Job Description

Location

1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, 94063

Description

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of High School or College Summer intern for the Community Development Department. This employment opportunity is excellent for a well-organized “people person” seeking some summer work experience and getting exposure to government and specifically to work in the Community Development Department.

The primary responsibility of this position is to help with document scanning, managing mail outs, answering phones, data entry and document preparation. The position will also be able to shadow planners and building staff on counter duties, attend meetings, and assist staff on planning projects as schedule permits.

This summer intern position is a non-benefited casual position. This casual position work schedule will vary (as needed) between 15-20 hours per week and will be in-person on three days between Monday-Thursday. The position start and end date are flexible based on applicant’s needs but generally anticipated to last a maximum of 10 weeks.

Job PDF

Job Announcement - 2026 High School College Summer Intern - Planning Division.pdf

Ideal Candidate

Will embrace the City’s emphasis on providing excellent customer service; will understand need for confidentiality; will be able to manage multiple tasks; possess well-developed customer service, organizational, and computer skills; will be a team player who likes working with a variety of City staff and the public. Bilingual abilities (Spanish/English) is desirable but not required.

Benefits

• This is a non-benefited casual position.
• Casual employees may not work more than 1000 hours per year.
• Casual employees will receive sick leave in accordance with State Law.

Special Instructions

Submit your application via: A City application is required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, education or training or stating “See Resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification. Resumes may be attached separately, but resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a City application.

Recruitment Contact

Contact Email

kmateo@redwoodcity.org

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Work experience placement, Casual work, Summer internship, Flexible hours

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