Student Intern

Job Description

UNPAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP with various departments (Intern Pool) | County of Riverside

The Tone:
This is an unpaid student internship with the County of Riverside, a local government entity serving its community through various departments. This posting establishes an intern pool, allowing different departments to access a list of qualified candidates for potential internship placements. The role offers a valuable opportunity for current students and recent graduates to gain supervised work experience in a specific professional vocation, contributing to public service while developing practical skills.

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

• Team: Various County departments, selected by the Internship Team
• Mission: To provide supervised work experience for students and recent graduates within specific professional vocations across County departments.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Assist: Participate in the day-to-day assigned work performed by professional employees in a specific department.
• Conduct: Aid in special research, studies, surveys, and investigations, including the compilation, tabulation, and analysis of information and data.
• Prepare: Help in the creation of briefs, reports, evaluations, specifications, and plans for departmental projects.
• Attend: Participate in divisional and departmental staff meetings, preparing reports of observations and offering suggestions and comments.
• Support: Perform sub-professional assignments that directly contribute to the work of the professional staff.

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, with a major study area relevant to a specific professional vocation and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• Experience: Ability to benefit and learn rapidly from on-the-job training, applying academic knowledge to practical duties in a professional setting.
• Skills: Capability to take direction and supervision, think logically, write clearly and concisely, compile data, perform arithmetical computations, analyze statistical data, prepare reports, learn to operate specialized equipment, maintain cooperative relations with co-workers and the public, and effectively use computer hardware and software.