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Building on a Tradition of Excellence and Meeting the Challenges of the Future The Secret Service is a premier law enforcement organization with two critical national security missions: protect our nation's leaders and to conduct criminal investigations. Our team members continue a tradition of excellence - whether investigating financial crime or protecting national and visiting foreign leaders. In the Secret Service, we serve the country with duty, loyalty, justice, integrity and courage. In the Secret Service, we:
Protect the President, the Vice President, and other leaders; investigate threats against them; and safeguard their residences and other facilities
Plan and implement security designs for National Special Security Events
Investigate financial crimes including fraud, identity theft and computer-based attacks on banking or telecommunications infrastructure
Joining the Secret Service, Office of Human Resources, Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division will allow you to manage, develop, evaluate, execute, and track a comprehensive human capital management program. Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the Secret Service's mission by providing critical human capital direction in accomplishing the dual protective and investigative missions of the Secret Service and develops policies, procedures and strategies aimed at hiring, retaining, and rewarding a premiere workforce. The Student Trainee (Human Resources) position starts at a salary of $33,172 (GS-04, step 1), with promotion potential to $66,191 (GS-08, step 10). For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here. For more information on the Secret Service click here.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade and unit occur.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
05/22/2018 to 05/23/2018
$33,172 - $48,249 per year
GS 04 - 05
Not required
No
Internships - Internship
Full-time - Full-Time/Part-Time; Paid
08
No
HUM-IB105-18-PATH
500253600
The selectee will serve as a Student Trainee (Human Resources) in the Office of Human Resources, Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division. Typical work assignments include:
Conditions of Employment
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
Maintain a top secret clearance. Completion of a single scope background investigation is required before appointment. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.
Maintain a 2.5 GPA (undergraduate) or 3.0 GPA (graduate) on a 4.0 scale.
Must be at least 16 years or older.
Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.
Upon boarding, you must sign a Pathways Participant Agreement.
PROGRAM COMPLETION AND CONVERSION ELIGIBILITY: Program participants may be converted, without a break in service, to a term, career or career conditional appointment upon completion of program requirements. To be eligible for conversion, Student Trainee Intern must:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are considered in the following order: (1) preference eligible having a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more; followed by (2) other 10-point preference eligible; (3) 5-point preference eligible; and (4) non-preference eligible (i.e., non-veterans). For information on veterans' preference, please click here.
To preview questions please click here.
In addition to addressing the vacancy specific questions, you must also submit the following documentation:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This position is being advertised via CareerConnector which is an automated staffing system. To begin your online application, click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register or sign into USAJOBS, take the online questionnaire, and submit the required documents. See Required Documents section for more detail. You must complete the application process and submit any required documents no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Instructions outlining the application process can be found at www.secretservice.gov/online_application_procedures.shtml. If you cannot apply online, you may contact the Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division, Administrative, Professional, Technical Staffing Branch at hrsupport@secretservice.gov OR by calling (202) 406-6420 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:30 pm EST (excluding Federal holidays) prior to the closing date of this announcement to receive assistance. The Secret Service provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy will close at midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the stated closing date of the vacancy OR on the day that 75 applications are received, whichever occurs first. Only complete applications that include all supporting documents received prior to midnight EST on the closing date or the day the application limit is reached will be accepted. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application. Supporting documents WILL NOT be accepted once the job opportunity announcement closes.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My USAJOBS” tab and clicking on “My Applications”. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. In addition, if you provide an email address that is inaccurate, or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g. spam blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
After all application packages have been received, the Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division, Administrative, Professional, Technical Staffing Branch will review applicants for eligibility. Eligible applicants will be forwarded to the office(s) that the applicant has selected for further consideration. After a tentative job offer, we will conduct a background investigation. A final job offer for this position is typically made within 45 days after the closing date of the announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/500253600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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