Internship Coordinator

Purpose: The Internship Coordinator will assist in preparing HCC students in
finding internship placements, maintaining current employer relationships and establishing new relationships with employers in the South
Bend/Elkhart region, and fulfilling the administrative functions of the internship program.

Essential Job Duties:

• Assist in coordinating and helping students prepare for their internship search by conducting one on one appointments with students, and
  providing workshops focused on internship search strategies, resume reviews and mock interviews
• Maintain relationships
  with current internship sites.
• Establish new employer relationships within the region
• Assist in
  organizing job/career fairs, on-campus recruiting, workshops, seminars, speaker series, etc.
• Work with the Director to
  help students complete Coll 205 to transition into their internship planning process
• Track student placements and
  outcomes for planning and reporting purposes
• Meet in person at least once with each student during their internship
  placement
• Gather feedback from employers once the internship is complete
• Perform other duties as
  assigned.

Minimum Education, Skills, and Ability:

• Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field preferred
• A desire to embrace and enhance the Catholic, Holy Cross mission of the College
• Must possess the
  mentality of a coach and mentor
• Experience in career services and student development preferred
• Comfort with learning information technology such as web-based research and assessment tools
• Ability to work
  independently, collaboratively, and creatively to solve problems and create innovative programs
• Excellent leadership
  and organizational ability
• An interest in the collaboration of academic affairs, student affairs and the local
  community
• An understanding and enthusiasm for the practical applications of a liberal arts education