What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal - Transportation Planning Intern - Planning position at City of Billings?
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This is a paid position to assist with Active Transportation duties, programs, and projects for a period that will not exceed 12 months beginning the summer/fall of 2024 and ending the summer/fall 2025.
Work Schedule: Flexible Schedule, up to 20 hours per week.
Position Duties and Tasks:
- Kids in Motion (KIM): Attend events, organize trailer/doing inventory, purchase supplies, drop off banner before events and pick up locks after events, and organize mechanics. May include going to schools and teaching the KIM curriculum.
- Commuter Challenge: Assist with planning both the winter and June commuter challenge, including convening the planning team, organizing outreach, designing posters/other materials, organizing kickoff events, etc.
- Assist with public outreach campaign for Safe Routes to School.
- Social media: Promote Planning Division plans, public meetings, and other activities on social media. Research additional forms of social media that other planning department/metropolitan planning organizations use, how they use them, and make recommendations for additional social media accounts.
- Assist with keeping the Planning Division webpages up-to-date.
- Help with minute taking – Take minutes for Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and other committees as needed.
- May be required to help with Mobilize the MAGIC City project as needed.
- Assist the Transportation Planner with Community Transportation safety committee, i.e. social media, event organization, ordering supplies, etc.
- Assist with postings, surveys, and similar field work.
- Assist with creating basic maps to assist with planning activities in GIS, Google Earth, or Google MyMaps. May assist in collecting geographic information via aerial maps or site visits.
- Research citizen participation platforms for possible use by the Planning Division.
- Assist Transportation Planner with the implementation/coordination of the Community Transportation Safety Plan
- Assist with the Healthy Places Program (through Healthy by Design) Work Group, this would include assisting with the grant received by Riverstone Health regarding barriers to healthy foods and food desserts.
- Assist with Complete Streets Progress Report
- Assist with general office work as needed such as, mailings and organization.
- Assist with Transportation Project Management:
- Bike Plan Update
- Long Range Transportation Plan
- Assist in management of Transportation Planning Studies
- Attend meetings as needed for staff support:
- Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
- Kids in Motion (KIM)
- Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC)
- Transportation Team
- Current Planning Team
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- High school diploma
- College experience in a related field
- Must have strong interpersonal skills
- Must have social media experience and be a strong writer
- Must be able to work independently
- Must have an interest in active transportation, sustainability, and healthy communities
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Experience with GIS
- Basic graphic design
Salary : $18
