What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foreign Labor Student Assistant position at State of Michigan?
This position is limited to working 129 hours per calendar month.
The student must provide evidence of enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution.
The LEO Agricultural and Foreign Labor Services (AFLS) Section is seeking a highly qualified candidate to serve as a Student Assistant. The AFLS team works closely with employers throughout the state to assist with filling in demand jobs. In some cases, there are not sufficient workers in the local area to meet their labor needs. The Office of Foreign Labor Services (OFLS) assists employers with identifying alternative foreign labor certification programs to meet their labor needs. The OFLS is identified by the U.S. Department of Labor as the State Workforce Agency (SWA) and therefore delegates the responsibility to the SWA to review Foreign Labor Applications to ensure the employers Job Orders and Applications meet local, state, and federal, rules and regulations to ensure compliance. The candidate for this position will be expected to assist the OFLS Team with data entry, ongoing daily communication, timely record keeping, and other duties as assigned.
Position Description
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Education
Current enrollment in a vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.
Experience
No specific type or amount is required.
While not required, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish is a plus as some of the work and correspondence will be in Spanish.Special Requirements, Licenses, and Certifications
The student must provide evidence of enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution.
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and proof of enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution and college transcript(s) to your application.
Please Note: Employees who are employed in the Student Assistant classification are limited to working no more than 129 hours per month. LEO requires students to be enrolled in at least six credit hours each term. Summer attendance is not required. At the end of each semester, verification of course completion/grades may be obtained from each student.
Salary for this position is entirely federally funded. Under federal law an employee whose salary is entirely federally funded may not be a candidate for public office in a partisan election.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
All classified employees are subject to Civil Service Rule 2-8 Ethical Standards and Conduct and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.
All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Certain positions within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity may also require state criminal, fingerprint-based and driving record background checks. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the background checks and drug test indicate eligibility for employment.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at 855-524-5627.
View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/StudentAssistant_13049_7.pdf
Salary : $17 - $29
