Health Promotion Intern en City of Ames, IA

About the Department

The City of Ames is seeking applicants for our Health Promotion Intern position starting Spring 2025! This position works with the Health Promotion Coordinator as a part of the Human Resources team. This assignment satisfies the requirements of the Iowa State University Kinesiology & Health Internship experience, and works from January – May 2026 with the potential to extend through the summer months upon mutual agreement. Interested candidates must be willing to commit to working at least 5-19 hours per week. Schedule of work can be flexible to accommodate class schedules, finals week, and school breaks, and other school activities. Hours will typically fall between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm, but occasionally hours may include some early mornings or evenings to assist with health screenings, fitness testing, and other health promotion events.

Under the supervision of the Health Promotion Coordinator, this internship role is responsible for assigned projects that are designed to offer exposure and experience in a wide array of functional health promotion areas including: developing, promoting, implementing and evaluating programs and services as listed in the Health Promotion strategic plan; supporting Human Resources personnel with occasional projects; participating in personal and professional development opportunities, when available; and providing additional assistance in our team environment, as needed. This student intern will apply educational experience in the real work environment while working independently and with employees and other colleagues.

In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must submit their online application by the deadline listed on this posting. Your application includes complete responses to the supplemental questions. Please keep in mind that submission of a resume in lieu of work history on your application or answering the supplemental questions is not sufficient. 

Applications submitted for this position by the application deadline may be considered for other openings within this classification; for up to 6 months.

Position Duties

-Provides general administrative and project support to the HR Department.

- Data entry and analysis.

- Creation of visual marketing and written communication materials for health promotion events.

- Health promotion program design and evaluation.

- Assist with planning, set up, implementation, and tear down of City of Ames wellness events. Examples may include health screenings, pop up educational events, wellness related classes, and others.

- Assist with body composition assessments.

- Assist with fitness testing for the Police and Fire departments.

- Attend and take notes for internal meetings.

- Participate in various research and/or special projects as assigned.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

Each employee is expected to continually strive to bring shared values to life through our Excellence Through People organizational culture. ETP values include: committing to continuous improvement; inspiring creativity and innovation; being customer driven; making data-driven decisions; championing employee involvement; striving for excellence; having fiscal stewardship; acting with honesty and integrity; exhibiting leadership; choosing a positive attitude; respect and dignity for one another; promoting safety and wellness; and cultivating teamwork. For leaders, this includes creating a work culture that brings these values to life. For all employees, this includes maintaining a Total City Perspective. The purpose of ETP is to deliver exceptional services to the public at the best price, and for employees to experience an enjoyable and stimulating work environment. 

Minimum Qualifications

Please attach a copy of your college transcripts with your application (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).

Required:  Current college student in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Health Promotion, Kinesiology, Health Education or a related field.

Preferred:  

-Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 scale.

-Desire to pursue a professional career in the health promotion field.

-Previous experience working in a job, internship, or other activities related to the health/wellness/fitness field.

-Previous experience with Canva design software and Microsoft Office.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of general field of health/fitness/wellness. Skill in both verbal and written communication. Skill in identifying relevant research sources. Skill in organization and attention to detail. Ability to maintain confidentiality of all information gained and utilized within job duties. Ability to learn to use Microsoft Office and Canva software. Ability to work collaboratively with the Human Resources team and the City of Ames employees. Ability to be dependable and accurate in work product.

Other Qualifications

Physical Characteristics of Work: The work involves sitting 80% of the time; standing (but not walking) 10% of the time; standing and walking 10% of the time; frequently lifting objects under 10 pounds, infrequently lifting objects from 10 to 25 pounds; and infrequently lifting objects from 25 to 50 pounds.

Vision Requirements: The minimum standard for those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines (including inspection),using measurement devices, assembly of parts at distances to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work). Occasional outside work is required at special events.

Examples of Equipment Used on the Job: Computer and peripheral equipment; software common to business activities; general office equipment and tools such as phones, faxes, copiers, and others; health related electronic measurement equipment.