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

City of Chicago Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITYPUBLIC SERVICE INTERN - UNPAIDAccessibility Compliance Unit Mayor's Office for People with DisabilitiesRachel Arfa, Commissioner DESCRIPTION: The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities is seeking a student who wants toacquire knowledge and valuable work experience in the public sector/ city government operationswhile assisting with various duties in the Accessibility Compliance Unit. The ACU helps ensure thataccessibility requirements are met for architectural projects proposed by developers, architects, andbuilders. The ACU team is responsible for ensuring that building permit applications and associatedarchitectural/engineering plans are in conformance with the accessibility provisions of the ChicagoBuilding Code and Illinois Accessibility Code. Through meetings and design reviews with architectsand engineers and accessibility surveys of existing and newly-constructed building, the ACUcontributes technical expertise and guidance that helps maintain and improve the accessibility of thebuilt environment for all City residents. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a current college level junior, senior, or graduate schoolstudent in good academic standing, enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university offering abachelor'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 104HOURS- 21 Hours per week INSTRUCTION: Interested candidates should send: cover letter, resume, official transcript andenrollment verification letter from school currently attending to: Thomas CiesielskiDeputy Commissioner of [email protected] Complete application materials are required to complete the application process.Students who are Deferred Action Recipients are eligible to apply for volunteer and internshipopportunities. You must provide your Employment Authorization Document at the time of hire. Inaddition, if you are selected for a paid internship, you must also have a social security card. If you donot have a social security card, you can obtain one by following the instructions on this link:http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/deferredaction.pdf If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy in orderto participate in the application process, please contact the City of Chicago, Department ofHuman Resources, at 312-744-4976 or [email protected]. Please beprepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request. ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BEOMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITYEMPLOYMENT. The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.City of Chicago Department of Human ResourcesLori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner