USA Staffing

Position Title: Student Trainee (Social Science)
Agency: Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Announcement Number: HHS-ASFR-PTWAY-22-11285249 Opens in new window
Open Period: Monday, November 8, 2021 to Friday, December 3, 2021

For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.

1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you currently a student that has been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate? You must remain enrolled and will be required to provide proof of current student status to be eligible for this program.

For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources. (https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads)

A. Yes

B. No

3. In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you been or are you currently an employee in the Executive Branch serving on a political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointment?

You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.

If yes, and you are selected through this vacancy announcement, you may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment.

A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an Assistant position to a top-level Federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations.
A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Washington, DC

B. Location Negotiable After Selection, United States

3. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

1. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet minimum qualification for GS-05.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal Service performing 2 of the 3 duties listed: 1) assisting with research; 2) assisting with policy interpretation; and 3) assisting with program analysis.

B. I have completed four (4) academic years of post-high school study leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (You must submit transcripts.)

C. I possess a combination of the specialized experience described in A and graduate level education described in B that, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement. (You must submit transcripts.)

D. I do not have the experience and/or education described above.

2. Please select the response below that best indicates how you meet minimum qualification for GS-07.

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal Service performing 2 of the 3 duties listed: 1) assisting with compiling research materials; 2) assisting with providing recommendations to improve operations; and 3) assisting with program/policy analysis.

B. I have completed one (1) full academic year of graduate level education in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position or Eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) Provision and completion of a bachelor's degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (You must submit transcripts.)

D. I do not have the experience and/or education described above.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Assist with conducting analyses of program proposals.