Management Internship

Description

THE POSITION

Are you interested in a career in city/town management and looking for your first opportunity to experience how that may look? We are excited to announce a Management Internship opening with the Town of Prescott Valley for the Summer of 2024. This is a paid position and offers the opportunity to gain practical work experience in planning, organizing, evaluating and participating in various Town meetings, events and field work. If you have a desire to serve the community of Prescott Valley, apply now.

Examples of Duties

In This Position You Will

• Complete a full rotation through each department, spending time with department leaders and team members out in the field.
• Act as a lead managing a project or two with the final project to be designing a booth for the annual League of Arizona Cities and Towns festival.
• Learn how a municipality runs on a day-to-day basis and what skills are needed to be successful in a leadership position.
• Join a Community! Town employees are dedicated, energetic, experienced public servants. You will be part of a culture that promotes knowledge-sharing and will have the opportunity to interact with staff at all levels.
  
  

Typical Qualification

Requirements

• Currently enrolled MPA or MPP student seeking to serve in local government management.
• Available for onsite completion of work. Flexible scheduling is a possibility.
• A passion for serving the community and making a difference and a genuine interest in the government operations/public service field.
• A critical thinker with strong organizational and technology skills, able to operate a variety of different platforms.
• Ability to pass a complete background and possession of a valid Arizona driver's license.
• Ability to demonstrate our core values including Integrity, Respect, Service Excellence, Teamwork and Fun.
  
  

Compensation

The salary is $15-$17/hour. This position requires 40 hours per week. In partnership with Yavapai Community College, accommodation support will be available. This Internship will start at the beginning of June and conclude prior to student's school start date.

Closing Date: May 27th, 2024

Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer

Supplemental Information

The Town of Prescott Valley—The Cooler Side of Arizona

The Town of Prescott Valley is located in beautiful central Arizona, set between the scenic Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges in the heart of Yavapai County. Our high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords us four seasons with mild temperatures year-round. Prescott Valley is the largest and fastest-growing municipality in the county. (est. 50,000 pop.)

Founded in 1966, Prescott Valley offers a small-town, rural atmosphere filled with rich natural beauty and modern amenities. Three national forests are nearby, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a short two-hour drive away. The Prescott Valley lifestyle is for someone who enjoys a relaxed pace of life, but also wants the excitement of being part of a growing, evolving community!

Known as a diverse, welcoming community, Prescott Valley boasts excellent cultural, recreational and educational activities and superior public services. The Town's downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat, town-owned event center that hosts concerts, sporting events, and shows.

A carefully created General Plan serves to protect the quality of life that has been the reason that many have moved to Prescott Valley. The town has an excellent K-12 school system, local access to higher education, and offers a variety of shopping and restaurant options in and around its inviting central business district.

Town Values

Incorporated in 1978, the Town operates under the council-manager form of government. We believe our greatest resource in fulfilling our mission is our employees! Our signature count-on-me SERVICE culture means together, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done quickly and effectively. We value INTEGRITY, holding ourselves to the highest standards; we are responsible, honest and transparent. RESPECT, we treat others with dignity. We genuinely welcome differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences for a more inclusive workplace. TEAMWORK, honoring our commitments. FUN, our energizing force to create and innovate finding a new way to pioneer public services. When we have fun doing what we love our citizens love their experiences with us! With a sense of humility we give our time, attention and action in service to others.

Under the leadership of our Town Manager and Council, the Town of Prescott Valley is a proactive, visionary, and solution-oriented organization. Fiscally conservative, the Town is financially sound with little debt and healthy reserves, positioning us to move forward in continued smart and sustainable growth for years to come.

Seasonal employees are entitled to earn paid time off and accrue a minimum of 1 hour of earned general leave for every 30 hours worked and can accrue to a maximum of 40 hours per year.