College Intern - Planning & Zoning

City of Hamilton, Ohio•Hamilton, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Hamilton is an EEO & AAE. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. This position involves intern-level city planning work for a community working hard to revitalize itself. The intern will have the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of projects and will work with the Planning Department as well as other City Departments like Building, Health, and Economic Development. The specific nature of tasks will vary greatly with the field of study, potentially including students in programs such as Public Administration, Clerical fields, Computer Sciences, Drafting, Engineering, City Planning and Architecture, Environmental and laboratory technical programs, and many others. The role performs tasks designed to provide hands-on exposure to the chosen field of study.

Requirements

Must be willing to learn, to accept instructions and directions and to follow through by using learned knowledge.
Must be courteous with the public and with other employees.
Must adhere to established hours of work and guidelines for attendance, reporting of absences, or other office routines.
Registered in a program of cooperative education that has a logical relationship to the particular work tasks of the assignment.
Ability to work for 8-40 hours a week for at least 6 weeks.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a valid driver's license is preferred.

Responsibilities

Working with Planning customers
Grant writing
Planning and economic development project research and development
Supporting the needs of the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Architectural Design Review Board
Working with the Land Bank
Respond to telephone inquiries and provide information
Handle routine clerical functions for the work unit
Gather, compile or display information
Assigned to a research or information-gathering task
Assists a supervisor on varied tasks of a more advanced nature
Perform diverse, clerical tasks and/or data entry