Environmental Health Services Administrative Project (Unpaid Intern)

County of Orange•Orange County, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division is seeking an unpaid intern to support internal communications through its SharePoint site. The intern will work with a team to design, develop, build, promote, and maintain the site. Work may also include division-support projects involving workflow improvements and communications, depending on capacity. This is an on-site, office-based internship in Santa Ana. Interns are not expected to travel, drive a personal vehicle, or perform work outside standard office duties. The agency will accommodate school schedules. Interns must commit at least 20 hours per month and may work up to 80 hours per month, on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The internship is unpaid, does not lead to paid employment, and does not include employee benefits.

Requirements

Be a current college student or a recent graduate who graduated within the last six months.
Have an interest in public-sector work, environmental health, communications, or digital systems.
Be able to work on-site in Santa Ana.
Be comfortable working in a team environment.
Commit to confidentiality and professionalism.
Commit to a minimum of 20 hours monthly, up to a maximum of 80 hours monthly, with work performed Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Nice To Haves

Basic familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint, including creating pages, uploading content, using Lists, and document libraries.
Understanding of digital file organization concepts.
Ability to design simple site layouts or user interfaces.
Technical and digital literacy.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Teams, OneDrive, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to learn new software tools quickly.
Understanding of workflow and communication systems.
Clear written communication for drafting guidelines, instructions, or site text.
Ability to collaborate with a team and communicate professionally with public-sector staff.
Attention to detail when organizing digital files and structuring information.
Ability to follow guidelines and help create organizational standards.
Strong time-management and task-tracking abilities.
Basic understanding of user navigation, simplicity, and intuitive design; interest in improving how users find information.
Ability to identify workflow inefficiencies and solve problems involving document management or communication processes.
College coursework in Communications, Public Administration, Information Systems, User Experience/UI Design, or Business Administration; Public Health Administration coursework is optional but helpful.
Interest in pursuing a career or gaining experience in the public sector, communications, user experience, user interface, or general administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

Organize digital files.
Create file storage guidelines.
Design user interfaces or simple site layouts.
Input material onto SharePoint.
Use SharePoint applications, such as Lists, to generate division-wide notification systems.
Work with the Environmental Health SharePoint team.
Potentially support additional division projects, including workflow improvements and communications.