Internship Program Coordinator

Augusta University • Augusta, GA

71d • $45,400 - $56,700

About The Position

This position coordinates the inaugural Jags On-Campus Internship Program with over 50 students annually. The Internship Program Coordinator collaborates with Human Resources, academic departments, and student service areas to ensure seamless operations for the campus-based internship program by establishing and ensuring successful workflows across the program, managing the budget and payroll allocations for interns, and serving as first point of contact for students and site mentors. The position involves coordinating training and development, event planning, and program assessment. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of experience in human resources, higher education, or related area.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in career services and/or specifically internship programs.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a first point of contact for prospective and current student interns and site intern mentors.
• Advises students on resume development, interviewing, and skill alignment with positions across the campus internship program.
• Nurtures the professional development of students, helping them to identify their growth areas and strengths as it pertains to career readiness and professionalism.
• Coaches students on conflict resolution, proactive communications and foundational workplace expectations to ensure a growth mindset.
• Administers all training programs for site mentors and interns.
• Facilitates inquiries from site mentors and student interns regarding concerns, protocols and provides referrals as needed to the appropriate lead partners across Career Services and Human Resources.
• Approves all biweekly student intern payroll, addressing issues and remedies in a timely manner per processing deadlines.
• Ensures proper payment to interns, accurate departmental account adjustments, and Federal and State requirements are met.
• Actions onboarding and terminations in partnership with HR, working closely with the Student Employment Center in Human Resources and the Payroll department.
• Serves as the liaison with HR regarding hires and HR related actions.
• Manages appointments, metrics, and evaluation collection to assess and refine program operations.
• Manages budgets, purchasing, and administrative elements of the campus internship program.
• Audits the internship vetting and posting process in alignment with program rubrics and procedures.
• Communicates with site mentors and helps them with recruiting, hiring, and other relevant program processes.
• Inputs approved internship postings into recruiting software system and ensures accuracy.
• Maintains site mentor and student marketing correspondences and training materials.
• Coordinates intern and mentor appreciation events and development programs.
• Assists with Career Services related operations, events, and touchpoints with other team members.
• Advises Career Services leadership on process improvements and value-added adjustments for the program.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan)
• Earned vacation time
• Sick leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program for full-time employees after 6 months of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees