- Green & Gold Congressional Aide Diamond Springs
- United States House of Representatives in Diamond Springs, CA, United States
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- 1 month ago
jobs description
TheGreen & Gold Congressional Aide Program (G&G CAP) was established to createemployment opportunities for Veterans, Gold Star families, and Active-Duty spouseswithin the U.S. House of Representatives. These positions provide Aides with the experience and exposurenecessary to broaden their career opportunities. G&G CAP Aides may beassigned to Members, Committees, or House Officers and will serve inWashington, DC or Member district offices across the country. These aretwo-year, paid, full-time employment opportunities.
Duties will vary depending upon the specific requirements for each office. Saidduties may include but are not limited to:
• Working as a constituent servicesrepresentative;
• Helping local constituents resolve issues with federalagencies;
• Serving as liaison to local Veterans Service Organizations;
• Attendinglocal events and meetings on behalf of the Member of Congress; and
• Performinglegislative work.
SPECIFICDUTIES FOR EACH OFFICE WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST BE A VETERAN, GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER,OR ACTIVE-DUTY SPOUSE AND MEET ALL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. NOWAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED:
Veterans:
1. Honorably discharged;
2. Released from active duty within the last six years;
3. Pay grades at or below E-5/O-3/W-2;
• Veterans promoted to the pay grades of E-6/O-4/W-3 WITHIN 6-MONTHS OF SEPARATION from active duty may be eligible if they meet ALL other requirements.
4. Veterans who are in receipt of a 20-year or Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) retirement are not eligible for the program.
Gold Star Families:
• A surviving spouse, child/step-child, parent/step-parent, or sibling/step-sibling of a veteran who died:
• In the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces; or
• from a service-connected disability.
Active-Duty Spouses:
• Must be the spouse of an Active-Duty service member. Active-Duty service members work for the military full-time and are subject to permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment orders upon completion of each tour of duty.
• Those subject to Title X mobilization are not eligible
Diamond Springs CA United States