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Student Assistant - External Affairs & Tribal Relations

Salary

$12.48 - $28.71 Hourly

Location

Lansing, MI

Job Type

Permanent Full Time

Job Number

2707-25-10-SA-022

Department

Michigan Gaming Control Board

Opening Date

04/23/2025

Closing Date

5/7/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit

UNITED AUTO WORKERS (UAW)

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Job Description

This position functions as a student assistant to the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) performing a variety of duties, as needed, by MGCB staff. Duties include data entry and populating information databases; providing general office assistance and support to management and staff; creating Excel spreadsheets and Word documents, preparing rooms for meetings and performing special projects as needed.

Position Description (https://MCSC.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/EATRSAPD.pdf)

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/StudentAssistant.pdf

The Michigan Gaming Control Board is a state agency dedicated to ensuring the conduct of fair and honest gaming. Our agency continues to change and adapt to meet new challenges and began regulating several new forms of gaming in 2020, including onsite sports betting at the Detroit casinos, internet gaming, internet sports betting, fantasy sports, and mobile wagering for pari-mutuel horse racing. MGCB ensures fair and honest gaming to protect the interests of citizens of the State of Michigan.

As an employer, MGCB will promote and foster an inclusive environment that values diversity, promotes equity in all operations and decisions, and celebrates multiple approaches and points of view. We are committed to employee development, promotional, and growth opportunities as an agency, offering options such as career development plans, mentoring programs, and training to cultivate an atmosphere in which employees thrive while working toward future goals.

MGCB is proud to be a Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency (MVAA) Silver Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

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The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

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

**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application.

Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)

Click below to review applicable policies and requirements:

Conflict of Interest (Download PDF reader)

Prohibited Gaming Related Activities (Download PDF reader)

Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act Employment Requirements (MCL 432.204 (10)-(16))

The Board also conducts a personal reference screening, criminal background check, drug testing and federal and state tax transcript, including fingerprinting candidates prior to a conditional offer of employment. A reference check from your current or most recent supervisor is required, please include this information on your application.

Civil Service Rule 2-7 requires that all persons who are not currently state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test which must be administered within 24 hours of a conditional offer or the offer may be rescinded. It is considered a refusal to test if an applicant fails to provide a sufficient sample within the allotted time. In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 2.07, an individual may be sanctioned from applying to State of Michigan vacancies, permanently or up to (3) three years, should you fail to pass/submit to the pre-employment drug test. Under Civil Service Regulation 3.06, you may be sanctioned from applying to positions with the State of Michigan, if you make any false statements or omissions of a material fact during the selection process.

Student Assistants must provide evidence of enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution.

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.

01

STUDTAST – Are you currently enrolled in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution? If so, please attach a copy of your unofficial transcript.

+ Yes

+ No

02

Please describe your experience working in a standard office setting, if any.

03

Please select your level of experience working in customer service.

+ None

+ Less than one year

+ One to two years

+ Two to three years

+ Three years or more

04

Please select all the software programs/computer applications that you have experience with.

+ Microsoft Word

+ Microsoft Excel

+ Microsoft PowerPoint

+ Microsoft Outlook

+ Microsoft Visio

+ Microsoft Publisher

+ Adobe

+ Other

05

Hours in this position are not to exceed 29 per week of 129 per calendar month. Do you understand these hour limitations?

+ Yes

+ No

06

This position requires a minimum availability of 20 hours per week. Please select your level of availability.

+ 1 to 9 hours per week

+ 10 to 19 hours per week

+ 20 to 29 hours per week

07

When is your anticipated graduation date?

+ Within six months

+ Six months to one year

+ One to two years

+ More than two years

08

Are you willing to engage in occasional travel to MGCB office locations in Detroit or Lansing and/or other locations that may be necessary to perform your assigned duties?

+ Yes

+ No

09

Did you read the Position Description, in particular, Section 18 (environmental conditions) included in the posting?

+ Yes

+ No

10

Did you read the Position Description, in particular, Section 23 (essential duties) included in the posting? Are you able to perform the essential duties of this position, with or without accommodations?

+ Yes

+ No

11

Are you current on the filing and/or payment of all federal and state taxes?

+ Yes

+ No

12

If no, please explain.

13

Do you have any outstanding federal or state tax liabilities?

+ Yes

+ No

14

If yes, please explain.

15

During the one year immediately preceding this application, have you held any direct or indirect interest in, or any employment by, a person who is licensed to operate a casino under the act or in another jurisdiction, a person who has an application to operate a casino pending before the board or any other jurisdiction, or a casino enterprise?

+ Yes

+ No

16

Are you a current Michigan Gaming Control Board employee?

+ Yes

+ No

17

Did you attach your official cover letter, resume and proof of enrollment? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened from the process)

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Michigan

Department

Michigan Gaming Control Board

Address

3062 West Grand Blvd, Ste. L-700

Detroit, Michigan, 48202

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