The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is seeking Student Trainee Clerk positions. These positions are located in Portland, OR. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
This is an excepted service appointment under the Pathways Intern Program. This appointment may be extended until the selectee's educational program requirements have been completed. After successful completion of the program requirements, the individual may at agency discretion be converted to a TERM or permanent appointment.
For more information on the Pathways Program, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates/ The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is now accepting applications for Student Trainee Clerks (Office Automation) through the Pathways Program.
As a Student Trainee Clerk, you'll play a key role in keeping daily operations running smoothly by supporting legal, technical, and/or administrative staff with a variety of clerical and administrative tasks. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team providing essential office clerical and automation support to one or more professional, program, or technical staff members in the United States Attorney's Office.
Automated support may include use of one or more of the following software applications: word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, desk-top publishing, graphics, project management, calendar and electronic mail. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.
Typical work assignments will include: Producing a variety of documents using varied and advanced word processing software functions; Storing, retrieving, editing, and printing a variety of documents with complex formats such as graphics or tables within the text; Sorting, calculating, and retrieving data from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs.
Answering telephones and referring callers to staff members or taking messages as appropriate; Providing general office clerical support; Sorting, filing, and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order; and Making recurring and special messenger trips as necessary. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.
Foreign Education Note: You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
This position is with Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.
The posted pay range is $18.8 – $24.44/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-16.
This position is open under the 'Student' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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