Student Assistant - HSA Legislative Affairs Section
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Student Assistant - HSA Legislative Affairs Section
Salary
$826.40 - $2,296.80 Biweekly
Location
Lansing, MI
Job Type
Non Career
Job Number
3901-25-HSA-059-EST
Department
Health and Human Services - Central Office
Opening Date
08/25/2025
Closing Date
9/1/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit
NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)
Description
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Job Description
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit MDHHS Diversity Equity and Inclusion .
Employees in this job perform a variety of trade, technical, professional, or administrative support activities related to a field of academic specialization for a state department or agency. This classification is designed to facilitate the employment of high school, college, and vocational education students seeking temporary employment opportunities related to career or curriculum goals.
Position Description (https://MCSC.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/STUDASTEQ04R PD 82525.pdf)
View the job specification at: Student Assistant (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/StudentAssistant\13049\7.pdf)
To be considered for this position you must:
Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
Attach a cover letter.
If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature. Please review Civil Service's guidelines regarding Official Transcripts:Official Transcripts (michigan.gov) (https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/neogov/OfficialTranscript.pdf?rev=0c57f92e150e4856b207ef348781c406)
Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcs/New\Online\Employment\Application\Guide\-\First\Time\User\446027\7.pdf)
Required Education and Experience
Education
Current enrollment in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.
Experience
No specific @type or amount is required.
Additional Requirements and Information
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.
The student must provide proof of current enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution. This position works 20 hours a week.
Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
Position Location/Remote Office:
The physical location of this position is 400 S. Pine St., Lansing. Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered.
Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.
Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:
A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.
As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check.
The Department of Health and Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
For information about this specific position, please email MDHHSVacancies@michigan.gov . Please reference the job posting number in subject line.
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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 official transcripts and/or proof of enrollment or acceptance.
Yes
No
02
Do you have any experience working in or with Federal or State legislative policies?
Yes
No
03
Do you have any experience working with boilerplate trends and budgets
Yes
No
04
Please describe your experience with analyzing pending legislation and drafting bill analysis for fiscal and policy impact. If you do not possess this experience, write "N/A". If your response does not fit in the box below, please write "see attachment" in the box and attach your response as a separate document to your application materials.
05
Please explain any experience in working in Medicaid, behavioral health and/or aging programs, as it relates to legislative policy and bill analysis. If you do not possess this experience, write "N/A". If your response does not fit in the box below, please write "see attachment" in the box and attach your response as a separate document to your application materials.
06
Describe a time when you needed to work cooperatively with someone that did not share the same ideas as you.
07
From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current state employee works for an actual state department such as the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, etc.)
A current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee
A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee in layoff status
A current State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee
A State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee in layoff status
None of the above
08
Please select from the options below: (Please note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions such as a reduction in force need not be reported.) 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 a written reprimand within the last two years
I have received an unsatisfactory rating within the last two years
I have signed a last chance agreement with MDHHS within the last two years
I certify that none of the above circumstances apply to me
09
Do you have any substantiated cases of abuse or neglect reported on the Department of Human Services Central Registry?
Yes
No
10
Do you have an Intentional Program Violation from the Department of Health and Human Services?
Yes
No
11
Do you have any objection to being finger printed or drug tested?
Yes
No
12
Did you attach a cover letter and a copy of your résumé to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)
Yes
No
13
Did you attach proof of enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution (high school, vocational or technical, or post-secondary educational institution (community college, college, university))? Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.
Yes
No
Required Question
Employer
State of Michigan
Department
Health and Human Services - Central Office
Address
Office of Human Resources
235 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, Michigan, 48933
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