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Two vacancies will be filled from this vacancy announcement in two of the locations listed above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Under the provisions of this hiring authority, rating, ranking, and veterans' preference does not apply. While veterans' preference does not apply, veterans are still encouraged to apply and submit their documentation. Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position.
Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the "Apply" button to the right.
To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11796453
The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, click "Apply Online" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents.
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded resumes must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.
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Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Agency serves rural communities throughout the country by investing in their communities through housing and utility infrastructure, by increasing economic opportunity, and by improving the quality of life for all rural Americans. Rural Development provides over 40 loan and grant programs in the Rural Housing and Community Facilities Services, Rural Business and Cooperative Services, and Rural Utilities Service. Rural Development supports a positive work environment and promotes diversity and inclusion for nearly 5,000 employees.
Rural Development is a dynamic organization recruiting for employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those in rural communities and will enjoy working in a fast paced and results driven organization. Our commitment is to expand economic opportunity and quality of life in all of rural America by providing financial programs to support essential public facilities and services such as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. Rural Development offers a friendly and professional working environment and such excellent benefits as: a generous salary, alternative work schedules, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, retirement and supplemental savings plan, a wide array of health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, flexible spending accounts, and long-term care insurance.