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The Pathways Internship Program allows students to join VA in career positions that emphasize long-term training and development. The position is located in the Financial Management Service, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ.
You must be willing to relocate.
Selectees will be required to sign Mobility, Training, Continued Service and Participant Agreements.
06/21/2018 to 07/13/2018
$33,625 - $54,146 per year
GS 5 - 7
2 vacancies in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Recent Graduates
Full-Time
11
No
CBAH-10240405-18-SS
502943600
Recent College Graduate Applicants Only: This means applicant's who can be appointed to a job within 2 years of receiving their college degree. Veterans, precluded from applying due to military service, must be appointed within 6 years of receiving their degree.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/13/2018.
You may qualify based on education and/or experience for the GS-05 grade level as described below:
General Experience: 3 years, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level.
OR,
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a degree such as personnel management, finance, accounting, industrial relations, public administration, political science, business administration, psychology, labor relations or education. (TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE PROVIDED).
OR,
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must: Possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience to meet the total experience requirements for the GS-05 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
You may qualify based on education and/or experience for the GS-07 grade level as described below:
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
PLEASE NOTE: 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
You are excluded from health benefits coverage if you are expected to work less than 130 hours per month for at least 90 days.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Applicants must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, a bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; 4 year college or university; graduate or professional school (e.g. law school, medical school); post-secondary home school curriculum. Note: Certificate program as defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year or full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.
Veterans (as defined in 5 USC 2108) who, due to military service obligation, were precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period described above have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon their release or discharge from active duty; however, this eligibility period cannon extend beyond 6 years from the date of completion of the requirements of an academic course of study.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/13/2018 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10240405.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/502943600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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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, from high school to graduate level, 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. For more information on Internship opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/pathways-internship-program/.