Description:
The Pathways Internship Program allows students to join VA in career positions that emphasize long-term training and development.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/01/2024.Internship Program: To be eligible, applicants must be accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a qualifying educational institution, on a full or half-time basis as defined by the institution in which you are enrolled. (Documents Required)
You may qualify based on education and/or experience as described below: GS-04 General Experience: You must have 1 year or 52 weeks of generalized experience. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 full academic years of post-high school study or an associate's degree. GS-05 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performing data analyses of a variety of data, analyze the data after determining the data source, identify trends and provide recommendations, monitors routine deadlines initiated by OIG and internal reviewing officials to ensure timely submission of responses and actions, works with internal reviewing services regarding routine audits to understand their role concerning and internal/external reviews of a national concern, drafts correspondence requests, searches files and reference materials for information relating to the issue at hand. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 full academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Computer Skills Critical Thinking Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Technical Competence
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Physical Requirements: Regular work is typically performed while sitting at a desk. No special physical demands are required.
Students meeting all the requirements specified in 5 CFR [362.204] may be converted to career conditional or career positions, as appropriate, at the employing medical facility. If there is no appropriate position available locally for a student who is considered a good candidate for conversion, the medical facility or the student may check lists of vacancies published by VA Central Office and contact other VA installations at which the student is interested in being employed.
Mar 19, 2024;
from:
usajobs.gov