Parks & Recreation Intern
City of Naples
Internship
On-site
Naples, Florida, United States
$19 USD hourly
Paid or Stipend
Community Services Department Internship Program Parks and Recreation Internship The City of Naples Community Services Department’s internship program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to integrate theoretical concepts in the field of parks, recreation, and leisure studies with practical applications, all while under the supervision of dedicated parks and recreation professionals. Our internship program offers a multifaceted experience that allows the student to explore various components of parks and recreation and explore their greatest areas of interest. Mission Statement: To provide residents and visitors of Naples with the highest level of customer care and to serve as exceptional stewards of beaches, facilities, parks, programs and services. Vision Statement: The City of Naples Community Services Department will enrich the lives of residents and meet their high standards by consistently providing a beautiful city with exceptional parks, programs and services. The Community Services Department consists of four major Divisions: Administration Facilities Maintenance Parks and Parkways Recreation Administration is responsible for the management and oversight of all the Department Divisions, personnel management, community relations, long and short-term planning, providing staff support to the Community Services Advisory Board, coordinating City sponsored special events, processing special event applications from the non-profit and private sectors, managing and providing oversight for capital projects and managing various enterprise funds and special revenue funds including: Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center Fund (Enterprise) + (Recreation) Beach Fund – Lowdermilk Park Beach Fund – Maintenance Beach Fund – Naples Pier Community Redevelopment Agency – Maintenance Naples City Dock Marina Fund (Enterprise) + (Recreation) Naples Landing Fund Facilities Maintenance is responsible for the repair and maintenance of City owned facilities (other than Utilities Facilities) including the Naples Pier, the City parking garages and managing facilities capital projects. Parks and Parkways are responsible for the care and maintenance of the City’s public beach accesses, City’s landscaped rights-of-ways, landscaped medians, linear and mini parks, (21,000 City owned trees), developing the City’s Urban Forestry Plan, managing contractor services and managing multiple capital projects. Recreation is responsible for developing, delivering and managing a broad range of recreation programs, art/entertainment programs, athletic programs, special events and summer camps. The Division is also responsible for managing the following recreation facilities: Baker Park Cambier Park Charlie C. Anthony Park Fleischmann Park & The Edge Johnny Nocera Skate Park Lowdermilk Park Naples Dog Park Norris Center Naples Preserve & Hedges Eco Center River Park Aquatic Center River Park Community Center Seagate Park Community Services Department Leadership: Chad Merritt, Director Aaron Hopkins, Deputy Director Jason Collins, Recreation Superintendent Travis Delashmet, Facilities Maintenance Superintendent Jim Hodgdon, Parks and Parkways Superintendent D avid Michel, Park Manager Mercedes Puente, Park Manager Jake Jenkins, Marina Manager Kevin Walker, Tennis Services Manager Application Procedure: Interested students should first contact their internship coordinator/department leadership at their college/university and follow the practices and procedures of their school. With permission from their recreation program/school, candidates should complete this application in its entirety and submit a cover letter explaining their interests, experience, talents, and other information which qualifies them for an internship position. Also, candidates should provide a resume, certifications and two personal references. Once your application is received, the Community Services Department will contact the individual candidate for an interview. Interviews can be conducted on-site; if an on-site interview is not practical, a virtual interview will be arranged. If you are selected, we will contact you to confirm dates of your internship and schedule your orientation. If you are selected for an internship with the City of Naples Community Services Department, please note the following: Compensation: Internships are PAID positions. This internship is $19.00/hourly. Dress Code: Our department has a dress code, and more information will be provided upon agreements of the internship. Housing: No housing is provided for interns. Transportation: Each intern must have a valid driver’s license and is required to provide their own reliable transportation to get to their work assignments. Department vehicles will be utilized throughout each day, and full-time staff will be driving them around from location to location. Meals: Interns are responsible for providing their own meals. - Internship Responsibilities:
Working Hours: To fulfill their school’s internship requirements, interns will be expected to work between 32-40 hours per week for 8-12 weeks, depending on their school academic calendar. You may be asked to work on certain nights, weekends and holidays depending on events and programming.
Physical Requirements: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, and/or toxic/poisonous agents, depending on area of assignment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Internship candidates must have knowledge of recreation policies and procedures, public relations, marketing, budgeting, special events and programming; ability to prepare reports; ability to communicate orally and written with public and government officials; deliver written and verbal instruction; work with diverse groups and advisory boards and other community groups. He or she must have a positive attitude and want to enhance their skills.
Assignments: Assignments are based on the intern’s strengths, growth areas and interests. It is our intention to provide a wide range of experiences for the intern to understand how a parks and recreation department operates on a daily/weekly/monthly and annual basis. On a rotating schedule, over the course of the intern’s tenure with the department, areas assigned will include the following:Administration:Budget preparations, attendance at departmental meetings and advisory board meetings, review of policies and procedures; and the solicitation of sponsorships and strategic partnerships.
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP’s)
Enterprise Services The Enterprises Division consists of the Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center, Naples City Dock Marina and Naples Landing Boat Launch.
Park Services Beach Maintenance
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP’s)
Preparation and Maintenance of Park Facilities
Recreation Services Aquatics
Athletics (Adult & Youth)
Fitness & Health
Park Rentals
Recreation Programming
Special Events (July is National Parks & Recreation Month)
Summer Camp
Therapeutic Recreation
Natural Resources/Urban Forest Services Naples Green Print
Naples Preserve & the Hedges Eco Center and Urban Forest Program
Nature and History Talk Series
Tree Fill-In Program
Special Projects July is National Parks and Recreation Month, and the intern will be involved with planning efforts for the department.
If the intern’s college/university requires a special project, we will help tailor the project to meet the course-prescribed curriculum needs. Also, the intern will be expected to give an oral report/presentation in front of the administration team and Community Services Advisory Board near the end of their internship.
Lastly, he or she will be expected to perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Applicant must be currently enrolled in a four-year accredited university or college studying parks and recreation management, leisure studies, or related field. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced ever-changing environment. Reliable, punctual, and detail oriented. Basic computer skills. Willingness to learn and take initiative. Strong writing, editing, and communication skills. This is part-time role and does not qualify for full-time benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, or retirement plans. OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
The City of Naples is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Applicants for the City of Naples must not have been a user of tobacco products for at least six (6) months immediately preceding an application for employment; and, if hired, must maintain non-use of tobacco products for the duration of employment with the City of Naples. Tobacco is defined as any lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, nicotine dispensing device, other types of smoking product, smokeless tobacco including dip, chew or snuff.
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATEMENT
Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will require routine assignments during an emergency event. All employees may be subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description. Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions.
The City of Naples, Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Naples, Florida will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.