Associate Director for Internships

Job Details

This position primarily oversees administration of internships, with overall management of the academic internship program for all undergraduate and several graduate programs, including:

- Oversight of the internship registration process/paperwork, Experiences portion of Handshake to manage the program, undergraduate and graduate internship curriculum, including related academic proposals for program changes and permissions, and management of Canvas courses.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Advising students interested in and enrolled in academic (credit-bearing) internships, as well as students with general internship questions/interest in 1:1 search strategy appointments and through search strategy workshops.
• Communication and coordination with faculty internship advisors in all participating majors to maintain existing relationships, while establishing relationships in onboarding new faculty.
• Interaction with internship supervisors/employers to support registered academic interns and Career Services’ employer outreach efforts, in collaboration with the Associate Director of Industry Relations.
• Develop and execute marketing plans to increase participation in internship programs and appointments.
• Collaborate with faculty across various departments to conduct internship presentations in classrooms.
• Liaise with Director of International Student Services to assist in CPT (Curricular Practical Training) work authorization for international students enrolling in internship for credit courses.
• Educate international students about in-school work authorization options, internship search strategy, and guide international students through registration process.
• Development and implementation of internship-focused career programs including, but not limited to the Student Internship Panel and Internship/CPT Workshop for International Students,
• Collaboration with academic offices across campus to resolve student issues and ensure NACE/Federal and Jefferson guidelines are enforced.
• Assess learning outcomes and participation in internship programs and track data for quarterly and annual reports.
• Administer, track, and create the First Destination Outcomes annual report and submit data to NACE.
• Collect the department’s learning assessment data and report findings in the divisional outcomes rubric for Student Life.
• Support all counseling, collaborations, and programming efforts coordinated by the Career Services Center, including workshop delivery, individual career and job search counseling appointments, general walk-ins, and events.

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Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Excellent interpersonal, counseling, organizational, and presentation skills.
• A strong understanding of recruiting/hiring processes and timelines, and academic policies and procedures.
• Evidence of faculty collaboration and program management.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and develop projects, both independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with ease among students, faculty and employers, in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven interest in student career & professional development with experience administering career assessments.
• Knowledge of NACE/Federal internship guidelines, use of Handshake (or similar career management systems), Microsoft Office and aptitude for learning new software applications. 

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• A master’s degree in Counseling or Higher Ed/Student Affairs

AND

Experience:

• minimum of 3 years professional experience in a university setting.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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