Total 421 Fresh/Entry Level job vacancies

This position is part of the Pathways Internship Program and is located at the Central Office, regional office or an institution in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Primary responsibilities for an office may include labor management negotiations, disciplinary and grievance procedures, staffing (recruitment, requesting certificates of eligibles and interviewing), workforce projections, Equal Employment Opportunity statistics, the performance evaluation and incentive awards programs, Senior Executive Service program, time and attendance, leave administration and employee compensation.

Work assignments will provide the opportunity to learn the overall mission, functions and organization of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Increasingly difficult assignments will require the student to apply analytical skills, problem solving, coordination, written and oral communication skills.

You will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Perform conventional or simple regulatory and compliance work.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Assist with varied but routine environmental protection work to support higher level members of the branch or division for planning for program management of environmental programs.
• Review and summarize a variety of environmental program information data for supervisor’s use in preparing reports and programs evaluations.
• Assist higher graded specialists by performing clear cut assignments that allow employee to become familiar with the basic EPA statues and regulations.
• Work as a team member on a special project or study teams performing day-to-day staff operations to assist higher level analysts in the organization to which assigned.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

At the GS-7 level, you will:

• Researches and interprets legal and regulatory material for use by the supervisor or coworkers.
• Performs varied routine legal support or law-related functions. Analyzes portions of legal issues, questions or cases.
• Collects data from a variety of reference sources in office and prepares documents for use by attorneys or other legal support staff.
• Assembles materials for staff associated with briefings, conferences, and meetings.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Assists in the performance of other standardized support duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Assists with routine steps in science studies and regulatory/compliance work.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Completes developmental assignments that expand the employee’s understanding of concepts, underlying principles, and program requirements and procedures.
• Assists with summary of environmental program information data for use in preparing reports and program evaluations.
• Performs routine tasks in science studies of a standard nature on regulatory and compliance issues and problems.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Collects data from reference sources in office and incorporates it into typed/computer generated material.
• Proofreads all material, corrects grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
• Verifies and arranges information in accordance with the general nature of the material and purpose of presentation.
• Provides information and assistance on procedural requirements and formats for filing various data and material.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Assists senior specialists in conducting program analysis functions.
• Researches legal and regulatory material to obtain factual information and/or interpretation for use by the supervisor or co-workers.
• Collects data from reference sources in office and incorporates it into typed/computer generated material.
• Provides information and assistance on procedural requirements and formats for filing various data and material.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.