Coordinator of Internships, Health & Kinesiology

Duties & Responsibilities

Student Coaching, Preparation & Internship Support

• Assist internship faculty with coaching undergraduate students as they explore career interests, clarify goals, and prepare for internship experiences.
• Assist internship faculty in supporting students related to internship readiness, professionalism, and career management skill development.
• Develop and deliver student-facing workshops and in-class presentations focused on career readiness and professional development (e.g., resumes, interview preparation, professional communication, workplace expectations).
• Lead and coordinate the Undergraduate Internship Mock Interview and Resume Review Program.
• Support internship faculty with student success planning and targeted readiness interventions for individual students as needed.

 Internship Host Outreach & Partnership Development

• Assist internship faculty with outreach and networking to develop and maintain a strong internship host network.
• Support preceptor recruitment efforts by identifying and engaging new internship opportunities
• Support growth of paid internship placements by engaging employers and community partners to create new opportunities that align with HK program goals and workforce needs.
• Maintain accurate records of internship host contacts, engagement history, and partnership status.
• Support program-specific preceptor screening/orientation and preceptor development activities.
• Coordinate outreach materials that increase student awareness of internship expectations, deadlines, and engagement opportunities.
• Plan and coordinate preceptor recognition efforts (events, awards, acknowledgements) in collaboration with internship faculty.
  

Instruction, Promotion, Alumni Engagement & Assessment Support

• Teach and/or support delivery of the undergraduate pre-internship preparation course, as assigned.
• Support social media promotion through coordinated collection of content.
• Assist with program assessment, engagement tracking, and annual reporting to support continuous improvement.
• Support department-wide collaboration for internship efforts across undergraduate and graduate programs, as appropriate.
• Provide support for accreditation/certification documentation needs related to experiential learning.
• Coordinate outreach materials that increase student awareness of internship expectations, deadlines, and engagement opportunities
• As needed, serve as contact for Articulation Agreement Management programs, including meeting with program staff, promotion, tracking student interest and opportunities, and reviewing interest forms for each program to determine eligibility.
  

Contracts, Compliance & Site Agreement Management

• Establish and implement agreements with external internship sites and monitor progress toward execution.
• In cooperation with internship instructors, establish internship and experiential learning contracts with field sites from introduction through execution.
• Work with department templates and the campus Office of Contracts to ensure agreements comply with University risk management language and procedural requirements.
•  Monitor compliance with internship-related risk management expectations; investigate concerns and report findings and recommendations to the department Head and DUSs, as appropriate.
• Maintain and update training/reference materials for field supervisors outlining expectations for overseeing students.
• Develop and manage processes for collecting and tracking required documentation for internship entry (e.g., background checks, HIPAA, CPR, immunizations, and other site-specific requirements).