Mayor's Office - Accessibility Compliance Unit: Public Service Intern - Unpaid Job at City of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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  • City of Chicago
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

City of Chicago
Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor


NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITY
PUBLIC SERVICE INTERN - UNPAID
Accessibility Compliance Unit


Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
Rachel Arfa, Commissioner


DESCRIPTION: The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities is seeking a student who wants to
acquire knowledge and valuable work experience in the public sector/ city government operations
while assisting with various duties in the Accessibility Compliance Unit. The ACU helps ensure that
accessibility requirements are met for architectural projects proposed by developers, architects, and
builders. The ACU team is responsible for ensuring that building permit applications and associated
architectural/engineering plans are in conformance with the accessibility provisions of the Chicago
Building Code and Illinois Accessibility Code. Through meetings and design reviews with architects
and engineers and accessibility surveys of existing and newly-constructed building, the ACU
contributes technical expertise and guidance that helps maintain and improve the accessibility of the
built environment for all City residents.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a current college level junior, senior, or graduate school
student in good academic standing, enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university offering a
bachelor's or graduate degree program in architecture, interior design, or urban planning.

PREFERENCE: Students majoring in Architecture, Interior design, or urban planning.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: City of Chicago residency is not required.
These are temporary positions.


SALARY: Unpaid - May be used to satisfy academic credit requirements.

CLOSING DATE: This position is open and accepting applications until further notice.


LOCATION- City Hall- 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 104
HOURS- 21 Hours per week


INSTRUCTION: Interested candidates should send: cover letter, resume, official transcript and
enrollment verification letter from school currently attending to:


Thomas Ciesielski
Deputy Commissioner of Compliance
thomas.ciesielski@cityofchicago.org

Complete application materials are required to complete the application process.

Students who are Deferred Action Recipients are eligible to apply for volunteer and internship
opportunities. You must provide your Employment Authorization Document at the time of hire. In
addition, if you are selected for a paid internship, you must also have a social security card. If you do
not have a social security card, you can obtain one by following the instructions on this link:




If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy in order
to participate in the application process, please contact the City of Chicago, Department of
Human Resources, at 312-744-4976 or disabilityaccommodations@cityofchicago.org. Please be
prepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request.


ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE
OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY
EMPLOYMENT.


The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner

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