El Paso Electric Co. Summer High School Internship Program Student Information Packet

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1 El Paso Electric Co. Summer High School Internship Program Student Information Packet 1

2 August 30, 1901 About El Paso Electric El Paso Electric (EPE) first began serving its customers on August 30, It was then known as the El Paso Electric Railway Company. Initially its primary business consisted of providing transportation via mule-drawn streetcars, which were replaced in 1902 with electric streetcars. By 1925, the Company s core business had evolved to producing and distributing electricity. That year, the Company changed its name to the El Paso Electric Company. It was also granted authorization to transact business in New Mexico. El Paso Electric Today Today, El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission and distribution service to approximately 396,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico. Its service territory extends from Hatch, New Mexico to Van Horn, Texas and includes two connections to Juarez, Mexico and the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico s national utility. EPE s principal industrial and large customers include steel production, copper and oil refining, and United States military installations including the United States Army at Fort Bliss in Texas and the White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. EPE has a net dependable generating capability of 1,852 MW. It s facilities include a 15.8 percent interest in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg, Arizona, a 7 percent interest in the Four Corners Station in northwestern New Mexico, the Rio Grande Power Station in Sunland Park, New Mexico, the Newman Power Station and the Copper Power Station in El Paso and the Hueco Mountain Wind Ranch in Hudspeth County, Texas. 2

3 Mission and Vision of the El Paso Electric Summer High School Internship Program Mission: The goal of the El Paso Electric (EPE) Summer High School Internship Program (SHS) is to provide a holistic work experience for local high school students by developing professional ingenuity, cultivating leadership skills, identifying strengths, leveraging weaknesses and encouraging collaboration with coworkers and interns. Vision: El Paso Electric wants SHS participants to return to their senior year of high school with a refined understanding of their ability to achieve their academic, professional and personal goals by utilizing their skills and knowledge to make an impact in their community as emerging leaders and future college students. Core Objectives: The core objectives of SHS are to: Empower young students by teaching them transferable job skills Develop inclusive communication skills for effective teamwork Identify and harvest leadership competencies Explore personal impact in the community Cultivate the future of El Paso Electric s talent pool Participant Outcomes: As a result of the participation in SHS, El Paso Electric wants participants to: Be prepared to enter the workforce with entry-level job skills Understand general business practices and how they apply to the utility industry Believe they can play a role in improving their communities Feel confident leading diverse groups of people 3

4 El Paso Electric Summer High School Internship Program Program Dates: Monday June 13, 2016 Friday August 5, 2016 Participants should be available to work Monday Friday, 9 am 3:30 pm throughout the duration of program. Candidates with conflicts to the program are still eligible to apply. Candidates should disclose dates of any appointments, vacations or university visits at the time of application. Holidays: Interns will not work on the following holiday: Monday, July 4, 2016, This holiday is non-paid. Term: 8 week duration - Monday Friday 9:00 am 3:30 pm Classification Requirement: Juniors who will be starting their Senior year of High School in August G.P.A. Requirement: Overall G.P.A. should be a minimum 3.0/4.0 or above. Employer: Individuals who are selected to participate in this program will be hired and paid through Integrated Human Capital (IHC). Though individuals are participants of El Paso Electric s Summer High School Internship Program, they are not deemed employees of El Paso Electric and as such are employed as contractors through this temporary staffing agency. Offsite Policies: During work hours, all interns are strictly prohibited from leaving their assigned work locations unless otherwise discussed and approved by Human Resources and their direct reporting supervisor. 4

5 Transportation and Parking: All participants will be responsible for getting to their assigned work location unless otherwise indicated by Human Resources. El Paso Electric will make every effort to assist with transportation arrangements for training and other intern related events and activities. In addition to their assigned work location, Las Cruces participants will occasionally be required to work at 100 N. Stanton St., El Paso, TX or other El Paso Electric locations in El Paso, TX. Unless otherwise indicated by Human Resources, Las Cruces participants will be required to make transportation arrangements for such assignments. Participants will be expected to expense their parking arrangements. On training days that are conducted by Human Resources, parking will be validated for participants who choose to park at the Diversified Parking garage located at 122 N. Kansas St., El Paso, TX Compensation: Interns will be employed and paid through Integrated Human Capital (IHC). $8.40/hr El Paso $8.40/hr Las Cruces Interns will be paid weekly via direct deposit. IHC provides an additional option if a student does not have a bank account. All arrangements and inquiries regarding payroll will need to be addressed to IHC. Lunch will be provided for all participants. El Paso participants will receive lunch cards that can be used at the Stanton Bistro. Las Cruces participants will receive a lunch stipend valued at $7.50/day to be used for their meal expenses. This stipend will appear in their weekly paychecks. Recruitment: El Paso Electric currently recruits students in high school who are classified as Juniors in Spring 2016 and will be Seniors in August of

6 Training: Participants will be required to participate in: New Employee Orientation Supervisor Meet & Greet Electricity 101 True Colors Zodiak Project Management Presentation/Public Speaking Skills All participants will receive a training schedule at the beginning of their internship. This schedule will include dates, times, locations and training information. Participating Departments: Participants can expect to be placed in any one of the following areas: Corporate Development, Compliance and Risk Enterprise Management Human Resources/Customer Care Legal and Regulatory Affairs Finance Operations Dress Code: Dressing professionally is one of the most basic functions an intern needs to accomplish; however, what constitutes professional dress is often misunderstood as an intern. Uniforms and protective clothing may be required for certain positions and will be provided to high school interns by El Paso Electric Company but personal hygiene/grooming is just as important with a new job. Workplace attire and grooming must be neat, clean and appropriate for the work being performed and the setting in which the work is performed. At El Paso Electric Company all high school interns will be given two red Company polo shirts to wear to the office every day. These polo shirts may be worn with slacks, dress pants or an appropriate length skirt. Jeans are acceptable as long as they are not too tight, frayed or torn and are acceptable for the workplace and are to only be worn on casual Fridays. 6

7 Application and Interview Information Application Interested students must submit their application online at The position will be listed on the EPE Job Opportunities career webpage which can be found on the website above. The careers webpage will display all career openings. Information about the internship and the application can be viewed by clicking one of the following openings: After reviewing the program information, interested candidates can apply by selecting the Apply Now button. All applicants will upload the following materials in the Other Documents section of the application: Resume Transcripts Two (2) letters of recommendation Two (2) essay responses (prompts and instructions included in application) Application deadline is Friday, April 1, Parent/Student Information Sessions Applicants that are interested in participating should attend a parent/student information session to learn more about the elements, requirements, learning outcomes, and success rates. The information session will also give parents and students the opportunity to ask questions and speak with our program coordination team. Interviews If selected, candidates can expect to go through two rounds of panel interviews. The first round of interviews will be to gauge student potential and qualifications as they relate to program purpose and goals. The final round of interviews will gauge the applicant s potential to effectively contribute and succeed in work assignments and projects. Candidates that progress into the second round of interviews will receive an offer or declination letter in May. 7