DEADLINE EXTENDED: Congressman Adam
Smith's
Tacoma, WA Office
Currently Accepting Internship
Applications
The Tacoma, WA District Office of Congressman Adam Smith is accepting applications for Fall 2012 internships. By assisting the Congressman’s district staff, interns have the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about how a Congressional office provides constituent services and interacts with the community. All internships are unpaid. Interns in any office can arrange to receive academic credit for their work.
Qualifications:
Candidates
should have an interest in the legislative process, possess excellent writing
and communication skills, have an understanding of the American political
system and work well as part of a team. Pacific Northwest ties are a
plus!
Tacoma,
Washington District Office:
The
District Office is currently seeking full-time and part-time unpaid
interns.
Job
Responsibilities:
Interns
in the District Office have an opportunity to work in community outreach, constituent
services and drafting policy and issue updates. This includes working with
caseworkers to help constituents with issues relating to immigration, military
and government agencies, among others. Depending on interests, interns
also have an opportunity to participate in community outreach, attending
meetings and events with outreach staff and Congressman Smith and assisting
with town hall meetings.
Other intern
duties are administrative: assisting staff with answering phones, data
entry, scanning/copying and other tasks as needed. The position requires
between 10 to 40 scheduled hours per week during posted business hours (8:00am
to 5:00pm).
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Applications
are accepted on rolling basis. Applicants must submit an application packet
including a letter of interest, resume and two letters of recommendation to the
following address:
Tacoma,
WA District Office Internship
Carrie
Locken
Office of Congressman Adam Smith
2209 Pacific Ave, Suite B
Tacoma, Washington 98402
Click here to download the District Office Application.
Office of Congressman Adam Smith
2209 Pacific Ave, Suite B
Tacoma, Washington 98402
