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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

US EPA

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY UNDER THE
STUDENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
3 VACANCIES TO BE FILLED
Duty Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Land and Chemicals Division, Chicago, Illinois 60604

OPEN DATE: Monday, April 28, 2008 CLOSE DATE: Friday, May 2, 2008

U. S. citizenship is required.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Duties: Types letters, memoranda, and reports that may include specialized terminology into final form without an intermediate draft. Proofreads and corrects errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and technical terminology in all items typed. Calls questionable items to supervisor’s attention for verification. Searches and collects data from own and other offices for inclusion in final copy. Composes routine office correspondence (e.g. memoranda, letters, tele-type, and routing slips). Sorts and reads incoming mail; distributes it to employees in unit by subject matter and name. Prepare travel forms; calculate per Diem charges, and makes hotel and airline reservations for the staff.
Answers telephone and greets visitors to the office, personally responding to routine questions. Refers call to appropriate party. Performs other clerical work such as Xeroxing, collating, alphabetizing, etc. Uses work processing and graphics software to produce a variety of documents, charts, graphs; transmits and receives documents and messages electronically.

Salary Range: GS-2 $11.31 per hour
GS-3 $12.34 per hour
GS-4 $13.85 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

GS-2 3 months of experience or High School Graduation
GS-3 6 months of experience or 1 year of education above high school
GS-4 1 year of experience or 2 years of education above high school

General Experience: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Students must send in or fax Copies of their Resumes and College Transcripts ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (May 2, 2008). If you fail to submit a COMPLETED resume, and a copy of your college transcripts you WILL NOT be considered. Extensions will not be granted. Request for copies will not be honored. Required Documents must be sent to the address listed below, OR E-Mail to the website listed below OR a legible copy can be faxed to 312-353-1517. You must include the statement:
(ATTN: PHYLLIS SIMMONS, STUDENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM)
FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WILL BE DISQUALIFYING.

Questions regarding this announcement should be referred to Phyllis Simmons, Human Resources Specialist at 312-886-7532 or at simmons.phyllis@epa.gov

Mail Completed Application Packages To:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ATTN: Phyllis Simmons
Human Resources Office, 5 MP-10J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604

WORK SCHEDULE

This position will be filled on a part‑time basis, 20 hours or less per week.
All males born in 1960 or later must certify if selected that they have met the registration requirements under the Selective Service Law prior to appointment.

Selectee will be required to complete an OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment prior to appointment to determine their suitability for Federal employment.

PRIVACY ACT
Your application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93‑579 and 5 USC 552a). This information is used to determine your qualifications for employment. The use of this information is authorized under Title 5 USC, Sections 3302 and 3361.

EEO/DIVERSITY POLICIES
EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or any other non‑merit factors. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case‑by‑case basis.

MISCELLANEOUS

This position is in the bargaining unit represented by AFGE Local 704.

This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA)
and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with
information from each new employees Form I-9 to confirm work
authorization.

IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice
of documents presented for use on the Form I-9.

In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, this
employer uses E-Verifys photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) photograph.

If you believe that your employer has violated its responsibilities
under this program or has discriminated against you during the
verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship
status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688
(TDD: 1-800-237-2515)

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN ANY REGIONAL WORK SPACE

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Steans Center Student Internship: Centro Romero

DEADLINE: April 18, 2008

The Steans Center provides a $4000 stipend for a full-time ten-week internship for an undergraduate student to work at one of the following organization:

Centro Romero is a community-based organization that serves the refugee immigrant population on the northeast side of Chicago through adult education, women's empowerment projects, legal assistance, and youth learning and leadership development programs as well as special projects such as Community organizing and HIV/AIDS Outreach and Education. Centro Romero’s long-term organizational goal is to bridge a disenfranchised community of Latino immigrants and refugees into mainstream American society as well as improving their opportunity for upward social mobility. Centro Romero’s Latin American Legal Assistance Services Program (LALAS) provides direct representation, education and advocacy services to a primarily lower-income, Spanish-speaking immigrant community. By assisting persons in attaining lawful permanent residency and United States citizenship, the LALAS Program literally and directly enhances the person, the family, and the American community at large. Centro Romero is a Board of Immigration Appeals accredited agency.

The project seeks to place an undergraduate student with demonstrated interest in immigration or public interest work. Fluency in Spanish is preferred. During the course of the internship, the undergraduate student will have the opportunity to assist immigrants and refugees in a legal environment. The work may involve contacting clients, observing and participating in client interviews, drafting letters or client interview summaries, gathering documents, conducting factual research into conditions in the home countries of clients, providing translation and interpretation and assisting with application forms and participating in naturalization workshops and responding to other agency needs.

The student will work under the supervision of a law student, an on-site supervisor and receive additional training and support from DePaul College of Law faculty.

Requirements of the Internship

In addition to the work assigned by the agency supervisor, a student awarded a stipend will maintain a weekly journal providing a summary of the work done as well as reflection on interpersonal, professional and global issues in providing services to low-income immigrants and refugees.

A student awarded a stipend will participate in additional orientation and training with DePaul College of Law faculty and law student.

At the end of the project the student will participate in a final evaluation or exit interview with the agency staff.

The student will also provide Clinic faculty with an evaluation of the internship and a final report on the projects worked on during the course of the internship.

Application Process

Students interested in applying for the summer internship program should submit a cover letter, resume, and statement of interest (no more than one page) to Prof. Sioban Albiol, Asylum and Immigration Clinic, DePaul Legal Clinic, 25 E. Jackson, Room 1050-O’Malley, Chicago, IL 60604 or at salbiol@depaul.edu.

Applicants will be forwarded to the appropriate agency who will interview applicants and make a final selection. Applicants should indicate foreign-language ability.
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