Assistant Director of Internships
- Employer
- Washington and Lee University
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 14, 2021
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Job Description:
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, the Assistant Director of Internships oversees the internship program. Collaborating with over 20 partnering institutions, the Assistant Director is focused on advancing impactful internship programming. Actively engages with member schools, students and community partners to ensure meaningful student experiences and strong community outcomes.
Washington and Lee University actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in their areas of expertise.
Essential Functions:
- Oversees SHECP Internship Program. Works collaboratively with
consortium internship directors at each member institution and
community partners to understand needs and opportunities for
supporting internships that advance the Shepherd Higher Education
Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) student learning objectives and
community partner outcomes. Collaborates with the Executive
Director (ED) on continuous improvement efforts to strategically
modify and grow the internship program.
- Curates collection of internship opportunities in line with
SHECP strategic efforts. Develops marketing strategy and
promotional materials for program.
- Disseminates internship opportunities to consortium internship
directors and supports postings to SHECP website. Coordinates and
streamlines application process (with consultation with the ED).
Engages and supports internship applicants and interns through the
application, matching, and internship.
- Collaborate with ED in planning and execution of opening and
closing conferences.
- Implement internship program evaluation and assessment
process.
- Works with ED to identify and align housing with internship
opportunities. Coordinate with W&L administrative offices to
ensure compliance with contracts (e.g. housing) and MOUs with
community partners.
- Supports interns as they navigate their housing and
troubleshoot issues that may arise during the summer
internship.
- Engages collaboratively with member schools, the Internship
Committee of the SHECP Governing Board, and community partners to
support and advance impactful SHECP programming. Is focused on
recognizing community strengths and needs for internship program
outcomes.
- Participates in community member conversations that allows
SHECP to address community needs through a strengths-based,
asset-based approach by amplifying community partner voice.
Supports community partners as they engage and execute Community
Learning Agreements (CLAs).
- Collaborates with ED on allocating work tasks across the SHECP
office team. Oversee SHECP internship program budget.
- Supervises work study student(s) providing feedback and
relevant work experience.
- Additional related duties as assigned.
The university requires employees to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and new employees must provide proof of at least their first shot prior to the first day of employment. Individuals may seek a medical or a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement.
Application Instructions: Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2021, and continue until position is filled. Resume, cover letter and three professional references are required. You will be asked to provide contact information for professional references in the application questionnaire.
External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Quick Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page. Add your cover letter and any other documents required for the position to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience application page. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it. The My Experience page is the only opportunity to add your cover letter and supporting document attachments.
Current W&L Employees: Refer to this Job Aid for additional guidance.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:30am-4pm
Physical Requirements:
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working,
primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in
handling.
- Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and
palm.
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of
the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Types of Work: Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Benefit Eligible
FLSA:
Exempt
Weekly Hours:
35
Minimum Pay:
$52,505.00
Pay commensurate with experience.
Washington and Lee affirms that diverse perspectives and backgrounds enhance our community. We are committed to the recruitment, enrichment, and retention of students, faculty, and staff who embody many experiences, cultures, points of view, interests, and identities. As engaged citizens in a global and diverse society, we seek to advance a positive learning and working environment for all through open and substantive dialogue.
Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we are interested in candidates who are committed to high standards of scholarship, performance and professionalism and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity in our faculty, staff and student body. Job description requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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