Student Intern - Tobacco Use Prevention Program

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Student Intern - Tobacco Use Prevention Program

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Do you have a high school or college project to work on this spring? Become an intern at Nevada County’s Public Health Department and make a difference in our community!

The Public Health Department provides a range of health services that promote the wellness, self-sufficiency, and safety of Nevada County residents as part of the Health and Human Services Agency, with the common goal of strengthening families and the community. Some of our programs include control of communicable diseases, coordination of the response to health emergencies, individual case management, primary prevention of disease, and wellness promotion.

This internship will be working with the Tobacco Prevention Program within the Health and Wellness Department at Public Health. This intern will work under the direct supervision of our Tobacco Coordinator, focusing on reducing youth access to tobacco products, and educating the community about the dangers of second and thirdhand smoke. They will work on coalition-building efforts, will conduct key informant interviews of various elected and city officials, and survey focus groups in the community. Days will include working out in our community with the Tobacco Coordinator, visiting store retailers, multi-unit housing properties, and working alongside youth in various settings including schools and conducting training and surveying efforts.

This intern, under supervision by their supervisor, may perform a broad range of responsibilities such as:

• Understanding current tobacco policies, regulations, and legislatures of the city, county, state, and nation.
• Recruiting, training, and monitoring data collectors.
• Organizing team logistics and collecting data for the Tobacco Control Evaluation Center of UC Davis. Developing and testing questionnaires and surveys, and determining sample size of participants.
• Assisting in report creation, attending weekly project meetings and preparing meeting notes. Providing quality assurance of various project deliverables and materials.

We seek an intern with the ability to conceptualize and organize projects into manageable tasks, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn; who is professional, organized, and not intimidated by deadlines. This internship is best suited for students or regional occupation programs, career technical education, community college, or graduates. Candidates should be flexible, reliable, have good written and verbal skills, and be comfortable working with youth and adults. The work this individual will perform may be completed 100% in person or a hybrid of in-person and telework.

This position is part-time temporary; this part-time employee is expected to work an average of 6-16 hours per week, for a maximum of 200 hours between the start of the internship and July 1, 2025. Hours can be scheduled in 2- to 8-hour blocks of time during regular business hours (Monday through Friday). Temporary employees earn sick leave but are not eligible for other vacation or holiday pay, medical, dental, or vision benefits, or CalPERS.

With this internship, individuals are offered an excellent opportunity to:

• Build their resume and explore career options
• Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace
• Gain overall knowledge of County procedures and operations

Why Nevada County?

Because here, your contribution, your worth, your ideas, all have a place! We thrive on transparent and ongoing communication through employee newsletters, social media, and hosted sites. We strive to be the best version of ourselves through continuous improvement. We learn and grow as a team. Great discoveries happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Best of all, you make a difference in the lives of our community every day. Bring your whole self to our place.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.



Closing Date/Time: 1/29/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$17.19 - $20.98 Hourly