The Internship Program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school and while getting paid for the work performed. This Student Trainee position will be filled as an Intern not-to-exceed appointment. Please see the Requirements - Education section to receive contact information for questions.

Duties

Receives training in the principles, concepts, work processes, and regulations of one or more functional areas of the Forest Service. Work assignments are usually clear-cut and designed to provide experience in a variety of activities. On a scheduled basis, following the Pathways Participant Agreement, receives assignments in various Forest Service functions to gain an understanding of the various program concepts and operations. Develops an understanding of the total mission as well as organizational/functional interrelationships and develop a foundation for more specialized application of knowledge gained from on-the-job training assignments. Receives formal and on-the-job training in OPM, Department of Agriculture and Forest Service policies, rules, regulations, and procedures. Is instructed on use of personal computers, and file and data management.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age and meet education requirements.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National at the time of non-competitive conversion to a term or permanent position in the competitive service.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• A signed participant agreement is required for employment under Pathways.
• Complete at least 640 hours of work experience prior to graduation
• Maintain Pathways program eligibility for the duration of the appointment.
• Must be in good academic standing as defined by the educational institution.
• Must be enrolled at least half-time in a qualifying educational institution seeking a degree or certificate.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• The candidate's academic and career goals must be related to the position that they are appointed to.

Qualifications

You are required to meet the eligibility requirements of the Internship program, as described below in order to be considered for this position. You must meet all the eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, go to: General Student Trainee Series 0099 (opm.gov) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must meet Pathways Intern Program Eligibility Requirements as shown below by the closing date of the announcement. *Spring 2024 graduates will be required to provide proof of continued enrollment in the form of transcripts, acceptance letter or other appropriate documentation for Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 at the time of tentative selection. If no proof of continued enrollment is provided at that time, you will no longer be eligible for this internship. You must meet the definition of a student that is, be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a high school, accredited home school, Job Corps Center, an accredited technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate, or professional school. You must be taking at least a half-time academic course load leading to a degree or certificate. A certificate program is defined as a post-secondary education, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. Applicants must be seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) and be in good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 or equivalent) to qualify for the intern program and to stay throughout the duration of their intern program. *If your school uses an alternate grading system, you must submit proof and explanation of the grading system with your application or you will not be considered for this position. Position Qualifications: Applicants must meet position qualifications requirements as shown below at the time of appointment. Entrance on duty dates for appointment may be made as early as Spring of 2024. The agency must be able to verify that the education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed. Basic Requirement for Eligibility: The minimum qualification requirements for each grade level of this vacancy announcement are described below. Note: One full academic year of undergraduate; graduate; vocational; trades; technical or high school is the number of credit hours by the college, university, or school to represent one year of full-time study. GS-02: Enrollment in a high school, accredited home school, or Job Corps center, or completion of high school or possession of a GED diploma and acceptance into an accredited technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate, or professional school. Optional Generalized experience for qualification: Applicants who are current high school, accredited home school, or Job Corps center students may qualify based on 3 months of generalized experience performing duties in a business, volunteer, or home setting such as sorting mail, answering phones, weeding a garden, retail food preparation, gardening, or manual labor.

Education

All academic degrees or course work must be completed in an educational institution that has obtained accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meets this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov/

Education completed in foreign colleges and universities may be used if it has been accredited or evaluated by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Transcripts: You must submit a copy of your transcripts or high school diploma/GED certificate as proof that you meet the educational requirements for the grade to which you are applying. You may submit unofficial copies of transcripts at the initial phase of the application process; however, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entrance-on-duty. See "Required Documents" section for more details.

For information on the duties of the position, please contact [email protected]

POSITION INFORMATION:
This announcement is associated with the 2024 Summer Intern and Intern NTE recruitment event. The target start date for these positions is Spring/ Summer 2024.

The duty locations listed in this announcement include primary and alternate locations for available positions. You must select all duty locations for which you wish to be considered; final duty location for each position will be determined at the time of selection.

Selecting the "Location Negotiable after Selection" option in addition to selecting your preferred specific duty locations, implies your willingness to accept positions to alternative duty locations that may or may not have been indicated in this announcement. Selecting this duty location option may increase your chances of receiving an offer.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]