Need work?<br>Federal jobs available at Keesler for students Published March 23, 2010 Civilan personnel office KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Student Educational Employment Program provides federal employment opportunities to students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as degree-seeking students taking at least a half-time academic, technical, or vocational course load in an accredited high school, technical, vocational, two- or four-year college or university, graduate or professional school. The Student Educational Employment Program established six years ago is a streamlined program which consolidated four previous programs -- the Cooperative Education Program, Federal Junior Fellowship Program,Stay-In-School Program and Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program. The streamlined program has two components: the Student Temporary Employment Program and the Student Career Experience Program. The STEP provides maximum flexibility to both students and managers because the nature of the work doesn't have to be related to the student's academic or career goals. The SCEP provides work experience which is directly related to the student's academic program and career goals. Students in the SCEP may be noncompetitively converted to term, career or career-conditional appointments following completion of their academic and work experience requirements. The Student Educational Employment Program benefits both agencies and students. Agencies can discover first-hand the abilities of a potential employee. In the case of SCEP, agencies can bring well-educated graduates into their workforce while at the same time give their managers the ability to evaluate the student's performance in real work situations. Students can avail themselves of such flexibilities as year-round employment and flexible work schedules and assignments. Students in the SCEP gain exposure to public service while enhancing their educational goals and shaping their career choices. Even in an era of downsizing, there is a continuing need to recruit and develop talented employees to support changing agency missions, ensure that the federal government can meet its professional, technical, and administrative needs, and achieve a quality and diverse workforce. Appointments through the Student Educational Employment Program authority can help agencies meet these needs. For more information, call Jemina Ballard, 376-8320, or log on to http://www.opm.gov/employ/students/intro.asp.