This Document Produced on 05/09/08

Organization Location: Western-Pacific Region, Western Service Area Phoenix District Office Central AZ SSC Tempe, AZ

PCS: No PCS Expenses will be paid.

Area of Consideration: Students enrolled in the Mesa Community College Cooperative Education Program at an approved FAA educational institution.

Appointment Duration: Temporary NTE; NTE Date: 2 yrs

Job Status: Part Time

Duties: Trainee will work closely with journey-level Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (FV-2101)in one or more discipline areas: Communications, Radar, Navigational Aids, Automation and/or Environmental. Student trainees will be expected to meet academic, performance, conduct and standards set forth by by the approved Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) college and the FAA.

Part-Time Employment Salary is based on full-time work schedule and will be pro-rated depeding on hours worked.

Locality Rate: The salary represented in this announcement includes a 2008 pay rate as well as the locality rate of 14.74%

Requirements: Must be a United States Citizen or National and must indicate so on your application. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify at the time appoinment that they have registed with the Selective System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service Law.

Description of the Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) Internship Program This internship program was established by the FAA to provide work experience opportunities for students pursuing an electronics career while currently enrolled in approved CTI curriculum at approved CTI Colleges. This program provides a mutual benefit to the student trainee and the FAA. Student trainees are able to integrate their classroom knowledge with hands-on training in an actual work environment. The student will ultimately benefit when he or she enters the job market. The FAA in turn views the student trainee as a prospective employee and is able to evaluate his or her employment potential by observing his or her performance.

Participation in FAA CTI Internship Program The CTI Internship Program requires that the student trainee will complete a minimum of 640 hours of career-related work experience with the FAA and to successfully complete the requirements of the CTI curriculum. The 640 hours of work experience must be completed on or before graduation date. Work hours will be coordinated around the student's academic course schedule. The student shall maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA), based on an average scale of 4.0 during the internship. Upon entrance into the CTI Internship Program, all course work shall be completed at the same approved CTI College. Upon successful completion of the internship program, student trainees may be converted to either the FV-2101, Airway Transportation Systems Specialist or FV-0856, Electronics Technician job series as a prospective employee. If offered employment by the FAA, converted student trainees may be place at any location nationwide, at their own expense.

Education Requirements Applicants must meet all the following requirements: A. Currently enrolled in the CTI approved curriculum at an approved CTI College, B. Completion of one semester of the approved CTI curriculum at an approved CTI College while maintaining a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, based on an average of 4.0.

Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the requirements of the CTI program applicants must the following basic qualification: FV-B: High school diploma or equivalent FV-C: Completion of 1 academic year of post-high school study FV-D: Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school study leading to a bachelor's degree with specialization in or directly related to the field in which the student will receive training on the job.

Required License: State Drivers License required.

Interview Policy: Some, all, or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

Requirement for security clearance: This moderate risk public trust (Level 5) position requires a National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI), which may be completed after placement.

Required Forms: Applicants who fail to submit required form(s) will not be considered. Form(s) requiring signature and date may be reproduced, but must be submitted with original signatures. None of these form(s) will be subsequently loaned or returned to the applicant.

How To Apply: Submit complete application package to the Federal Aviation Administration, ATTN: AWP-14 BIDS; or forward via facsimile (FAX) to: (310) 725-7847. (Not responsible for incomplete faxed application packages.) E-mail applications will not be accepted. Your application must be received on or before the closing date of this announcement Application packages should include: 1. FAA Form 3330-42, Request for Promotion Consideration and Acknowledgement. (Optional. If you do not submit this form, your application will not be acknowledged.) 2. One of the following: OF-612, Application for Employment or Resume. If submitting a resume, the following information is required: JOB INFORMATION- announcement number, title, and grade of the position for which you are applying; PERSONAL INFORMATION - full name, mailing address, day/evening telephone numbers, social security number, country of citizenship, and highest federal civilian grade (give job series and date held); EDUCATION - (high school, colleges or universities); WORK EXPERIENCE- work experience related to the job for which you are applying; job title (include series and grade if Federal job), duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates, hours worked per week, and salary. Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor; OTHER QUALIFICATIONS- provide a description of any other job related qualifications/skills. 3. OFFICIAL transcript from the CTI approved college, which validates current enrollment (this includes any consideration of transferred credits and or approved course equivalency/substitution forms approved by the CTI approved college.) 4. General Education Requirements Checklist including the estimated graduation date (provided by the CTI approved college). 5. Letter of recommendation from the Dean of the Electronics Technology Department or appropriate Department Head of the CTI approved college.

6. If you have completed your active duty military service and are claiming veterans' preference, a DD Form 214 must be submitted with your application. If claiming 10-point veterans' preference, both DD Form 214 and a SF-15 must be submitted with your application. If you are claiming 10-point preference on the basis of a disability, you must also include appropriate documentation from the service or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 7. At this time, we are requesting that all outside applicants and FAA employees complete U.S. DOT Applicant Background Questionnaire, OMB No. 2105-0557. The collected information will help us in evaluating and improving recruitment and outreach efforts to publicize job opportunities and encourage employment applications from a broad applicant pool. It provides us with the information on race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability status, and how applicants learned about the vacancy. Providing this information is completely voluntary and will not affect the processing of your application or consideration for employment. Prior to the review of your application materials, demographic forms will be separated from your application along with any personal identifiers. The nature of the information received is confidential. This information will be maintained under conditions that ensure only summary data for all applicants are reported and that no individual applicant's data is provided to selected official. This information becomes part of of a Privacy Act System of Records as identified in 5 CFR 552a, and any disclosure of this record or information contained in this record is in accordance with routine usage found in OPM/GOVT-7, Applicant Race, Sex, National Origin, and Disability Status Records. Forms available at http://jobs.faa.gov.application forms.asp.

Multiple Positions: Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Contact Information: Jameelah Hawthorne    (310) 725-7814    jameelah.hawthorne@faa.gov

Servicing HR Office:
    Western Pacific Region
    15000 Aviation Blvd
    Lawndale,,     CA    90261
    (310) 725-7814

Financial Disclosure The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.

Privacy Act Requirements: Collection of personal identification data is authorized under the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579).

FAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on www.faa.gov/acr or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Prohibition on Personal Use of Government Postage-Paid Envelopes: Use of postage-paid Government envelopes to file job applications is a violation of Federal laws and regulations. Applications submitted in postage-paid Government envelopes will not be considered.

FAA vacancy information and certain application forms are now available on the FAA's World Wide Web site at: http://jobs.faa.gov.

Non-citizens We are not accepting applications from non-citizens.

What resume must contain is detailed here.

The following forms are electronically attached for your convenience:

OF-612:Application for Employment
OF-510:Applying for a Federal Job
OF-306:Declaration for Federal Employment
FAA-3330-42:Request for Promotion Consideration and Acknowledgement
SF-15:Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
SF-181 :Ethnicity and Race Identification
FAA Form 3330-64:RNO RACE AND ETHNICITY SELF IDENTIFICATION FAA Form 3330-64
FAA Form 1400-2:Applicant Recruitment Source Identification, FAA Form 1400-2
SF 256:Self-Identification of a Handicap, Standard Form 256