College Student Internship

Job Characteristics

*PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES*

College Student Internships

Are you a college student looking to gain paid experience in your field of study while serving your community in a meaningful way? The City of Concord is currently offering internship opportunities in the following areas:

• Recreation: $18.09 – $22/hour
• Parks & Urban Forestry: $22 – $26.70/hour

The City of Concord:
The City of Concord is a mission-centered organization, with City Manager Valerie J. Barone overseeing a staff of 384 full-time employees committed to realizing the organization’s long-standing Mission, Vision, and Values. Concord provides a full range of services including: police protection, recreational activities, community and economic development, street improvements and maintenance services, parks maintenance, sewer, and general administrative and support services. Fire service is provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. In addition, the City oversees management of the Concord Pavilion, Diablo Creek Golf Course, and Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe, California.

Internships at the City of Concord offer students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on, real-world experience while growing their professional network, serving as a foundation for an exciting, mission-centered career in public service.

What you will be doing:
Parks & Urban Forestry Interns will have broad and intensive exposure to municipal operations. We are looking for two students who are interested in Parks & Urban Forestry-related programs; candidates should be strong self-starters, collaborative, and who can work well both within a team and independently. The internship may include work related to data collection, entry, mining and filtering and migrating of legacy data; web-based and in-field asset inventorying; field surveys of Park conditions; other work related to projects, records admin, public communication and organizing, and general office support. This assignment is year-round and may work up to 1,000 hours per fiscal year; Interns will work between 24 – 40 hours per week.

The Recreation Intern should be passionate about recreation and eager to make an impact in three key areas: facility operations, Recreations sports, and 50 and better programming; opportunities in aquatics and youth may be available depending on qualification. This position is open to currently enrolled college students who have completed their coursework and are looking to fulfill their undergraduate program internship requirements to obtain a B.S. or B.A. degree in Recreation or a similar field. Interns will work between 20 – 40 hours per week.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

1. Submit a completed City of Concord application, the required supplemental question responses and, if applying for the Recreation Internship, a cover letter detailing your availability, required hours, and timeframe you need to work within to complete your internship. The application may be submitted at www.cityofconcord.org. This is a continuous recruitment and is subject to close at any time. Prompt application submission is encouraged.

2. All qualified applications, supplemental responses, cover letters, resumes, and work sample submissions will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the internship opportunity will be invited to participate in a screening interview and/or a series of screening interviews.  

Conviction History 
If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.  

Examples of duties include, but are not limited to

Parks & Urban Forestry Intern

• Perform field-based data collection
• Record data electronically using desktop computer and GIS-based software
• Filter and migrate legacy data
• Transfer analog records to digital records
• Inventory in-field and web-based assets
• Provide support for grant applications
• Perform field surveys of Park conditions and other field operations
• Attend meetings
• Assist in community organizing
• Assist in coordination of project work
• Participate in various forestry-related work
• Provide office support as needed

Recreation Services Intern

• Learn basic facility management and rental operations.
• Learn basic aquatics programs and operations.
• Learn basic parks department operations.
• Assist in planning, supervising, and evaluating recreation programs.
• Organize, plan and conduct a special event.
• Assist with registration and become familiar with front desk administrative procedures.
• Assist in planning and supervising an athletic program or tournament.
• Assist with marketing, public relations, and promotion of programs and other events through flyer development, press releases, social media posts, brochure preparation and other outlets.
• Provide information and assistance to rental customers, activity participants, and City staff.
• Respond to questions, complaints, and emergency situations; take appropriate courses of action.
• Observe and/or participate in part-time staff interviews.
• Become familiar with various forms; i.e. check requests, purchase orders, service contracts, time sheets, bid forms and maintenance requests.
• Participate in professional committees, conferences, workshops and classes to improve knowledge and network as available.
• Attend and actively participate in recreation/facility staff meetings and department-wide monthly meetings.

Qualifications

Education:  Completion of High School/GED supplemented with college coursework related to assigned program area. Must be currently enrolled in six or more units towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to the area of assignment.

Other

A valid California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment. Interns working in Recreation must successfully clear TB testing; those interested in aquatics programming must have valid/current lifeguarding, CPR and first aid certifications.

EEO/ADA: The City of Concord is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, please contact Human Resources at 925-671-3308 or hrdept@cityofconcord.org prior to the final filing date.   

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