Planning Intern

Overview

INTERN
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
The Orange County Planning Department is now accepting applications for the position of Intern. The
work involves responsibility for providing research assistance and staff support on special projects to
the Planning Department in Orange County Government. Topics addressed by the Planning
Department include land use, transportation, mass transit, natural resources, and agriculture. Intern
positions provide an on-the-job training situation through exposure to many facets of County
Government while at the same time contributing to the upgrading of on-going County programs,
technical projects and formulation and testing of new programs and services. Work is carried out in
accordance with established policies and procedures and involves the study of problems, gathering
relevant information and developing and preparing reports with findings and recommendations
designed to assist management in the decision-making process. The work is performed under the
general supervision of the department head. Does related work as required. Further information
about the Planning Department is available on our website:
https://www.orangecountygov.com/253/Planning

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(A) Completion of 12 college credits; OR
(B) Training and/or work experience appropriate to the responsibilities of the particular department
assignment as determined by the Department Head.
*Candidates pursuing a degree in ARCGIS, Architecture, Geography, Engineering or
Planning are preferred.
*Note: Your degree or credits must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree or credits were awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its
territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required  valuation fee.
SALARY: $19.3747 per hour (for 8 weeks)
SEND APPLICATION BY MAY 03, 2024, TO:
Orange County Planning Department
124 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 615-3840/ Fax: (845) 291-2533
ATTN: Ellen Russell
or
EMAIL: erussell@orangecountygov.com
Employment applications can be downloaded from Orange County’s website. Please visit
www.orangecountygov.com and follow the link to the Department of Human Resources page.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
www.orangecountygov.com
Date of Issue: 4/17/2024
Position #’s 019059 and 019570