Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunity

All current City of Sarasota employees must apply to job postings on the internal career site. Come work at a place where employees of the City serve with Excellence and Pride!

The City of Sarasota is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Veteran, and Drug Free Workplace employer. Click to view the City's Veterans Recruitment Plan and Educational Equivalency Statement.

Department : Volunteer

Time Type : Part time

Salary Range : Not Available

Job Posting Period : January 03, 2025 - December 31, 2025 12 : 00 A.M.

Job Description :

Overview : To perform general office work or other duties assigned in designated department or area of assignment under supervision. Volunteers / Interns will obtain opportunities to receive practical work experience and skill development while learning the various career areas, functions, operations, and activities of a municipal employer.

These are unpaid Volunteer / Intern positions.

Essential Functions :

• Provides support to assigned department and participates in performing duties tasked by the department.
• Participates in departmental planning sessions for both day-to-day activities and special projects.
• Assists in projects that may include cost analysis, efficiency evaluations, productivity studies, market surveys, and other studies or projects relative to assignment(s).
• Works under the general or specific guidelines as to Department policy and practice.
• The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications :

Job Based Competencies :

Responsibility :

Responsible to the assigned Department Head, but may operate under the direction of any number of others in the department charged by the Department Head with the responsibility of assisting in training / educational activities. The Director, Human Resources is responsible to be knowledgeable about the requirements of the internship program that the department is involved in order to make sure that the City appropriately comply. Interns that are not paid by the department to which the intern is assigned will have an overall responsibility to the Director, Human Resources or designee. No Supervision Exercised.

Physical Requirements :

This may be sedentary work requiring limited physical effort. Position requires visual acuity for reviewing, checking, preparing, and maintaining written and computer files. Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing to accurately perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Manual dexterity to operate standard office, data entry, and word processing equipment is required.

Public Contact : From limited to extensive contact with the public, depending on the assignment and / or the particular duties / orientation assigned at any given time.

Retirement Benefit : The City of Sarasota made the transition to become a Florida Retirement System (FRS) employer effective December 1, 2021. To learn more about what this benefit may mean for you, please visit MyFrs.com. Please note that if you are hired to work for the City of Sarasota as an FRS employer, you will be asked to complete a form to certify your FRS status, as there may be an impact to any FRS benefit you are already receiving.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Jake Brown our ADA Coordinator. Jake can be reached via email at Jake.Brown@sarasotafl.gov or via phone at 941-263-6299.

For questions pertaining to general employment or job application status, please call 941-263-6476, or email HR@sarasotafl.gov.