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Professional Development Corps
Incentives
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As a new recruit you will be eligible for the
following incentives:
Incentives
All participants will be given the option of receiving a lump sum recruitment
or relocation bonus in the amount of $5,000. These bonuses will be paid immediately after the
participant comes on board with the Office of Environmental Management (EM).
Employees who receive either of these incentives incur a service obligation.
Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
 In accordance
with federal regulations, EM policies that govern SLRP and, provided that
funding is available, EMPDC participants will be eligible to receive a maximum of
$10,000 per year during the developmental period for repayment of federally
insured student loans that were incurred during his/her pursuit of his/her most
recent degree earned. Payments of college loans after completion of the program
will be on a case-by-case basis. Employees who receive a student loan repayment
incur a service obligation.
Paid Advanced Education
The opportunity for up to 12 months (2 semesters or equivalent) full-time or the part-time
equivalent of paid graduate level study, will be made available to EMPD participants.
In the event the participant and his/her management decide that the participant’s
graduate studies will be full-time during duty hours, the participant will maintain
full-time employment status during the graduate study phase of the EMPDC and therefore
will receive his/her full salary.
Accelerated Promotion
Each participant will be eligible to receive a promotion after his/her first six
months of employment as opposed to the 1 year time in grade other GS employees
are required to complete before becoming eligible for promotion. To meet the
requirements, a participant must be recommended by his/her official supervisor
after receiving input from other EM supervisors/managers that have had an
opportunity to work with the participant. In addition, participants must have completed
the basic requirements such as completing the initial orientation, implementing
an individual development plan, successfully completing all training that was
specified to take place in that initial six months and the participant has served in
a full-time work capacity during the initial six months.
Mentoring
Each participant will be assigned a mentor. Usually, the mentor will be an
individual within the EM community that has substantial years of experience or
is one that has excelled professionally and/or has demonstrated excellent
mentor qualities. Some of these qualities may include characteristics such as
having an excellent working knowledge of his/her work area and the EM program,
demonstrates cooperativeness and has a willingness to share information, a
willingness to take time out of his/her busy schedule to assist co-workers,
knows the surrounding environment, does not shy away from making
recommendations, and able to provide sound advice from a professional
standpoint. Nevertheless, although serving as a mentor is a volunteer
assignment all mentors will be required to take a course in mentoring before or
as soon as possible after being appointed.
Paid Relocation Expenses for New Employees
For certain positions, some relocation expenses may be authorized. Such
determinations are made on a case-by-case basis. Employees receiving relocation
expenses incur a service obligation.
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