Student Intern

Job Description

UNPAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP | County of Riverside

The Tone:
This is an unpaid student internship with the County of Riverside, located in Riverside County, CA. The County of Riverside is a large public sector organization providing various essential services to its residents. This intern pool is crucial for connecting qualified students with county departments, offering supervised work experience across numerous professional vocations such as accounting, law, and social work, and helping departments fulfill specific needs while aiding student development.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary, Unpaid
• Location: In-person, Riverside County, CA

• Team: Various departments, managed by the Internship Team.
• Mission: To provide supervised work experience to students and support the day-to-day operations and special projects of County departments.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support: Assist professional employees in their daily tasks and assignments.
• Research: Participate in conducting special research, studies, surveys, and investigations.
• Data Analysis: Contribute to the compilation, tabulation, and analysis of information and data.
• Reporting: Aid in the preparation of briefs, reports, evaluations, specifications, and plans.
• Meetings: Attend staff meetings and prepare reports on observations and suggestions regarding departmental programs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Current enrollment in, or recent graduation (within one year) from, a Bachelor’s or Master’s program at an accredited college or university in a program relevant to the specific internship. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required.
• Experience: Through participation, receive supervised work experience in a specific professional vocation by assisting and participating in the actual duties and responsibilities assigned to professional employees.
• Skills: Ability to take direction and supervision, learn rapidly from on-the-job training, think logically, write clearly and concisely, compile data, perform arithmetical computations, analyze statistical data, prepare reports, learn to operate and use specialized equipment, and maintain cooperative relations with co-workers and the public.