Student Opportunities in the Mid Atlantic
- Current Student Opportunities
- Eligibility
- Program Information
- Hours and Payment
- Recruiting
- Benefits
- Authority
- What to Send Us
- Where to Send Applications
- About the Mid Atlantic Program
Current Student Opportunities
Note: There are paid student positions available at this time. Please read the following for application instructions.
See also Volunteer and Intern Opportunities.
Archives Aid - Physical site is 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19154.
Work with Record Center Program staff in the shelving, retrieval, refile and disposal of federal agency business records.
Special requirements: You will be working directly under the section supervisor of a higher grade technician and will be responsible for providing reference service by searching for, refiling or interfiling records in simple or self indexing filing systems. Such reference materials may include requests from a variety of agencies, serviced by the Federal Records Center. You will also assist higher grade technicians in a variety of duties involved in the receiving, moving and storing of records; moving records from one place to another; shelving records in accordance with approved plans and keeping records in proper order. Work is reviewed by the supervisor higher grade technician to assure technical accuracy and adherence to policies and procedures. On occasion, you may perform other related duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements: You must be physically able to perform the duties of this position which includes climbing 14 foot ladders and lifting boxes weighing up to 50 pounds.
Who is Eligible for Student Employment.
The Mid Atlantic region invites students of all disciplines to submit applications for employment. Individuals are eligible for student employment if they meet the definition of student. Students are those who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, graduate or professional school. The student must be taking at least a half-time course load and must be a U.S citizen. Once an individual ceases to be a student, he or she is no longer eligible for employment and must be separated.
The Mid Atlantic Region offers employment for students under the Student Temporary Employment Program. Students may be appointed to this program if they are pursuing an educational program from the High School through the post-graduate level with at least a half-time course load.
Under the Student Temporary Employment Program, the student is appointed for a period not-to-exceed 1 year. The appointment may be extended without limitation provided the student continues to meet the definition of student. There are no specific requirements in regard to the academic program being pursued.
Under either program, the student's work schedule may be full-time or part-time provided the schedule does not interfere with the student's academic program. Although part-time work is generally between 16 and 32 hours a week, students may be scheduled to work as few as 1 hour per week.
Rate of pay will range between GS-2 and GS-4 grade levels and will be determined through an applicant crediting process. 2006 Federal employee pay tables and locality pay tables can be found at http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/html/phl.asp
There is no requirement for issuing a public notice or following competitive examining procedures (i.e., rating and ranking of applicants). No written test is required at grades GS-2 through GS-4. Selection decisions should be based on job related requirements. Veterans preference does apply.
Students in the temporary employment program may enroll in the health benefits program once they have been continuously employed for a year but must pay 100 percent of the premium (i.e., the employee and the government share). Temporary students are not eligible for life insurance.
The authority for the student employment program is found in 5 CFR 213.3202(c) and (d).
Student employment can be arranged anytime during the year, and there is no application deadline. Interested students should submit six documents:
- Resume, detailing education and work experience
- School verification letter
- Copy of his/her official transcript(s). This helps determine grade eligibility.
- Form OF-306, declaration for Federal Employment
- Form SF-181, Race and National Origin Identification
- Form SF-256, Self Identification of Handicap
Forms can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp
Where to Send Application Documents
National Archives Mid Atlantic
Federal Records Center
Student Employment Program - Attn: John McEvoy
14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, Pa. 19154-1096
