Student Trainee (Employee Benefits Investigator)

Department of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration · Multiple Locations

Company

Department of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration

Location

Multiple Locations

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Post-Secondary Students are TERM appointments NTE 4 yrs. in the competitive service. Students may be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment upon successful completion of an academic program; complete 640 hrs. of continuous employment; meet OPM qualifications for the position converted to; and meet time-in-grade requirements. Few vacancies available.

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Conditions of Employment

Must be at least 16 years old and a U.S. Citizen.
Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
Must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree at least half-time.
The entire duration of the Post-Secondary Student appointment constitutes a trial period.
Upon completion of requirements for graduation and successful completion of the PSS program requirements, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion, at the agency's discretion, to a career or career-conditional appointment.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in the Federal Service or meet the education requirement or have an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 (GS-5).

Qualifying specialized experience for GS-07 includes:

Experience that provided knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, and precedents.
Experience participating in investigative and/or compliance projects.
Experience in research principles and techniques and the ability to gather and compile data.
Experience reviewing reports, documents, etc. looking for similarities, differences, trends, etc.
Experience in identifying and analyzing problems.

OR
1 full year of graduate level education in a related field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
OR
Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.); information regarding S.A.A. can be found in OPM's General Schedule Qualification Policies: General Schedule Qualification Policies (opm.gov)
S.A.A. is based on a qualifying Bachelor's Degree and one of the following: 1) Class standing - you must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university or major subdivision based on completed courses; or 2) Grade Point Average (GPA) - you must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (out of a possible 4.0) based on 4 years of education or based on courses completed during the final 2 years or a 3.5 GPA in the major field of study completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society.
OR
A combination of education and experience.

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

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the Required Documents section for additional requirements.

This position is inside the bargaining unit. If the duty location is within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the Local 12, AFGE bargaining unit. If the duty location is outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the position will be included in the NCFLL bargaining unit.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

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This job is not 100% telework; it requires employee to report on a regular basis to their assigned office location.

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Upon completion of requirements for graduation and successful completion of the Post-Secondary Student (PSS) program requirements, the appointee may become eligible for non-competitive conversion, at the agency's discretion, to a career or career-conditional appointment.

To be eligible for conversion, Post-Secondary Students must:

Complete a course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree;
Complete not less than 640 hours of continuous employment;
Meet the OPM qualification standards for the position to which the student will be converted to; and
Meet time-in-grade requirements in accordance with 5 CFR part 300 subpart F.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.