Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Internship - Spring 2026 - Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center

HHC•Indianapolis, IN

231d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services. Division: Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health CenterSchedule: Part TimeShift: DaysSalary Range: $0.00-$0.00Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 327-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center HR / Talent Acquisition Intern Overview – Spring 2026 This internship is structured to provide college students with real-world work experience in a professional environment and assist them in preparing for their future careers. This position will be a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote work required at Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center sites in Indianapolis. This internship is unpaid, but college credit may be received upon completion of the internship and hours are flexible depending on class schedules.Why Become an Intern? Internships are an opportunity to apply knowledge learned in the classroom to hands-on experience and strengthen professional work ethics. Gain knowledge of the employer, industry and career field while gaining valuable work experiences and references to enhance your resume. As an Intern at SEMHC: You will have direct exposure to our senior leaders; You will have the opportunity to shadow and observe specialists on the HR team and other departments that support the incumbent’s professional development goals and interests; You will receive mentoring from a dedicated mentor as well as inclusion as a member of a supportive team and internship cohort; and A letter of reference is available upon completion of internship Job DescriptionSandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center is currently seeking a Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Intern for Spring 2026. Throughout this internship, you will mainly support the Talent Acquisition team for Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center. You will have exposure to Talent Acquisition, Compensation/HRIS, Benefits, Employee Relations, Eskenazi Health Institute, and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center teams. The intern will assist with current HR initiatives, in addition to shadowing Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center team members to assist with identification of HR business needs. This will also provide you with the opportunity to work directly with other areas of the Human Resources team to support the variety of projects and initiatives while playing a key role in our day-to-day operations throughout the various functions of Human Resources. We will look to you to contribute new ideas and insight as a valued member of the team.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate degree program with an accredited post-secondary institution and have completed at least three (3) years of undergraduate education.
The ideal candidate for this internship is a student majoring in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management, Organizational Development/Leadership, Organizational Psychology, or related field and can dedicate a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Service-oriented and embraces requests as opportunities
Ability to handle confidential information
Effective prioritization and time management skills
Effective research and presentation skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships through strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on relationship-building and collaboration
Takes initiative and follows through on commitments
Detail-oriented with high degree of accuracy, quality, and timeliness of information
Strong critical thinking skills
Ability to think innovatively and flexibly
Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Responsibilities

Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission of Advocate, Care, Teach, and Serve while modeling Eskenazi Health’s values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence
Assist the Talent Acquisition team with initiatives and projects that span multiple HR disciplines and employee experiences.
Contribute to the development of and provide ongoing support for process improvement initiatives that optimize the employment experiences for employees and other team members.
Upon selection of projects, the HR/TA intern will be expected to follow a designated timeline for completion while performing research, analysis, writing and rewrites as indicated by the Talent Acquisition team.
Track progress, deadlines, and priorities of all projects and reports, i.e. licensure reports, turnover reports, etc.
Support and participate in employee engagement initiatives.
Review HR compensation tools and employee file management using electronic record systems to manage, audit and prepare data.
Present weekly goals and accomplishments to administration team in order to effectively support assigned duties.
Assist with preparations for onboarding and training sessions.
Perform other duties as required and assigned across various HR functions.