Interns may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment within 180 days following the successful completion of all of their educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204
This position is inside the bargaining unit.
For more information, click Pathways Programs, State Apprenticeship Programs, Other Apprenticeship Programs or Career One Stop.
Interns may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment within 180 days following the successful completion of all of their educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204
This position is inside the bargaining unit.
For more information, click Pathways Programs, State Apprenticeship Programs, Other Apprenticeship Programs or Career One Stop.
Salary posted reflects pay range for all locations. Upon selection, the salary will be set in accordance with the selectee's duty location.
Open to students who are currently enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, and seeking a degree in an accredited technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, graduate or professional school, qualifying career or technical educational program, including registered Apprenticeship Programs and certain volunteer service programs (such as Peace Corp, AmeriCorps, Job Corp, Climate Corp), on a full- or half-time basis (as defined by the academic institution).
Positions are located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Positions are established under the DOL Intern Program and are responsible for carrying out a range of duties within the scope of the program and assignment.
Positions can be filled in any of the following locations: Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Boston, MA; or Philadelphia, PA.
The Pathways Internship Program allows students to join ETA in positions that emphasize long-term training and development. This position is being filled under the Pathways Internship Program. The program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions with paid work opportunities in agencies to explore Federal careers while still in school. The internship provides managers a ready source of student employees and potential permanent employees upon completion of the program requirements. It also provides the student with work experience directly related to the curriculum studies or career goals while offering eligibility for non-competitive conversion to permanent employment upon completion.
The goal is to match students' skills and objectives with ETA Program Offices that can mutually accommodate goals. Student Trainees will be assigned to an ETA Program Office- Office of Apprenticeship, Office of Financial Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Office of Grants Management, Office of Job Corps, Office of Management and Administrative Services, Office of Policy Development and Research, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Office of Workforce Investment, and Regional Offices. Typical assignment may include assisting executives, managers, and employees with administering effective programs that have at their core the goals of enhanced employment opportunities and business prosperity.
Interns will work with higher graded technical and professional staff in support of office programs and activities to gain practical work experience that augments training in an academic course of study. Positions are inside the bargaining unit, and assignments are designed to provide orientation, training, and familiarization with the work processes of ETA.
Typical duties include, but are not limited to the following:
To be eligible, applicants must be:
Accepted for enrollment or enrolled and seeking a diploma, associate, bachelor, master, professional, doctorate, vocational, technical degree, or certificate) on at least a half-time basis, at a qualifying educational institution and be in good academic standing as defined by the educational institution.
Must Possess a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher or good academic standing as defined by the educational institution. GPA is based on current enrollment.
OR
Accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a qualifying career or technical education program that awards a recognized post-secondary credential (such as a Registered Apprenticeship Program or service program such as Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Job Corps and Climate Corps). Click here for a definition of a qualifying education institution/program.
Under this program, an individual who needs to complete less than a half-time equivalent of an academic, vocational, or technical course load immediately prior to graduating is considered eligible.
Applicants for this position must meet the definition of a CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENT as outlined throughout this announcement. If you do not meet this definition, you will not be considered.
Qualification Requirements:
GS-04: Completion of 2 full academic years of post-high school study or an associate's degree. (60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university.)
One full academic year of undergraduate; graduate; vocational; trades; technical or high school education is the number of credit hours determined by the college, university, or school to represent 1 year of full-time study. The high school curriculum must be approved by a State or local governing body. All education beyond high school must be accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Interns may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment within 180 days following the successful completion of all of their educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204
A student may be appointed to any position that leads to qualification in a two-grade interval professional, administrative, or technical occupational series and that provides an opportunity for the student's growth and development toward the target position.
Previous education and/or experience may be evaluated to determine the highest grade level for which the individual is qualified.
*For more information, clickPathways Programs.
Open to students who are currently enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in high school, seeking a diploma or degree in an accredited technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, graduate or professional school, qualifying career or technical educational program, including registered Apprenticeship Programs and certain volunteer service programs (such as Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Job Corps, Climate Corps), on a full- or half-time basis as defined by the educational institution.
*For Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions, click Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs.
*For Registered State Apprenticeship Programs Information, click State Apprenticeship Programs
*For Other Apprenticeship Programs, click Apprenticeship Programs
*For Industry-Endorsed Certificate Programs, click Career One Stop Certificate Finder
If you do not meet this definition, you will not be considered.
An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university.
You must submit an academic transcript from your academic institution showing the date that you most recently completed the academic requirements described above. See the Required Documents section of this announcement. If you do not submit a transcript indicating your possession of the required education, you will not be considered for this position.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants meeting both eligibility and qualification requirements will be evaluated against the competencies described below and will be placed into one of the following quality categories, based on responses to the vacancy questionnaire:
Category A - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and has successful experience in the same or similar job that has demonstrated superior proficiency in applying the critical competencies required by this position to work of increased levels of difficulty and complexity.
Category B - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in the critical competencies by this position.
Category C - Meets the specialized experience described in the minimum qualification requirements section of this announcement and demonstrates proficiency in the basic competencies.
Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies:
The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, volunteer, and other lived experience, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled. Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex. interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, etc.).
The examining Office of Human Resources (OHR) makes the final determination concerning applicant ratings. Your resume MUST provide sufficient information to substantiate your vacancy question responses. If not, the OHR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency indicated by the content of your resume.
The following documents must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the vacancy closing date.
The following documents are required from ALL applicants (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY):
The following documents are required if applicable:
NOTE: The OFFICIAL Transcript(s) MUST BE RECEIVED, if you are selected, and prior to receiving the firm offer with a start date.
Cover Letters are not mandatory and will not be used to verify experience but may be submitted.
Reference the Education Section for College Transcript and Evaluation of Foreign Education.
Do not upload password-protected documents.
Applicants selected for employment who are not current DOL employees will be required to provide proof of citizenship, and the E-Verify system will be used to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires.
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.
Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services.
To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration.
Paper applications and supplemental documents submitted in any other manner without prior approval from the vacancy contact will not be considered. Click here for information on Reasonable Accommodations.
Important - Save your information before the 30 minute system timeout! For help, go to USAJOBS Help Center.
STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including Resume and Saved Documents. Your resume must provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the self-assessment vacancy questions. If not, HR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the competency indicated by resume content. For each employment period, include start/end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete.
STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS) Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button. For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page. You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application. In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button.
STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL). On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page. The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.
STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a check mark next to each section listed. If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button.
STEP 5 - Edit Application as needed by 11:59 pm Eastern Time of Closing Date by returning to USAJOBS, clicking the vacancy, thenUpdate Application.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
For more detailed information on applying for positions with DOL click here to view the U.S. Department of Labor, How to Apply website.
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and refer candidates for selection consideration. Candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews. You will be notified of the outcome. A selection is expected to be made within 30 calendar days of the issuance date of the certificate.
For instructions on how to check the status of your application, go to USAJOBS Help Guide.
USAJOBS will no longer send status alert email notifications. You can check your application status in the TAS by logging into USAJOBS and in the Applicant Dashboard, click the hiring agency Talent Acquisition System (TAS). If the TAS does not provide application tracking information, contact the agency's point of contact on the job announcement.
To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
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