Summer Intern I - Sustainability

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Department:

Planning and Redevelopment

Employee Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Time Type:

Part time

Salary Range:

$18 Hourly

Job Posting Period:

March 09, 2026 - March 15, 2026 12:00 A.M.

Job Description:

Overview

To perform general office work in designated department or area of assignment with the City of Sarasota's Sustainability Department. The Part-Time intern will support the Sustainability and Resilience Department on applied municipal projects related to recycling compliance, composting access, and green building incentives. This internship will involve hands on work that directly supports City programs, policy development, and community engagement efforts. The intern will conduct a recycling.

Essential Functions

• 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).

• The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and experience equivalent to a junior or senior in high school or attending vocational school or college.

Job Based Competencies

• 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.

Responsibility

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.

Physical Requirements

This is sedentary