Mayor's Office - Accessibility Compliance Unit: Public Service Intern - Unpaid

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

[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 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 :

http : / / www.socialsecurity.gov / pubs / deferredaction.pdf

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 [email protected]. 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