Youth Opportunity Board (YOB) Summer Internship Program

Youth Opportunity Board Summer Internship Program

The Youth Opportunity Board of the City of North Miami is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is once again recruiting income eligible students for placement in paid internships with the City this summer. The internships will allow selected income eligible applicants who meet the below income limits an opportunity to learn and become involved in the workings of local government. Applicants who meet the pre-qualification criteria are invited to apply.

Key Dates:

Internship Start Date: Monday, June 22, 2026

Internship Close Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact Housing & Social Services at View phone number on click.appcast.io ext.: 20000.

Essential Job Functions

JOB SUMMARIES:

City Attorney's Office

Intern will assist with filing, mail pick-up, opening mail, hand-delivering documents to several departments in and around City Hall, faxing, photocopying/scanning documents, updating the books (City & County codes); organizing files, preparing storage boxes and logging boxes' content in both Excel & Word. Intern must have minimum computer skills.

City Clerk's Office

Intern will assist staff and is required to have a variety of clerical skills such as, but not limited to, photocopying, scanning documents (i.e., business tax receipt applications, etc.), filing, faxing, assisting with answering phones, providing information to residents and customers, when necessary, mail pickup and distribution and other related work as well.

City Manager's Office / Communications

Intern within City Manager Office will assist with the following day-to-day operations. The intern will work on special projects. These include but are not limited to the following: generate City advisory board agendas, minutes, and correspondence, assist with the planning and implementation of special presentations, research grant opportunities for various departments, assist with the filing of grant applications and administrative regulations, provide routine office support such as making copies, faxing, answering phones, and preparing correspondence for mailing. Intern within Public Information Office will work under the direction and supervision of the Public Information Officers. Intern will have duties which include, but are not limited to the following: update contact information for print and broadcast media (ongoing), update community lists and create a user-friendly database, clip newspaper and other publication articles regarding the City of North Miami, gather information for inclusion in Calendar of Events and on website, assist at special events, attend meetings, and miscellaneous tasks as necessary to operate the Public Information Office. Interns must have excellent communication and writing skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer.

Office of Building Services

Under direct supervision of the Assistant Director, the intern will be responsible for the preparation of building permit files for digitization and its supporting documents. Preparation includes the removal of all papers from folders, staples, paper clips, shredding redacted documents and recycling the file folder for continued use by the office. Assembling the prepared permits in storage boxes and preparing a destruction log for examination by the immediate supervisor. General knowledge, skills and abilities include lifting and moving storage boxes, utilizing desktop computer to launch and use software, operating scanning equipment, using a QWERTY keyboard for data entry, filing and sorting documents, deciphering document type, verifying information on hardcopy and electronically, collaborating with other employees, following instructions, and seeking assistance or clarification when uncertain about directives.

Community Planning and Development

During the summer, under the director direct supervision of the Assistant Director, the intern will work in all the practice areas within the division, i.e. Planning, Zoning, and Sustainability. The Intern will assist in a variety of clerical tasks, including but not limited to filing, opening mail, hand delivering documents to several departments in and around City Hall; routing plans; photocopying documents; organizing books in the Department's conference room/library; and organizing the office supply cabinet. In addition, at times the interns will be asked to ride the Nomi express survey riders and/or observe the bus in various locations and take notes.

Finance Department

Intern will work in various divisions of the Finance Department i.e. Utility Billing, Administration, and Pension. Interns are required to have a variety of clerical skills such as but not limited to photocopying, scanning invoices, filing, faxing, and mail pickup and distribution. Interns need to have good knowledge of business arithmetic.

Housing & Social Services Department

Intern(s) will assist in a variety of clerical tasks, including but not limited to: filing, drafting documents, customer service, archiving (organizing program's files per fiscal year and create respective log), scanning documents; updating files and documents, packaging food for food delivery (curbside & homebound), updating log of food recipients and all other clerical tasks assigned by administrators.

Information Technology (I.T.) Department

Intern will assist records supervisor with transporting of records from different departments to the basement, destruction of retention met files, and storage of current records, lifting, rotating, and organizing records. The intern will also perform general clerical duties such as shredding, photocopying documents, sorting interoffice mail, assisting with answering phones, and providing information to residents when necessary. A limited amount of housekeeping is required.

Library

Interns will assist with daily operations, reading coaching, programming support for special events, and summer reading programs. Students will learn to do book repair in the Reference and Technical Services Departments. Other duties encompass clerical tasks such as filing, photocopying, scanning, processing of items for circulation as well items no longer suitable for circulation and designing posters and other artwork. Duties might also include shelving of books, audiovisual materials, helping organize special collections, taking inventory.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Interns will work as summer camp counselors in the Creative Arts Camp. They will assist art instructors in setup and cleanup of classroom, help children complete their projects and supervise 35 children during the day. Interns must attend an in-service training before they begin their internship at MOCA.

Code Compliance Department

Under direct supervision of the Code Compliance Director and the Sanitation Manager, the intern will assist with answering the phones, checking voicemails, drop off /pick up mails daily, assigned complaints to the Neighborhood Services Inspectors in system of record, enter sanitation request and complaints in TracEz. General knowledge, skills and abilities include lifting and moving storage boxes, utilizing desktop computer to launch, use software and application, operating scanning equipment, filing and sorting documents, collaborating with other employees, following instructions, and seeking assistance or clarification when uncertain about directives.

Office of the Mayor & Council

Intern will be assisting staff in preparing for community workshops, town hall meetings, and events. Duties will include attending meetings, filing, answering the phone and general clerical duties such as: mail pick up and distribution, typing (good typing skills is essential), organizing office supplies and files, data entry, faxing, photocopying/scanning, and other related work as well.

Parks and Recreation Department

Interns will work as summer Camp Counselors in the various camps and drop-in programs. These duties may include assisting with the supervision of 50+ children during the day, setting up equipment and/or materials for recreation activities, arts and crafts and games. Minor housekeeping of the facility will be asked of interns. Interns must attend a camp in-service training and aquatic safety training, before they begin their internship. Intern assigned to the Parks and Recreation Administrative Office duties include customer service, answering phones, copying, and faxing, filing, scanning and miscellaneous office work. Personnel Department Intern duties are but not limited to assist in processing applicants for employment; handling employment applications and other personnel forms; assist applicants and answer inquiries about the City job vacancies over the telephone and in person; assist in administering examinations, proctoring exams; input data into computer for applicant tracking system; typing, filing and photocopying/scanning various forms and documents.

Police Department

Interns are to assist various divisions within the Police department with clerical and customer service tasks.

Public Works Department

Interns will have the opportunity to gain experience in two fields of Public Works Administration and Building Maintenance. The Interns that are assigned to Administration will have to perform clerical duties but not limited to filing, answering telephones, mail pick up and distribution, typing, and organizing office supplies and files. Intern assigned to the Building Maintenance duties will be but not limited to assisting the Trades Mechanics with painting demolition of office space, carpentry, painting and performing other general maintenance duties.

Procurement Department

Intern will assist with general clerical duties such as photocopying/scanning, filing, faxing, mail pick-up and distribution, and other related work. Intern