Students are eligible for annual and sick leave. The background investigation is thorough and it will include checks with present and former employers, military records, credit bureaus, etc. Verification of tax filings and attendance at institutions of higher learning will also be completed. It is important that the information you provide be complete and accurate. All qualifications must be met at the time of application.
Employment is subject to drug testing by urinalysis.
Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national rigin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. Employment in the Student Temporary Employment Program is by noncompetitive appointment. There is no testing, rating, or ranking of applicants for the Student Temporary Employment Program.