• Job Description

  Req#: 4294376
  Clark County is accepting online applications for the 2024 Summer Business Institute (SBI) – a summer paid internship program for current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are at least 16 years old by June 10, 2024. Interviews for the internship positions will be held March 18, 2024 through April 8, 2024.
  
  Please note the following important program dates: The SBI internship will have a mandatory Orientation for the intern and their parent/guardian the afternoon of Tuesday, May 28, 2028 followed by a training session on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Work will begin Monday, June 10, 2024 and run through Wednesday, July 31, 2024 with no breaks in service. Given the short duration of this internship, SBI is not able to accommodate extended absences for vacation, college visits, summer camps or other purposes. Please apply only if you are committed to participating in the full program.
  
  Clark County launched the SBI Program in 1996 in an effort to expose inner-city youth to the variety of career choices around them. Over the years, the program was expanded to serve a more diverse student population.
  
  This is the 28th year Clark County has sponsored the SBI Program, which provides selected teenagers internship opportunities in a variety of fields including law, medicine, engineering, education, recreation, information technology and communications. The program is a partnership between Clark County, the Clark County School District, and more than 80 area businesses.
  
  Through collaborative partnerships, participants will be paid $12.00 an hour to work eight-hour days Monday through Wednesday. As part of their internship on Thursdays, interns will learn about financial management and life skills through seminars, workshops and hands-on experience. Additionally, all participants may be eligible for college scholarships at the close of the program. Students must have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and must be a current high school sophomore, junior or senior at the time of application. Students must be 16 years of age or turn 16 by June 10, 2024 to be eligible for the 2024 program. PLEASE NOTE: Hired Interns who are 18 years-of-age and older will be required to pass a background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening prior to beginning work with the SBI Program.
  
  NOTE: Students interested in this position MUST submit an on-line application at www.clarkcountynv.gov no later than 5:00 PM on the March 12, 2024 closing date.
  
  Students MUST attach to their application, or e-mail the following three (3) documents:
  
  1) Most recent school transcript listing all the grades you have earned while attending high school. Note: report cards are not accepted.
  
  2) Two (2) current (dated within the last two months) letters of recommendation. Students may obtain letters of recommendation from a teacher, school administrator, religious leader, employer, etc. The letters may come from anyone who is familiar with your character and work ability who is not a member of your immediate family. Each letter must be on letterhead and/or have the signature of the person providing the recommendation.
  
  All required documents must be attached to the application or emailed to Human Resources at CCHRVirtualEvent@clarkcountynv.gov. Documents may also be hand carried to the Human Resources Department at the Clark County Government Center. Required documents must be attached or received before 5:00 PM (PST) on the March 12, 2024 closing date. Please note that paper applications or copies of paper applications will not be accepted. The duties will vary depending on the internship assignment and work location. Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Specified positions may be required to lift or move heavy materials. Some positions may spend periods of time out of doors and be subject to existing weather conditions including high summer temperatures. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

• About the company

  The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County, Nevada, providing services to the unincorporated areas.

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