College Intern

The Position

The City of Hollywood is a fast-growing, culturally-diverse, beachfront community located in southeastern Broward County midway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Founded by Joseph Young in 1925, Hollywood is approximately 30 square miles in size and is Broward's third-largest municipality with a population of roughly 153,000 residents. The City of Hollywood is offering internship opportunities to university-level students who have completed at least one year of coursework in public administration, finance, engineering, human resources, or related fields. Our internships offer students the opportunity to give back to their community and gain experience in many different areas of municipal government assisting with a variety of projects. Some internships are paid, while others are unpaid, depending on department resources.

Job Summary

This is a moderately complex clerical and administrative internship position. Duties include a variety of clerical tasks, including non-routine administrative matters and moderate public contact work. Work is reviewed through observation of work in progress, and written reports for results obtained and adherence to established policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries, greets and provides information to the general public on departmental services and functions; directs callers as necessary.
• May assist with collecting and compiling information for department related programs and projects.
• Operates a computer, photocopier, shredder, printer, calculator, facsimile machine, and telephone with voicemail.
• Maintains filing systems of correspondence, forms, cards, receipts, permits, plans, reports, and records.
• Opens, sorts, and distributes correspondence, supplies and equipment.
• Shadows experienced staff members in their daily job tasks to obtain deeper insights into their roles and city operations.
• Participates in meetings, taking notes, and contributing to discussions.
• Establishes and maintains effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
• Performs related work as required and assigned by respective department.

The Requirements

Education/Experience: Required:

• High school diploma or GED, plus must be currently enrolled and/or recently graduated from an accredited college or university and/or possess a minimum of 36 college credits completed.

The Examination

Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Submission of "College Transcripts" will be required upon hiring. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date.

Additional Information

Background Information: All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination (depending on job classification) which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment. Tobacco Affidavit: As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last year prior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood. Reasonable Accommodation: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io. The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.