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Title: Academic Internship Coordinator

Department:  Academic Affairs

Number of Positions: 1

Classification:  3m on-campus mobile

Type of Appointment: 

Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to manage and oversee the academic internship classes, ensuring they align with departmental goals and academic standards while providing valuable real-world experiences for students. This includes developing and maintaining curriculum, recruiting and managing student placements, offering ongoing support to interns, and evaluating their performance. Additionally, the role involves building and sustaining employer partnerships, ensuring compliance with regulations, and continuously improving the program based on feedback and industry trends.

Essential Functions:

20% 1. (Curriculum Development & Course Design): Develops and maintains the academic internship curriculum to ensure alignment with departmental goals and academic standards. This includes creating comprehensive internship course syllabi that define objectives, learning outcomes, assignments, and evaluation criteria, while revising and updating course materials based on feedback, industry trends, and academic developments. Works with department heads and academic deans to align internship opportunities with specific program needs, ensuring these experiences meet academic objectives and provide valuable, practical outcomes.

20% 2. (Student Recruitment and Management): Oversees the recruitment and selection process for internship opportunities, collaborating closely with external organizations, employers, and the PSCC Internship Program Manager. Establishes and nurtures strong partnerships with external partners to create internships that align with students' academic and career goals. Guides students in identifying suitable opportunities and supports them throughout the application process to ensure successful placements.

30% 3. (Supervision and Support for Interns): Provides ongoing support and mentoring to students during their internships, ensuring a positive and enriching learning experience. Acts as a liaison between students, internship sites, and academic departments to address and resolve any issues or concerns. Regularly monitors student progress by maintaining open communication with both students and their internship supervisors.

15% 4. (Assessment and Grade Assignment): Develops clear and measurable assessment criteria for internship courses, aligning them with learning outcomes and institutional requirements. Evaluates student performance and assigns grades. Provides constructive feedback to foster students' professional growth and maintains detailed records of student participation, grades, and internship outcomes. Prepares regular reports on course statistics, successes, and challenges for academic deans and department heads. Additionally, ensures compliance with institutional policies and accreditation requirements to uphold the program’s quality and standards.

10% 5. (Employer Relations and Partnership Development): Builds and sustains partnerships with internship site supervisors, employers, and organizations to ensure high-quality and relevant placements. Provides orientation and training for site supervisors on student expectations and program requirements. Serves as the primary point of contact for employers to address and resolve any issues related to internships, ensuring the courses’ overall success.

5% 6. (Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement): Collects feedback from students, employers, and faculty to assess the internship courses' effectiveness. Analyzes data and recommends improvements to the courses’ structure, processes, and student engagement strategies. Monitors industry trends and integrates new learning opportunities and internship formats to maintain the courses’ relevance and success.

Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

Job Requirements: 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, education, or related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Years of Experience: 4 years of full-time employment in relevant experience in higher education or related field required. Previous experience with Handshake job board software preferred.

Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience.

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to counsel students in a higher education environment
• Ability to develop strong relationships with faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners
• Strong data collection and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze complex situations with a wide variety of people
• Strong computer skills – (e.g., Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint))
• Able to engage in the college’s mission and values

Physical Demands: The employee must be able to communicate effectively including the ability to speak English clearly, hear, and see.  The employee must be independently mobile, and must possess a valid Driver’s License and be able to safely operate a vehicle. Manual dexterity and the ability to lift moderate weight – such as boxes of printed material – is required.

Hazards: Hazards associated with working in an office environment and driving a vehicle are expected.  The employee may be exposed to a variety of workplace hazards when visiting partner sites.

Full-time Employment Benefits:

• Insurance Options: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/Long-term Disability, FSA/HSA 
• Wellness Incentive Program, if enrolled in health plan
• Educational Assistance: Fee Waiver, Spouse/Dependent discounts, Audit/Non-Credit, Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Options: Tennessee traditional pension plan option (TCRS), 401k with $100 company match, 457, 403b
• Employee Discount program with over 900+ companies
• 14 Paid Holidays/Year Includes paid days off the last week of December
• Sick Leave Bank
• Longevity Pay
• Many opportunities for professional development

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Work experience that is not listed on the application will not be considered towards compensation. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.

Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer

If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College’s Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu.

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