Spring Intern PRT- Historical Services in Chesapeake, Virginia at City of Chesapeake Human Resources

$ 17.50 per hour

Are you interested in exploring a career in historical preservation, education, and community programming. This intern position is ideal for someone who interested in working with a diverse community and supporting programs, events, and facilities that promote local history and recreation.

This intern position will support Historical Services operations at various facilities and may also provide administrative, programming, and event support throughout the department. Responsibilities include customer service, daily facility operations, historical programming, recordkeeping, and general event and facility support.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide excellent customer service to residents, visitors, volunteers, program participants, community groups, and employees in person, by telephone, and electronically.

Conduct daily visitor and storefront operations, including point-of-sale (POS) transactions, memberships, program registration, rentals, gift shop sales, and visitor information.

Process transactions and deposits and maintain proper cash-handling procedures in accordance with City policies and procedures.

Assist with interpretive and educational programs, tours, field trips, exhibitions, workshops, preservation activities, and special events.

Assist with the inspection, documentation, inventory, and preservation of historic structures, artifacts, collections, and other historical assets.

Maintain databases, records, logs, itineraries, inventories, work orders, and other documentation related to historical collections, heritage tourism, programs, events, and facility operations.

Perform general administrative and office duties, including filing, copying, data entry, proofreading, and processing routine reports and paperwork.

Assist with basic facility operations, housekeeping, and general oversight to help maintain clean, safe, and welcoming facilities.

Support the setup, breakdown, and cleanup of City-sponsored events, including arranging tables, chairs, displays, and recreational equipment and assisting with post-event activities.

Assist with departmental special projects, programs, events, and other Parks, Recreation, and Tourism activities as assigned.

Work locations may include Historical Village, Northwest River Park, Chesapeake Arboretum, the Portlock Museums, and administrative offices.

Ideal candidates will have strong communication and organizational skills, enjoy working with the public, and have an interest in local history, historic preservation, education, tourism, and community programming. The ability to work as part of a team, is important.

Customer service experience

Work hours vary and include significant evenings, weekends and periodically holidays.

Will be required to work some events, programs and activities within other sections of the City and Department.

Preferred academic work in recreational and/or environmental studies.

Students will be limited to one internship per school year.

The internship may run from Monday, January 11 to Friday, April 23, 2027, depending on the student’s curriculum. The student may work a maximum of 360 hours.

Students participating in the Internship Program will be responsible for: