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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 week ago

Pathways Student Trainee (Administrative)

Orlando, FL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$36K/yr - $47K/yr

1+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers the Pathways Internship Program for students seeking career positions emphasizing long-term training and development. The role involves administrative support functions at the Quality and Patient Safety Service, providing students with work experience related to their studies while offering potential for conversion to permanent employment.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

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/

Duties include but not limited to: Receives telephone inquiries and provides proper information or directing the call

Prepares - composes - or reviews correspondence prepared for the purpose of obtaining or supplying information

Types policies and procedures in proper VA format for final review by leadership

Composes and prepares correspondences related to administrative or clerical functions of the office

Adapts model letters to answer inquiries - or prepares reports where judgment is required in the selection of the proper letter or format

Composes statements or develops factual information which supplement model letters or standard paragraphs

Reviews outgoing correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy

Processes incoming or outgoing mail - including the processing of express mail

Performs other duties as assigned

YOU MUST INCLUDE AN OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION FROM YOUR SCHOOL THAT SHOWS YOUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT STATUS (FULL TIME - HALF TIME - PART TIME - ETC.) AND YOUR ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE

THE ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT TRANSCRIPTS - WHICH ARE ALSO REQUIRED

Note: A written agreement is required between the service and student

Within 120 calendar days after completing educational requirements - the employing agency may non-competitively promote and convert a student to a career/career-conditional or term appointment

Conversion is NOT guaranteed and is based on the needs of the agency

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

Qualification

Customer ServiceComputer SkillsClerical ExperienceOffice CorrespondenceInventory Management

Required

Applicants must be accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma - certificate - etc.) in a qualifying educational institution - on a full or half-time basis as defined by the institution in which you are enrolled

You must be a student accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a degree or certificate program on a full- or half-time basis as defined by the school

Enrollment is with a qualifying educational institution such as a high school or state-approved homeschool; or accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g. - law school - medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum

Students currently enrolled must be in good academic standing maintaining a 2.0 grade point average on a cumulative basis

You must have one year of general experience related to this position

Examples include - but are not limited to: Answers and directs phone calls. Prepares office correspondence. Maintains inventory of office supplies and equipment. Searches records or files. Utilizes automation equipment and computer software

Applicants may substitute education for the experience required

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed 4 full academic years of post-high school education leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level

You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the high school level

Transcripts (unofficial/official) must be submitted with your application materials

Education cannot be credited without documentation

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service - Computer Skills and Clerical Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social)

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment

YOU MUST INCLUDE AN OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION FROM YOUR SCHOOL THAT SHOWS YOUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT STATUS (FULL TIME - HALF TIME - PART TIME - ETC.) AND YOUR ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE

THE ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT TRANSCRIPTS - WHICH ARE ALSO REQUIRED