Human Resources Intern Salary $15.00 Hourly Location Denver, CO Job Type Temporary (9 months or less) Department Department of Transportation Job Number HAA Temp Human Resources Inter Closing Continuous Department Information This position is open to Colorado residents and non-resident applicants. This is a temporary position that will last 9 months or less. This position does not receive benefits. Applications will be reviewed as they come in. It is in your best interest to apply as early as possible. About CDOT Are you looking for a challenge? Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to be part of a diverse team that is committed to making the transportation system in Colorado safe and efficient? Then, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the place for you! CDOT is devoted to incorporating technology, providing equal employment opportunities, developing leaders, and improving systems in order to provide outstanding customer service. By saving lives and making lives better by providing freedom, connection, and experience through travel, CDOT is committed to becoming the number #1 Department of Transportation in the country. In working towards this goal, we believe every one of our employees plays a critical role. CDOT's core values include safety, people, integrity, customer service, excellence and respect. Please visit to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! #LI-POST Description of Job The Office of Employee Development (OED), within the CDOT Human Resources (HR) division, is seeking a motivated, responsible college student or recent graduate who is pursuing a career in human resources, learning/training and/or organization/employee development. This part-time collegiate internship aims to provide meaningful experience in the areas of training, learning and employee development, to students with proven academic performance and a strong desire to learn and contribute. The CDOT OED team coordinates training and learning for employees across the state. This includes: delivering leadership training; managing the required supervisor training curriculum; organizing IT and technical training; leading SAP training; managing and growing a curriculum of practical/job-related training; leading the Transportation Engineering Training Program (TETP); coordinating National Highway Institute (NHI) training for the engineering division; overseeing required compliance training (e.g., cyber security, HR legal and policy), administering the statewide learning management system (LMS); running reports in the LMS; partnering with the Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) on related and complementary training offerings; and administering the CDOT tuition and certification reimbursement program. Major duties and responsibilities: The internship will serve an important role in helping coordinate training and learning. Key duties include: Tuition and certification reimbursement program: Learn the program and process; receive employee request for reimbursement; process and track requests Learning management system (LMS ): Learn the CDOT LMS and serve as an administrator, which includes: managing courses; scheduling and monitoring classes: supporting instructors; recording learning after classes are held; producing a wide variety of reports from the system and formatting them for customers; and more Training administrative support: Support trainers with various tasks, such as: pulling and sending training materials; communication with regional staff in support of training duties, helping maintain the training storage areas; reviewing training materials (e.g., editorial review); and so forthAdditional duties for this internship (based on applicant's skills and interests as well as on office's needs) will include: E-Learning and Technical Training: Test e-Learning; participate in development and design reviews; help test e-Learning for content quality, usability and functionality; and build and test data for technical training classes Virtual/Brown Bags: Support efforts to launch virtual brown bag program using Adobe Connect technology National Highway Institute Training: Assist with coordination and scheduling of training for classes requested through these programs Training: From time to time, attend training classes led by OED instructors, shadowing trainers and assisting with some training delivery as appropriate Instructional design: Using adult learning models, help create hands-on or problem-based learning for practical skills training. Training tool development: Help create tutorials, how-to instructions and practical training tools that the workforce needs. Other job duties as assigned Work Environment: Expected work schedule is between Monday through Friday It is anticipated that this role will work approximately 30 hours per week Ability to work in an active, collaborative, team-oriented environment is a must Use a computer to accomplish everyday work duties Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (e.g., boxes of training materials, set up training rooms, etc.) Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights This experience must be specifically documented on your application. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. Qualified candidates must be either: Any college student enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university seeking an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree. OR A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree within three calendar years. OR A certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Services Program. NOTE: A legible copy of your unofficial college transcript(s) or credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report will result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position. Stronger candidates will be those that demonstrate depth and breadth of skill and ability, through a combination of professional experience and formal training, to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. The Exceptional Applicant will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following: Strong interest in the duties listed in the Description of the Job section; Pursuing a related degree, such as human resources, learning and development, organizational development, psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, education or public administration, or pursuing entry level experience in learning and development; Highest work/personal ethics and integrity; Knowledge and experience with human resources, training and learning, diversity and inclusion or organization development; Desire to learn and develop; Exemplary communication and organizational skills; Solid analytical and critical thinking skills; Willingness to be flexible, independent, and creative; Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel; Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, etc.) Gmail; The ability and interest to quickly learn other software systems. Employment Screening If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with "Info Cubic". Info Cubic, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic, LLC, including its privacy policy, may be found online at . Info Cubic is located at 9250 E. Costilla Ave., Suite 525, Greenwood Village, CO 80112, and can be reached at 877.360.4636. The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes: social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks . CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report. Supplemental Information Applicant Checklist: Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website. Complete Applications must include the following documents: 1) A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the link in this announcement) 2) A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (must submit online as part of your application) 3) A copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing the name of the school, cumulative GPA, and whether a degree was granted must be submitted with your application or your NACES accreditation (please attach to your online application or you may email it to ) 4) A cover letter addressing your interest in and qualifications for this position (please attach to your online application or you may email it to ) Only complete applications will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit transcripts by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application, but may be used to supplement information to the application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement will result in your application being rejected. Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application. YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF COLORADO TO APPLY. CDOT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon. 01 I confirm that I either attached to my online application, or emailed to: melanie.vigil@state.co.us, the transcript and cover letter as requested in the announcement. Yes No 02 Have you been subject to disciplinary action in the last three years of your work experience? If so, please provide details of that disciplinary action. If not, please state "N/A". Required Question Agency State of Colorado Address See the full announcement by clicking the "Printer" icon located above the job title Location varies by announcement, Colorado, -- Website