Intern - Office of Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez

 

Intern - Office of Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez

 

Intern

Title:  Intern for Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez

Type: Full Time

Location:  Congresswoman’s DC Office, district Chicago, DuPage offices.

Salary Range: TBD

Transportation & Bicycle Intern (Schaumburg, IL)

Who: Village of Schaumburg, IL

What: Summer Intern - Transportation & Bicycle Safety. This position mainly assumes the responsibility of educating the community on bicycle safety, promoting the 90 miles of bikeways, and evaluating the bike path and bike lanes for maintenance and repairs. Additional tasks include traffic related activities such as traffic counts, traffic studies and bicycle and pedestrian and transit related work. The position is typically for the summer months from the middle of May through the middle of August typically based on a 35 hour work week that generally consists of Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Flexibility in the scheduling is required to account for staffing at other various events over the summer including some weekend and evening hours. 

Qualifications: Education equivalent to a high school diploma. In process of obtaining an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, or related field. Possession of a valid driver’s license with no moving violations within the past two years plus have transportation for access to and from inspection sites. Proficient in current computer software systems such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and be functional with email, calendar programs, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Familiarity with job-specific software and customer service systems is preferred.

Candidates should be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and possess superior organization and writing skills. Ability to approach, speak directly to the public, and make presentations before diverse groups. Ability to comfortably approach and speak directly to the public. Experience developing and making presentations to the public and village committees as assigned. The ability to ride a bicycle. Ability to defuse possible volatile situations. Ability to communicate clearly, lead and develop public presentations, follow oral and written instructions effectively, and project a professional image. Ability to establish good working relationships and work in a team environment. Ability to operate computer equipment and software for data collection and maintaining databases. Direct experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Docs. GIS desirable.

Benefits: 11.56/hour. Not eligible for benefits. 

Read the entire job posting and apply here. 

Administrative Intern (Roselle, IL) (20 hrs.)

Who: Village Administrator’s Office, Village of Roselle, IL

What: Administrative Intern. The position will work on various assignments which provides the intern the experience and on the job training for higher level management responsibilities while learning valuable work skills. The intern will coordinate and facilitate projects that require the involvement of multiple Village departments. They will interact with the general public, elected officials, and Village employees including management, exposing the intern to the responsibilities of each department, current local government issues, and public service. The intern’s interests and goals will be taken into account for projects. Anticipated projects include: data collection and analysis, policy research, risk management, communications, social-media, event coordination, and GIS. Some clerical tasks and data entry assignments are expected. 
The work schedule is flexible, with primary office hours between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Will be expected to work approximately 20 hours per week. Working under the immediate supervision of the Village Administrator’s staff, the position will be assigned to other Village Departments (Community Development, Finance, Fire, Police, and Public Works) on a project basis. 

Qualifications: To be considered for an internship, candidates must be enrolled in graduate or undergraduate college courses and interested in learning about careers in local government while obtaining work experience and must successfully pass a background. 

Benefits: $17/hour. Not eligible for any additional benefits. 
Interested candidates can submit a resume and cover letter to Jason Bielawski, Assistant Village Administrator, atjbielawski@roselle.il.u

Transportation Planner Internship, San Francisco CA

We are currently accepting applications for our Planning Division internship program. Please submit your application by Friday, October 6, 2017 for assured consideration. Submit a cover letter (indicating where you saw this job posted, the earliest date you could start, and the number of hours a week you are available) and resume via email jobs@sfcta.org, fax 415.522.4829, or mail:

San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Attn: Human Resources (Planning Internship)

1455 Market St., 22nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

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The Authority's Planning Division leads a wide variety of innovative transportation planning studies and policy analyses. The Planning staff is currently working on several on-going initiatives including ConnectSF, an update to the City’s long-range transportation plan program, and the Treasure Island Mobility Management Program. Our work program also includes projects that study the future use of the transit and freeway networks in San Francisco as they relate to growth in the city, and projects that advance transportation demand management, policy and funding development.

Key Details

Employee Type: Intern/Temporary Employee

Reports to: Transportation Planner

Availability: Candidates may be considered for full- and/or part-time internships. Interns should be available to work at least 20 hours per week (maximum 40) during regular business hours.  This recruitment is for internships beginning in both the Fall and Winter.

Minimum Qualifications:

Strong interest in urban transportation planning is required. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Proficiency with ArcGIS, database management, graphic design software, statistical analysis, and/or the Drupal content management system for web sites is desired.

Skills and Abilities:

Standard transportation planning principles, methods, and processes; basic research methods, survey design, and database management techniques; ability to interpret data using appropriate planning methods and statistical techniques; familiarity with land use planning methods; strong written and oral communication skills; ability to prepare and present written reports and recommendations.

Additional relevant skills and abilities are also encouraged. These include experience with travel demand modeling, traffic modeling, project funding, and/or civil engineering.

Training and Experience:

Prospective interns should have completed at least one semester in a relevant graduate level discipline (e.g. transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering).

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment are characteristic of modern office work and include moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic), and are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel may be required on occasion.

Compensation Range: $22–$28/hr, D.O.E.

http://www.sfcta.org/employment-opportunities-sfcta/internships#Planning