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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management is Hiring a Student Volunteer Near Los Angeles, CA

Qualifications:

• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, projects and/or initiatives.
• Ability to analyze data and information.
• Ability to communicate with others and make presentations.
• An interest in public administration, public policy or public service.
• Ability to work effectively in an in-office, telework, or combination of both (hybrid) work setting (if applicable).
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize a variety of assignments simultaneously to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities:

Description of Duties:

Selected candidates will serve as Student Volunteers with DOL and will be placed within one of DOL's agencies or offices based on their skills and academic/career areas of interest. Students will have the opportunity to select up to three (3) duty locations and (3) areas of academic/career interest.

Types of Student Volunteer Academic/Career Interests

General Student Trainee (GS-0099) assignments can include the following: assist in basic research; qualitative and quantitative research; preparing briefing papers, and/or position papers; assist in the preparation of management reports; assist in the preparation of risk assessments, track and document changes, and/or collect and analyze data; Creating tables and graphs to present research findings; Writing and administering online surveys; Writing reports of research findings and all other duties assigned.

Assignments may be in one or more of the fields: Administrative and Program Support (program administration, policy, procedures, recordkeeping, etc.), Accounting, Budget, and Finance, Human Resources, Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance, Legal, Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics, Public Affairs or Communications, and Project or Program Management (data collection and analysis).

While duties and responsibilities will vary by office assignment, examples of potential duties include:

• Report to a supervisor within the host Agency and will have the opportunity to engage in DOL-wide meetings or events to gain exposure to the broad set of issues and policies that the Department of Labor addresses under its mission.
• Gain experience working with executives, managers, and employees who are committed to advancing the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees; improving working conditions; advancing opportunities for workforce development and training and assuring work-related benefits and rights.
• Assist with a wide variety of administrative, planning and research activities pertaining to the development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational policies and priorities.

Note: Student Volunteers will not receive a salary from the Department of Labor for this experiential learning assignment. To be placed within the Department of Labor, students must either receive a stipend/grant from an outside academic institution (at the rate of at least $15.00/hour) or receive academic course credit, and/or credit toward graduation for their internship assignment with the Department.

The hours worked per week, work schedule, and the length of the assignment can be flexible and determined between the student, academic institution, and supervisor as long as the work schedule meets the Department's student volunteer service policy requirements. However, the hours worked cannot exceed 40 hours per week over the course of the 8-10-week Student Volunteer (Intern) assignment.

Before a student may begin volunteer service, written permission must be obtained from an appropriate official of the educational institution in which the student is enrolled. The student, educational institution, and DOL must complete and sign DOL's form DL1-6082 Student Volunteer Agreement.

To learn more about the various DOL agencies and offices providing student volunteer career exploration opportunities in Summer 2024, click on the various links listed below:

Learn more about the various DOL agencies providing these opportunities:
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
Office of the Solicitor (SOL)Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
Women's Bureau (WB)

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