Student Trainee (Clerical)

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of day-to-day clerical tasks in support of one or more clerical technical or administrative staff.

1. Operates copy machine. Displays working familiarity with essential machine features to ensure the required number of copies are produced in the proper format.
2. Answers telephones and refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate.
3. Makes recurring and special messenger trips as necessary.
4. Sorts and arranges material for filing.
5. Stocks forms or other office supplies and notifies supervisor when reorder level is reached.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint credit and tax checks and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable.
• You must meet half-time student enrollment requirements.
• You must submit a transcript or proof of enrollment with your application.
• You must be at least 16 years of age or older.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected you may be required to serve a trial period.

To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met:

• Student Status: Definition of a student - applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school technical or vocational school two-year or four-year college or university graduate/professional school or certificate program equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study (go to to verify accreditation status) pursuant to 5 CFR 362. You must be considered in good academic standings by the school. Individuals must be taking at least a half-time academic vocational or technical course load leading to a degree diploma or certificate. Half-time is defined by the school in which the student is enrolled.
• Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently natives of American Samoa Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)Background Investigation: You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Pathways Participant Agreement: All interns are required to sign the Participant Agreement.
• Qualification requirements as outlined below.

GS-03: To be eligible at the GS-03 level you must have: at least 6 months of general experience; or one (1) year of education above the high school level; or a combination of both general experience and education as explained below. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours 45 quarter hours or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business secretarial or technical school. General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical office or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a student trainee (clerical). Examples of general experience include:

• answering an office telephone and referring calls to appropriate staff;
• filing material in alphabetical numerical or chronological order;
• operating a copying machine; and
• collating and stapling materials.