City of Dallas, TX - Marilla, NY
posted 18 days ago
About the position
As a part-time employee, performs/assists in performing job duties relating to one or more functional areas in the administration of a municipal government to develop working knowledge of municipal government procedures for professional growth or to meet the internship requirements of a school or university. The Intern I is a part-time employee that assists in performing various administrative, clerical, or secretarial duties developing working knowledge of municipal government procedures for professional growth or to meet the internship requirements of a school or University. This is a ten-week, 320-hour paid experience comprised of job shadowing, experiential learning, professional development, and individualized mentorship eligible for Dallas College or University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) course credit with premier tourism and hospitality partners including Oak View Group, Omni Hotel Dallas and Visit Dallas.
Responsibilities
- Aids, assists, and supports department or assistant department heads in obtaining information on existing problems to map out strategies to resolve them.
- Develops rules and regulations, assesses needs, implements and improves new or existing procedures, and coordinates various activities to assist in the administration of a department or division.
- Participates in finding solutions to existing problems and discusses proposals with administrative personnel in planning and executing administrative functions, special events and public relations activities to acquire skills in problem solving as part of a good internship program.
- Conducts individual studies or projects in one or more city department or division to supplement knowledge acquired in a specialized area entailing diverse duties such as clerical duties, or those relating to inventory, bookkeeping, maintenance and marketing.
- Performs and assists in a variety of functions such as special services including contracts management, emergency preparedness, damage control, architecture, engineering and construction; supports financial services such as budgeting, grants and trust management, accounting, purchasing, revenue forecasting, and monthly financial reporting to supplement knowledge gained through academic courses.
- Performs various personnel functions such as payroll, insurance, worker's compensation, safety, hiring and promotion, training, retirement, termination, affirmative action, benefits training, taxes and medical reports to acquire supplementary knowledge in the area of personnel administration.
- Prepares periodical reports on the progress of the project under way to enable evaluation of performance.
- Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
Requirements
- Currently in college or university as appropriate.
- Preference: Currently be a rising sophomore or junior-level collegiate student (with a minimum of 30 credit hours completed) who is actively enrolled in an accredited college degree program.
Nice-to-haves
- All corresponding majors (related to hospitality and tourism) are welcome.
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- Five-year vested pension plan
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Pet insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Qualifying childcare assistance
- Paid time off
