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***THIS PUBLIC NOTICE COVERS ALL SUMMER HIRE STUDENT TRAINEE, GS-0399-01/02/03/04/05 POSITIONS FOR ALL TITLES***
The primary purpose of this position is to provide a student trainee with on-the-job training and guidance. The student trainee will perform very simple, routine clerical work in office, business, or fiscal operations and to provide training and experience for higher graded work.
02/26/2024 to 05/14/2024
$31,305 - $49,262 per year
GS 1 - 5
Many vacancies in the following locations:
No
No
Not required
No
Temporary - 89 Days
Multiple Schedules
Competitive
None
No
No
AFPC-SUM2024GS039900
778316600
(Contact the location/installation as indicated in the How to Apply section of this announcement on how to submit your resume and application package)
Qualifications: You must be enrolled in an accredited educational institution for all grades, at the time of application submission (proof of enrollment and a copy of transcripts are required)
GS-01: You must be enrolled in an educational institution. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
GS-02: Experience: Three months of general experience for GS-0399-02 level positions. General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
-OR-
Education: High school diploma or equivalent. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
GS-03: Experiences: Six months of general experience for GS-0399-03 level positions. General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
-OR-
Education: Completion of 1 academic year of post-high school study. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
-OR-
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
GS-04: One year of general experience for GS-0399-03 level positions. General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.
-OR-
Education: Completion of 2 academic year of post-high school study or an associate's degree. (You must submit a copy of transcripts)
-OR-
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
GS-05: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-04) or equivalent. Specialized experience as includes performing a wide range of information processing, preparing, advising, assisting, coding, and procedural problem-solving duties as a computer assistant. or Experience using various office automation software processing procedures and function keys and the similarities and differences among software types to produce a wide range of documents, such as graphics or tables within text, to edit and reformat electronic drafts, and to update and revise existing databases or spreadsheets, in office automation.
-OR-
Education: Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school study leading to a bachelor's degree or completion of 4 academic years of pre-professional study.
-OR-
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.
**YOU MAY BE REQUIRE TO TYPE 45 WORD PER MIN FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION POSITIONS**
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position has an education requirement. You MUST provide transcripts or Official Letter of Enrollment to support your educational claims. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
May work part-time or full-time schedules
Non-citizens may be eligible for employment if permitted by the DoD Appropriation Act
NOTE: U.S. citizenship is required for a noncompetitive conversion to a permanent or term appointment with the Department of the Air Force.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application. The Vacancy ID is
12310884
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and restriction from the workplace.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position. Please follow all instructions provided by your local Civilian Personnel Office carefully.
Errors, omissions or failure to provide documents, may affect your consideration for employment.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.
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.
All required documents/application listed above in the required documents section must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/14/2024 to the POC (of the base you are interested in) listed below.
For more information on how to apply for Student Summer Hire positions, please contact the following by email:
Air Force Academy, Colorado Carolyn Ekstrand carolyn.ekstrand.1@us.af.mil
Joint Base Anascotia-Bolling - Kathryn Hill kathryn.hill@us.af.mil or Amanda Cerda amanda.cerda@us.af.mil
Charleston AFB, South Carolina - Elizabeth Booker elizabeth.booker.3@us.af.mil or Philip Evangelista philip.evangelista.1@us.af.mil
Eielson AFB, Alaska - Meghan Rhodes meghan.rhodes.1@us.af.mil or Cindy Lambries cindy.lambries@us.af.mil
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska - Danielle Smith danielle.smith.45@us.af.mil or Nozomi Haney nozomi.haney.2@us.af.mil or Linda Palmer linda.palmer@us.af.mil
Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify information emailed (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted to the point of contact by the closing date.
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/778316600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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