Duty Location to be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA. Pay to be set based on the locality pay area of the Duty Location. This position is located at the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) District Office. The primary duty of this position is the conduct of civil investigations of individuals and labor organizations that have or may violate provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

The student selected for this opportunity will work with Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) professionals performing duties to gain experience as a Labor Investigator. The student will be hired at the GS-05 or GS-07 grade level with the potential of a GS-07 and serve in a developmental capacity under the Pathway's Appointment, wherein the work is less complex in nature and the supervisor or a senior level employee provides specific instruction and guidance.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must be in good academic standing as defined by the agency as 2.0 GPA or higher.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• Appointees must sign a DOL Pathways Program Participant Agreement.
• Enrolled at least half-time at a qualifying educational institution.
• Complete at least 640 hrs of work experience prior to completion of degree.

Qualifications

Pathways Eligibility Requirements: All applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a student on at least a half-time basis at a qualifying educational institution in a certificate, degree, or diploma program. Must be in good academic standing as defined by the institution they are attending. Must meet the definition of a student throughout the duration of their internship appointment. Complete at least 640 hours of work experience prior to completion of degree. *You must submit a transcript and/or proof of enrollment to be considered eligible. You must meet the Basic Requirements listed in the "Education Requirements" section and the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for Student Trainee (Labor Investigator), as described below. Grade Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-05 Level: Experience: 3 years of general experience, 1 year equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-04, in the Federal service. General experience is progressively responsible experience that demonstrates the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; plan and organize work; and communicate effectively orally and in writing; OR Education: Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree. OR A combination of education and experience as described above. The total percentage must equal at least 100% and must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts. To qualify at the GS-07 Level: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-05 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-07 is defined as three or more of the following: Providing assistance to higher level staff in researching and applying laws and regulations to identify discrepancies. Performing regulatory compliance work. Assisting in the examining of financial data and records to compile data and draw conclusions. Assisting in conducting fact-finding interviews to gather information. Drafting correspondence and portions of reports for final review by others; and/or Preparing comprehensive, well-documented, sign-off quality reports. Education: Completed 1 full academic year of graduate level education; or eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement Provision and completion of a bachelor's degree. OR Possess 1 full year of graduate level education that provided the knowledge's, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position ; OR Possess superior academic achievement as demonstrated by my class standing. I graduated in the upper third of my class or major university subdivision based on completed courses; OR Possess superior academic achievement demonstrated by my grade point average (GPA); by possessing a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years of education; OR Possess superior academic achievement as demonstrated by my grade point average (GPA). I have a GPA of 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 in courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; OR Possess superior academic achievement demonstrated by my election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. OR a combination of education and experience as described above. The total percentage must equal at least 100% and must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC, WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE; otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete or not qualified. Assumptions will not be made based on job titles alone.

Education

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 course work requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

To be eligible for appointment, you must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at a qualifying educational institution, for the purpose of obtaining a diploma, degree, or certificate. Current students must have a grade-point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. If appointed, you must maintain a 2.0 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale throughout the duration of the internship. You must submit with your application a current academic transcript and/or other official documentation from your academic institution demonstrating your eligibility for appointment.

See the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. In addition, if you wish to use your education as a basis for meeting the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must submit academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying educational requirements. If specific course work is required to fulfill the minimum qualification requirements, you must supply transcripts from each academic institution in which the required courses were taken in order to receive credit for that course work. See the "Qualifications and Evaluations" section of this announcement for more details.

If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy. 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.

Transcripts must be in English.

Contacts

• Address Office of Labor-Management Standards 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Jacqueline Green
• Phone: 202-693-7677
• Email: [email protected]