INTERN (HOUSING)

Job Description

Intern (Housing) | City of Baldwin Park

The Tone:
This is a part-time, non-benefited internship at the City of Baldwin Park, located in Baldwin Park, CA. The City serves its community by maintaining public infrastructure and services, including housing. This role is crucial for supporting the Community Development Department’s Housing Division, ensuring efficient administrative operations and effective community engagement for housing programs.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time, non-benefited, at-will. Approximately 20 hours/week, not to exceed 960 total hours per fiscal year.
• Location: In-person, Baldwin Park, CA
• Pay: $18.90 – $19.67 hourly
• Team: Community Development Department’s Housing Division, reporting under direct supervision.
• Mission: To provide essential administrative and clerical support to the Housing Division, assisting with data management, public inquiries, and program support.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Administrative Support: Provide essential administrative and clerical support for the Community Development Department’s Housing Division.
• Record Management: Manage and maintain housing records, including data entry, filing, sorting information, and preparing correspondence and other materials.
• Public Engagement: Serve as a primary point of contact, responding to inquiries and providing information and referrals to the community, outside agencies, and internal departments.
• Staff Assistance: Aid professional housing staff in collecting data and preparing various documents such as staff reports, presentations, letters, application forms, and public notifications.
• Field Support: Support housing staff by accompanying them on site visits and assisting with field activities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university with a major in public or business administration, real estate, or a closely related field; or a recent graduate (within the last 12 months) with a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of these fields.
• Experience: Proficiency in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel is required.
• Skills: Possess strong quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; maintain strict confidentiality; multi-task, be detail-oriented, prioritize effectively, and adapt to changing priorities; utilize excellent customer service skills.
• Bonus: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is highly desirable; one year of increasingly responsible general clerical experience is highly desirable; experience working in the public sector is highly desirable.