For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

If selected, you will provide office clerical and automation support to one or more professional, program, or technical staff members in the United States Attorney's Office. Automated support may include use of one or more of the following software applications: word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, desk-top publishing, graphics, project management, calendar and electronic mail. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Duties include: - Producing a variety of documents using varied and advanced word processing software functions; - Storing, retrieving, editing, and printing a variety of documents with complex formats such as graphics or tables within the text; - Sorting, calculating, and retrieving data from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs. - Answering telephones and referring callers to staff members or taking messages as appropriate; - Providing general office clerical support; - Sorting, filing, and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order; and - Making recurring and special messenger trips as necessary. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

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 http://www.ed.gov/accreditation 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. - Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA. - 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-4: To be eligible at the GS-4 level, you must have at least one (1) year of general experience or two (2) years of education above the high school level or an Associate's degree; or a combination of both general experience and education as explained below. General experience defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a Student Trainee (Clerical, Office Automation). Examples of general experience include: filing material in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order; operating a copying machine; collating and stapling materials; sorting, calculating, and retrieving information from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs; producing a variety of written documents utilizing varied and advanced word processing software functions; storing, retrieving, and printing documents using word processing hardware and software; securing statistical or other 8/2/2024 12:22 EDT Page 3 of 5 information from files and related sources; answering office telephones and referring calls to appropriate staff; providing general office clerical support. Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable at the GS-04 level. 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. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.

Foreign Education Note: You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address District of Oregon 1000 SW Third Avenue Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: Ann Quinn
• Phone: (213) 503-2083
• Email: [email protected]