Paid Intern

Job Description

About The Company:

The County of Riverside’s Department of Public Social Services is seeking a Paid Intern.

Job Description:

This is an in-person student internship position based in Riverside County. It offers a flexible work week of approximately 40 hours per week, with flexibility for academic obligations. The internship is expected to last one year.

Examples Of Essential Duties:

Under supervision, the intern will assist and participate in the work performed by employees of a specific profession, gaining supervised work experience in that vocation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee region staffing and scheduling
• Conduct studies of operational, service, and programmatic activities
• Organize and structure HH inventory such as clothing, toiletries, and general supplies.
• Assist in the preparation of inventory budgets and performs cost/benefit analysis
• May direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the performance of routine tasks.
• Assist the office with program evaluation efforts.
• Support community outreach, engagement, and communications strategies
• Participate in and support process improvement initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.5 GPA required. Proof of most current unofficial/official transcript with cumulative GPA must be provided at time of application as well as a resume.
• Education: Applicants must be currently enrolled/attending school at an accredited college or university in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program.
• Areas of Study: Public or Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Studies or similar, Accounting, Finance, or similar, Information Technology, or Computer Science.
• Microsoft Excel and Word
• 2.5 GPA or greater

Additional Desired Candidate Qualifications:

• Background and knowledge on inventory control
• Ability to create work schedules and assign staff to youth/staff structure