Summer Intern I - Sustainability

City of Sarasota • College Park, MD

1d • $18

About The Position

To perform general office work in designated department or area of assignment in the City of Sarasota's Sustainability Department in support of our Sustainability and Resilience program. The Part-Time intern will be supporting the development of a green building incentive program intended to encourage more sustainable and resilient development. This work will include collaborating with Architecture Sarasota and other partners to help finalize a list of qualifying green building measures that developers must meet to receive incentives. The intern will assist in drafting supporting materials and documents for City Commission and Planning Board to approve moving forward with a density bonus program for developers who incorporate approved sustainability and resilience measures into their projects.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to a junior or senior in high school or attending college/vocational school.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement action with reference to assignments.
• Ability to communicate ideas, both verbally and in writing, with clarity and precision.
• Ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive records of activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and a varying workload which may be inherent in the orientation to any given science, discipline, or municipal operation.
• Ability to effectively participate in such work as may be required.
• Ability to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to perform the assigned position, in accordance with the standards set by both the Department Head and the educational institution.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, superiors, officials of the City, and the general public.
• Responsible to the assigned Department Head, but may operate under the direction of any number of others in the department charged by the Department Head with the responsibility of assisting in training/educational activities.
• The Director, Human Resources is responsible to be knowledgeable about the requirements of the internship program that the department is involved in order to make sure that the City appropriately comply.
• Interns that are not paid by the department to which the intern is assigned will have an overall responsibility to the Director, Human Resources or designee.
• No Supervision Exercised.
• This is sedentary work requiring limited physical effort.
• Position requires visual acuity for reviewing, checking, preparing, and maintaining written and computer files.
• Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing to accurately perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Manual dexterity to operate standard office, date entry, and word processing equipment is required.
• From limited to extensive contact with the public, depending on the assignment and/or the particular duties/orientation assigned at any given time.

Responsibilities

• Participates in departmental planning sessions for both day-to-day and special projects.
• Works independently, as assigned, under the general or specific guidelines as to Department policy and practice.
• Assists in cost analysis, efficiency evaluation, productivity studies, market surveys, and other statistical studies relative to assignment(s).

Benefits

• Retirement Benefit: The City of Sarasota made the transition to become a Florida Retirement System (FRS) employer effective December 1, 2021. To learn more about what this benefit may mean for you, please visit MyFrs.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees