+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SUMMARY | | | | Working under the direction of the Chief of Communications and | | Outreach, incumbent will assist in developing material needed to | | inform various stakeholder groups about the activities of City | | Utilities. The intern will be provided opportunities to learn about | | the City Utilities projects, programs and initiatives and will gain | | an understanding of how public entities provide customer support and | | engagement in the public service sector. The position offers | | opportunities to build a portfolio. The incumbent is expected to | | exercise good judgment, independence, initiative, and professional | | expertise in conducting day-to-day operations. All work duties and | | activities must be performed in accordance with the City and | | Utility\'s safety rules and operating regulations, policies and | | procedures as well as federal, state, and local regulations. | | | | ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES | | | | - Assist in the design and development of brochures, flyers, | | newsletter articles and other informational material related to | | City Utilities programs including customer support, resource | | recovery and recycling, drinking water quality, neighborhood | | construction projects, river water quality improvements, and | | stormwater initiatives; | | - Assist with web updates and photo documentation; | | - Assist with PowerPoint presentations; | | - Assist in developing material to use at community events to | | educate customers and residents about City Utilities; | | - Assists in scheduling and planning presentations and tours for | | community groups; | | - Assist with planning, and staffing presentations, meetings, and | | events where customers and residents may learn about City | | Utilities programs; | | - Assist with editing outreach materials; | | - Other duties as assigned. | | | | PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS | | | | The incumbent is responsible to manage their performance in | | accordance with this job description and the performance expectations | | provided to them by management. If at any time the incumbent is | | unsure of their role or specific responsibilities, it is the | | incumbents responsibility to refer to their job description and ask | | for clarification from their supervisor. Management will work with | | the incumbent, as needed, to ensure performance expectations are | | clearly communicated and performance goals are achieved. | | | | QUALIFICATIONS | | | | To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to | | perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed | | below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability | | required. Reasonable a commodations may be made to enable individuals | | with disabilities to perform the essential functions. | | | | EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE | | | | Two years of college or technical school and must be currently | | enrolled at a college or university or pursuing requirements for a | | degree program in communication, journalism or graphic arts or | | closely related field. | | | | LANGUAGE SKILLS | | | | Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, | | operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. | | Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak | | effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. | | | | MATHEMATICAL SKILLS | | | | Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of | | measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability | | to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar | | graphs. | | | | REASONING ABILITY | | | | Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions | | furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with | | problems involving several concrete variables in standardized | | situations. | | | | CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS | | | | Maintains a valid Indiana Driver\'s License if a City vehicle is | | used. | | | | PHYSICAL DEMANDS | | | | The physical demands described here are representative of those that | | must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential | | functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to | | enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential | | functions. | | | | While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly | | required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to | | stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with | | hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and | | stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift | | and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by | | this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and | | depth perception. | | | | WORK ENVIRONMENT

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