Leasing Community Intern

Cardinal Group Career•Corvallis, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Leasing Community Intern (LCI) provides high-quality customer service to residents, prospective residents, and other customers while working collaboratively with the community team. The role supports the community’s occupancy goals by retaining current residents, leasing available apartments, and pre-leasing future availability. It also includes administrative, leasing, resident-engagement, and property-support duties. This is a temporary, non-exempt position compensated hourly, with bonus eligibility, and is scheduled for approximately 20 hours per week. Interns are required to reapply annually; previous employment does not guarantee rehiring. The intern works inside and outside apartment buildings and throughout the property, including amenities, and may encounter unpleasant or hazardous weather, temperatures, odors, and landscape conditions. The position requires regular standing, walking, reaching, climbing, stooping, or squatting, and the ability to access all interior and exterior areas of the property. The role also requires handling weights up to 40 pounds and may involve rare local travel to support properties or attend training.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited college or university and taking at least 6 credit hours.
Must have completed at least one year at the enrolled accredited college or university.
Must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5; GPA is verified annually. Failure to maintain the minimum may result in probation, suspension, or release from the Community Intern position.
Must be a current or future leaseholder of the community.
Must live on the designated community floor, as assigned by the Community Manager and in accordance with community guidelines.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must be available to work approximately 20 hours per week, including evenings and weekends.
Ability to embody the Cardinal Culture and Cardinal’s Core Values.
Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, or maneuver weights up to 40 pounds and physically access all interior and exterior parts of the property and amenities.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varied weather conditions.
Must be able to perform duties involving regular use of hands, communication, standing, walking, reaching, climbing, stooping, or squatting, and the stated vision abilities.

Nice To Haves

Preferred career experience includes Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Receptionist, Leasing Consultant, Real Estate Assistant, or Leasing experience.

Responsibilities

Provide consistently high-quality customer service and act as an ambassador for customer satisfaction.
Perform administrative front desk tasks and duties.
Participate in Cardinal Way of Leasing training and use its process to greet prospective clients, answer leasing calls, identify needs and preferences, present the community and apartments, explain features and benefits, close sales, and follow up.
Complete lease applications and lease-file paperwork.
Pass third-party leasing shops and obtain Cardinal Way of Leasing certification.
Maintain accurate lease-file documentation in accordance with company policy and participate in lease-file audits as assigned by the Community Manager.
Keep the tour path clean to support a positive first impression.
Maintain a positive and professional attitude with team members, residents, prospective residents, and vendors.
Participate in and assist with planning community events.
Assist with additional community projects as assigned by the Community Manager.
Participate in Cardinal U training as required.
Perform on-call duties, including lock-outs and nightly rounds.
Work evenings and weekends.
Follow other instructions and perform related duties as assigned by the Team Leader.