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Student Assistant/Intern - Employee Engagement and Quality Division

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Student Assistant/Intern - Employee Engagement and Quality Division

Salary

$17.42 - $28.71 Hourly

Location

Lansing, MI

Job Type

Non Career

Job Number

2301-25-EO155

Department

Department of State

Opening Date

03/28/2025

Closing Date

4/7/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit

NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

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Job Description

This position supports a project aimed at increasing employee engagement, reducing attrition, and equipping staff with tools that foster a sense of mastery, autonomy, and purpose in their careers. The intern will work within the Employee Engagement and Quality Division and partner with the Office of Continuous Improvement and the Bureau of Branch Operations to develop a communication system for publishing performance measure results and gathering employee feedback. Additionally, the intern will collect feedback on work environment, training effectiveness, and employee satisfaction as part of their participation in focus groups, shadowing training sessions, and assisting with training initiatives.

Position Description - Student Assistant (https://mcsc.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/EO155PDFinal3.pdf)

This is a non-career position with limitations on hours of no more than 29 hours per week. Student assistants cannot exceed 129 hours of service in any calendar month. Since this position is non-career, the preferred candidate will not be eligible for benefits, but will receive benefits regarding retirement.

This position is expected to last 12 weeks with a start date in May 2025 and ending in late August or early September. Specifics of start and end date will be discussed with selected candidate.

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Required Education and Experience

Education

Current enrollment in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.

Focus on Political Science, Marketing, Communications, Public Policy/Administration, or related field preferred

Experience

No specific type or amount is required.

Coursework in public policy, community engagement, or communications preferred.

Additional Requirements and Information

You must apply for this vacancy through the NEOGOV system; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

Civil Service Commission Rule 2-7 requires that all newly hired state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Due to the nature of work of the Department of State, criminal records will be checked. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the criminal background record checks indicate eligibility for employment.

Student Assistants must be continually enrolled in and attending a vocational school, or post-secondary educational institution. Summer attendance is not required.

Students must provide proof to the appointing authority of enrollment and updated information whenever changes to their status occurs, such as: (a) change in degree program, (b) change in class status (e.g., freshman to sophomore), (c) school transfer, (d) granting of a degree, or (e) leaving school. D.

Students accepted by, but not yet enrolled in, a post-secondary educational institution must provide proof of acceptance to that institution.

Student Assistants should be employed in a work area that is relevant to the student’s academic and career goals.

Job Specification (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/StudentAssistant_13049_7.pdf)

Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA coordinator (https://www.michigan.gov/ose/-/media/Project/Websites/ose/Contact/RACs.pdf) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

Non-career employees are not eligible for insurance benefits, but they may be able to participate in deferred-compensation 401k and 457 plans and earn paid sick time.

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STUDTAST – Are you currently enrolled in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution (community college, college, university)? If so, please attach a copy of your proof of enrollment or transcript showing current enrollment.

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you related to anyone working at the Department of State (Secretary of State)?

• Yes

• No

  03

  If you answered "Yes" to question #2, please list the name of each relative. If you answered "no" to question #2, please enter "none."

  04

  How much experience do you have with Microsoft Excel or a similar database or application? Describe your experience?

  05

  Describe the kinds of problems you feel you are uniquely qualified to solve. Give a specific example of when you have used this skill.

  06

  Did you remember to attach a copy of your proof of enrollment or transcript showing current enrollment?

• Yes

• No

  07

  Please select from the options below: (Please note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions need not be reported.) Failure to answer this question honestly may result in being sanctioned from employment with MDOS. Please select all that apply.

• I have been dismissed within the last two years

• I have resigned in lieu of discipline or dismissal within the last two years

• I have been suspended without pay within the last two years

• I have received an unsatisfactory rating in the last two years

• I have received a written reprimand within the last two years

• I have signed a last chance agreement with MDOS within the last two years

• I certify that none of the above circumstances apply to me

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Employer

State of Michigan

Department

Department of State

Address

SOSEmployment@michigan.gov

P.O. Box 30775

Lansing, Michigan, 48909

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