2025 Summer Internship - Police Department, Town of Bluffton
The Town of Bluffton recognizes that an internship experience can be valuable to a student’s educational development and can bring the Town of Bluffton added value to assist in a variety of assignments. The Internship will provide work experience to students to expand and explore potential career options. It will also provide the Intern an opportunity to grow professionally, identify personal strengths and weaknesses, apply learned theory to practical situations, and gain an appreciation of the role, duties, and responsibilities of the work that is associated with a government municipality.
Assist the Police Department with: Assisting with answering phones, Assisting customers when they enter into the lobby, Assisting with filing, Assisting with fingerprinting, Manage assigned projects to meet deadline demands. Provide administrative support to Department staff members to include, but not be limited to, copying, scanning, faxing, delivering, organizing or other duties associated with administrative tasks. Conduct on-line research. Organize materials or items for events and assist with set-up and breakdown. Compile information into spreadsheets or documents.
Prepare reports and information for meetings. Perform Emergency or disaster related duties if needed. Perform other duties as apparent or assigned.
Education and Experience: Prefer undergraduate or graduate college students or individuals who have graduated in the past year or less. Licenses or Certifications: Valid South Carolina driver’s license. Special Requirements: Must pass drug screen test. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The successful candidate must have excellent writing skills, communication skills, and a positive attitude. A good understanding of the social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and similar sites would be beneficial.
Knowledge of standard office practices, procedures, equipment, and office assistance techniques; knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; ability to read and understand basic Town and State policies and procedures of limited scope and difficulty; ability to type accurately at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to operate standard office and computer equipment; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.
Physical Demands & Work Environment This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 20 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work will generally be in an office setting however, some assignments, depending upon department, will include tasks and projects outside.