Employment Eligibility Checklist

All applicants must:

☑ Be over the age of 18 at time of hire. Student CADNETs can be the age 16.

• A person enrolled in the CADNet School to Work, program may be 16 years old.
• Persons under 16 years of age are not eligible for employment unless:
  1. Form TVA 3542, Parental Consent, must be completed and signed by parent(s) or guardian of employees under age 18, unless the employee is married, divorced, separated, widowed, or returning to TVA from military service. 
  2. Persons under 18 years of age cannot be employed in hazardous occupations.

☑ Be a United States Citizen or Protected Individual (TVA Careers-U.S. Citizenship).

• For all job vacancies, TVA gives hiring preference to equally qualified born or naturalized U.S. citizens, and to lawful aliens who are better qualified than U.S. citizens. 
• All new hires must complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification process and have legal authorization to work in the United States. 

☑ Successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. 

• A Tier 1 investigation will be conducted prior to hire to establish that an individual is trustworthy, reliable, and eligible to be employed in a position of public trust as a federal employee.  
• A Tier 1 investigation is the minimum level of investigation for federal employment and depending on the nature of the position, a higher level clearance may be required.

☑ Must be registered with the Selective Service System.

• New hires must be registered with the Selective Service System (males only, exceptions apply – visit www.sss.gov for more information).

☑ Have resided in the United States for the past five years.

• A candidate must have resided in the U.S. for the past five years to be processed for a Tier 1 investigation.

☑ Successfully pass an initial drug and alcohol screen and any job-specific required medical test.

• Applicants must have a negative drug and alcohol test result before being processed for employment.

Nuclear applicants only:

☑ Must pass an enhanced background investigation in addition to pre-employment Tier 1 investigation.

☑ May be required to participate in a psychological evaluation.