Job Information
Eagle River Water & Sanitation District People Operations Intern in Vail, Colorado
People Operations Intern
Job Details
Level
Entry
Job Location
Vail Administration Building - Vail, CO
Salary Range
$23.72 - $33.22 Hourly
Job Posting Date(s)
Start Date
02/24/2025
End Date
03/28/2025
Summary
Ready to kickstart your career with work that makes a difference? Our People Operations team is on the lookout for an intern who’s all about creating a safer, healthier, and more engaged workplace. If you’re passionate about employee well-being, growth, and making organizations better from the inside out, this is your chance to build real-world skills.
By the end of this internship, you’ll know how to manage a learning management system (LMS), design impactful safety and wellness programs, and collaborate across teams to drive meaningful change. You'll gain hands-on experience in training administration, program planning, and presenting ideas to diverse audiences.
If you’re adaptable, organized, and ready to take initiative—we want to meet you!
Day to Day
Learning Management System (LMS): Help build and maintain an organization-wide LMS in Paycom HRIS by managing training rosters, tracking certifications, and consolidating training courses into common software. Use LMS to build learning paths and live sessions of existing training and monitor training completion through reporting.
Environmental Health & Safety: Participate in and organize safety training opportunities like Hazcom, Ergonomics, Electrical Safety, and Confined Space. Support safety initiatives by conducting facility inspections and facilitating safety orientations.
Wellness: Participate in and organize wellness programming such as event coordination of annual skin screens and biometric screenings. Contribute to monthly wellness update newsletter and enhance general wellness communication and implementation.
People Operations: While this internship will focus on safety, wellness, and training initiatives, you also may support major pushes on department goals for the People Operations team and gain exposure to many areas of the organization through job shadowing.
Qualifications & Competencies
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and attention to detail.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) like Paycom, or similar administrative tools is a plus.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable under District standards.
Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a degree in Human Resources, Occupational Health, Organizational Development, Public Health, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related fieldpreferred. The scope of work for this role will be broad and we are open to candidates with different backgrounds, interests, and experience.
Schedule
This position will workup to a maximum of 1,000 hours or six monthsand will split time reporting to our Safety and People team.We prefer a candidate who is available to work 30 or more hours a week for a six-month time period but will consider alternative schedules. This internship will work mostly onsite with the occasional opportunity to work remotely. An ideal start date for this internship is in April or May.
Pay Range and Benefits
This role is a paid internship with the pay range of $23.72 - $33.22/hour. We value life-work balance and are leaders in the industry with our seasonal employee benefits package, which includes but is not limited to:
$479 Employee Housing Stipend
Wellness program
457 Retirement savings plans
Paid Holidays and PTO
$700 Annual Recreation Benefit
All District employees must submit to a pre-employment drug screen and extensive background check.
For a full classification specification, email erwsdjobs@erwsd.org .
All applicants must apply online by March 28, 2025 in order to be considered.