DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Address:  1110 W Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Salary: $15.00 

Grade: 04

Closing Date:  Open until filled

This internship is available for remote work within Arizona (including virtual office arrangement)

We are seeking a talented and engaged intern who wants to develop beyond the classroom. In this role, you will be responsible for providing outreach support for the Underground Storage Unit Tank (UST) unit. You will conduct outreach call to the UST customers about the launch of the MyDEQ portals and create MyDEQ account, monitor and manage MyDEQ inboxes, notify staff of MyDEQ support requests from customers, track outreach efforts and provide regular updates to supervisor, identify problems and develop countermeasure as necessary, assist with the development and implementation of additional MyDEQ outreach efforts.

Intern Project/Outcome Expected from the Intern:
• Implement an outreach program plan
• Develop and collected metrics to track the success of the plan

You will bring the following to the internship:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good telephone etiquette
• General knowledge of communications practices
• The ability to assist customers with registration for online accounts

You will gain the following from this internship:
• Hands on experience with implementing outreach and communications strategies
• Oral and written communication skills
• Experience drafting proofs and scripts
• Problem solving skills
• The ability to execute and adapt an outreach plan to help achieve mission outcomes

• Intern candidate must be in their Junior or Senior year of a BS/BA or working towards a Masters/PhD program.
• Selective preference will be given to students in environmental/chemical engineering or environmental science
• Candidate must have a GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Candidate must have the right to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship.
• Candidate must be at least 18 years old.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Arizona State Government is an AA/EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.