Homeward Trust Edmonton Looking for IT Student Intern at Edmonton, AB Full Time

Homeward Trust Edmonton (HTE) is a not-for-profit organization charged with ending homelessness in Edmonton. Our efforts are guided by community need and priorities as outlined in A Place to Call Home: Edmonton’s Updated Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. Homeward Trust has a dynamic work environment, filled with high-energy, dedicated, and passionate people who believe ending homelessness is possible.

Homeward Trust coordinates and provides resources for local efforts that address homelessness and its impacts on individuals, families, and communities. We work with agencies, neighborhoods, mainstream systems, community members, and all orders of government in pursuit of this singular objective, grounded in the belief that we can and will end homelessness in Edmonton. Homeward Trust is proud that our community is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in this work.

Homeward Trust embraces the Housing First philosophy. This philosophy follows the principles of finding housing accommodations first and then establishing the supports required by the client to remain in a home. Homeward Trust Edmonton’s programs involve housing (such as capital project funding, property management and sourcing access to new or existing units for client use) and supportive services to individuals in or seeking access to housing programs.

For further information visit: http://homewardtrust.ca/

Position Summary

Homeward Trust is now accepting resumes for the Internship Program. Through the program, students will be able to apply for full-time summer internship within one of many departments of Homeward Trust. We are looking to fill-in two vacancies for this year’s Students Internship Program.

This is a 37.5 hour a week, hands-on position that will be responsible for assisting in the Information Technology Department. The Information Technology Student Intern will receive training and mentoring from IT professionals and will be provided with real life work experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

Perform Data entry for inventory and reference manuals for training and guidance.

Perform hardware and software installation procedures.

Assist in handling data migration duties.

Providing support in diagnosing hardware and software issues and troubleshooting activities.

Assist in preparing training activities and assist in delivery.

Complete and assist in the completion of daily checklists.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To be eligible, the candidate must be a full-time student entering or currently enrolled in a program in a related field of study in Computer Science, Digital Media & IT, and Business Administration, and be registered to return to ongoing studies in the upcoming academic year.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to prioritize work in order to meet deadlines and objectives.

Knowledge of other MS Office products including Microsoft Office, Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint with demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software, database, and web-based applications.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Confident and comfortable in working in a fast-paced environment.

Prior experience with programming and/or computer systems with SQL is an asset.

Experience working with one of more virtualization technologies and network storage solutions is an asset.

Knowledge/experience administering ERP/CRM systems is an asset.

Knowledge of the non-profit service sector related to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness is an asset.

Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and eligible to work in Canada.

Must pass a criminal record check.

Homeward Trust is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from people of Indigenous heritage, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.