CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERN (VARIOUS SPECIALTIES)

Career Development Intern Program The goal of the Career Development Intern (CDI) program is to provide at-risk youth, foster youth, individuals with disabilities, and homeless individuals with opportunities within the County of Los Angeles and to assist them in gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to compete for full-time permanent positions. In a training capacity and under supervision, participates in entry-level work in one of a variety of job assignments. Available Career Pathways and Examples of Duties Include: Office Support/Clerical Intern: Assists the public by providing directions, instructions, and responses to routine inquiries in person or by telephone. Processes work through data entry on a computer. Physical Class 2 Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved. Information Technology/Technical Support Intern: Assists in the installation, maintenance, upgrade, and removal of information technology equipment such as personal computers, printers, and related devices Assists in the development of routine computer system usage schedules and uses computer-assisted communication equipment. Physical Class 3 - Moderate. Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequently lifting 10-25 pounds. Crafts Support Intern: Assists a journey-level or other skilled craft worker in a variety of maintenance, repair, or construction work by furnishing and using simple tools, materials, and supplies. Cleans work-area machines and operates simple machines and equipment. Physical Class: 4 - Arduous: Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working on irregular surfaces, and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity. Heavy Maintenance & Operational Support Intern: Assists in the repair and maintenance of roads, flood control channels, sewers, easements, sidewalks, and other publicly maintained properties. Assists skilled warehouse workers in warehouses and at loading docks and in the loading and delivery of heavy and/or bulky supplies and materials. Physical Class: 4 - Arduous: Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working on irregular surfaces, and occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.