Veteran Career Opportunity - Human Resources Intern

Veteran Career Opportunity - Human Resources Intern

Salary

$29.00 Hourly

Location

City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way Renton WA 98057, WA

Job Type

Intern

Job Number

26-00136

Department

HRRM - Human Resources

Opening Date

09/01/2026

Closing Date

9/20/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Job Description

Are You a Veteran Looking for Your Next Mission?

Have you served in the military and are now exploring what comes next? Are you interested in building a career in Human Resources, employee relations, labor relations, benefits, risk management, or public service?

The City of Renton is looking for two (2) motivated, organized, and service-minded individuals to join our Human Resources & Risk Management (HRRM) Team and gain hands-on experience in municipal government.

Put Your Military Experience to Work

Your military service has given you skills that are highly valuable in Human Resources and public service. You may have learned how to lead people, communicate under pressure, follow policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, solve problems, manage competing priorities, document important information, and serve a mission larger than yourself.

You have an opportunity to build on those skills and apply them in a civilian career. This opportunity is designed to help veterans translate their military experience into meaningful, practical experience in Human Resources and local government. You'll work alongside HR professionals while gaining exposure to the many functions that support the City's workforce, including:

• Employee and labor relations
• Recruitment and onboarding
• Benefits and leave administration
• Workplace investigations
• Safety and risk management
• Records management
• HR operations

You'll also gain an inside look at how local government works and how the City's HR team supports the employees who serve our community every day.

Your Next Mission Starts Here

Transitioning from military service to the civilian workforce can mean learning a new language, navigating unfamiliar systems, and figuring out how your experience translates to a new career. We want to help make that transition easier. You bring the experience, discipline, leadership, and commitment to service. We'll provide the opportunity to learn the HR profession, gain practical municipal government experience, and develop skills you can carry throughout your civilian career. If you're ready to take your experience into a new environment, continue serving your community, and discover where your next career mission can take you, we'd like to meet you.

What You'll Experience

You'll work directly with HR professionals and have opportunities to contribute to both day-to-day operations and meaningful department projects. This is not an all-inclusive list. Interns are assigned ongoing tasks based upon department needs and your learning goals. We want your internship to be relevant, engaging, and valuable to your career interests.

• Assist with administrative duties including records management, greeting guests who come into HR, and responding to phone/email inquiries.
• Provide clerical support, including proofreading, composing, filing, scanning, printing, and finalizing various documents and presentations.
• Assist HRRM Specialists, Analysts, and Managers in tasks to assist customers.
• Perform customer support functions such as providing HR information, benefits information.
• Maintain positive and open communication with staff and management.
• Promote effective, professional, and respectful interactions with customers and staff.
• Assist in processing onboarding forms such as I-9 and other onboarding forms.
• Assist HR Managers with design and improvement projects, as needed.
• Actively learn and become proficient with applicable regulations as they apply to Human Resources.
• Attend City functions as needed such as city council meeting, HR team meetings, Civil Service Meetings, and union negotiation meetings.
• Act as not taker when HR is required to keep meticulous documentation.
• Maintain or updated forms and spreadsheets used by HR Specialists and Analysts.
• Act as witness during personnel investigation interviews.
• Assist in recruitment efforts.
• Assist in safety orientation and risk management efforts.
• Assist in benefits and leave efforts.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

To be eligible for this position, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Have strong editing, organizational, and planning skills.
• Successfully pass a background check.
• Successfully pass a national fingerprint-based records check (CJIS).

Selection Procedure

The City of Renton embraces a diverse and inclusive workforce and prides itself on promoting collaboration and teamwork in a positive environment while providing high quality services to the community. For more information about the City of Renton, please visit the following website: Why Renton

The City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including candidates' names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the screening of applications. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application.

Accommodations:

Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing, or interview process may contact mconerly@rentonwa.gov at least 2 days prior to the need.

Communication from the City of Renton:

We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from rentonwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders. We also communicate via text and encourage you to sign up for text alerts when completing your job application.

Recruitment Process:

The screening process will include a review of minimum qualifications and applicants selected for an interview will be invited via email to self-schedule a time through the Government Jobs account. At minimum, this position will be subject to a standard criminal background check and professional reference check.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Winters, Employee Relations Analyst, by email bwinters@rentonwa.gov.

This position accrues sick leave, but is not eligible for the Citys benefit programs.

01

Please explain why you are interested in applying for this position with the City of Renton.

02

Are you currently enrolled in Human Resources, Risk Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Occupational Safety, or related program of study?

• Yes
• No

03

If you answered Yes to the question above, please list the institution and courses you are currently enrolled in. If you answered No please put N/A.

04

Are you a veteran of the United States Armed Forces or the spouse of a veteran, and if selected, are you able to provide documentation verifying your veteran or spouse-of-veteran status?

• Yes - I am a veteran and can provide documentation verifying my status.
• Yes - I am the spouse of a veteran and can provide documentation verifying my spouse's status.
• Yes - I am both a veteran and the spouse of a veteran and can provide documentation verifying my eligibility.
• No

05

Tell us about a time when you were faced with a situation that tested your integrity or required you to do the right thing, even when it was difficult. What did you do, and what was the outcome?

06

What skills, knowledge, or experiences have you gained through military service or other experiences that you believe will help you succeed in a Human Resources and Risk Management environment?

07

Thank you for your interest in joining the City of Renton team. We have adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, such as candidates names, contact information, etc. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. You must thoroughly complete the education section (if applicable to the qualifications of this position) and work experience section in chronological order. You must also provide a thorough response to each of the Supplemental Questions. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application as described above without any personal identifiers included. Failure to do so may result in elimination from further consideration. Have you read and understood the information listed above?

• Yes
• No

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Employer City of Renton

Address 1055 South Grady Way

Renton, Washington, 98057

Phone 425-566-0828

Website http://www.rentonwa.gov/jobs