The Internship Coordinator is a full-time, 12-month professional staff position reporting to the Director of Career Services and Professional Development. This role is responsible for developing, expanding, and managing internship programs to ensure that Young Harris College students gain access to meaningful experiential learning opportunities aligned with their career goals. Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Internship Program Development & Management:

Serve as the internal point of contact for the college’s internship program, supporting both credit and non-credit internships across all majors.

Coordinate and oversee all aspects of the internal internship process, including marketing internships to students and tracking internship participation.

Manage internship databases (including Handshake) and maintain accurate records for reporting purposes.

Collaborate with faculty and academic departments to align internships with academic programs and facilitate approval processes for credit-based internships.

Create and manage student internship agreements, evaluations, and learning outcome assessments.

Student Coaching and Support:

Conduct one-on-one coaching appointments with students on internship search strategies, resume writing and interviewing skills.

Design and deliver workshops, class presentations, and events related to internships, experiential learning, and career readiness.

Guide students understanding on how internships support career exploration and post-graduate employment outcomes.

Employer Engagement & Event Coordination:

Assist employers with internship development, recruitment strategies, and effective supervision practices.

Coordinate and promote internship fairs, employer information sessions, and other recruiting events.

Facilitate employer participation in campus programming such as panels, workshops, and classroom visits.

Program Assessment & Administration:

Track and analyze internship program participation and outcomes, preparing reports for institutional stakeholders.

Develop and update internship program policies, procedures, and promotional materials.

Other Duties:

Perform other duties as assigned to support Career Services operations and strategic initiatives. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

    ·        Reliable, consistent attendance is a requirement and essential function of all positions.

    ·        An established record of excellent leadership and mentoring relationships with students, collegial relationships with staff and faculty, and strong written and oral communications skills, particularly with students and their parents, are preferred.

    ·        Outstanding organizational and management skills are essential for success in this role.

    ·        Employees are expected to be punctual and dependable to meet the needs of their department and the College.

    ·        Employees are expected to work 40 hours a week.

    ·        Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required.

1–3 years of experience in career services, higher education, employer relations, or a related field.

 Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling, or a related field.

Experience working in internship coordination, employer engagement, or experiential learning programming.

Familiarity with career management platforms such as Handshake.

Knowledge of NACE career readiness competencies and best practices in experiential education.

Professional experience in a small, liberal arts college setting.

 Working Conditions and Physical Effort:

Requires the ability to sit for long periods, with frequent interruptions.

Requires getting up and down from chairs, climbing stairs, and reaching/bending.

Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work.

Requires talking, hearing, and seeing as important elements for completing assigned tasks.

Requires occasionally lifting and/or moving objects weighing up to 20 pounds.

Requires the use of various electronic tools.

Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes.

Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others: and responding appropriately to constructive feedback from management.

Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE M/F/D/V

Young Harris College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. All persons involved in the operations of the College are prohibited from engaging in such discrimination.