HR and PR Intern

Job Description: HR and PR Intern 

• Reports to Vice Presidents of Human Resources and Advancement 

• Rate of Pay: $17.00 per hour 

• Schedule: 10-20 hours per week as needed or required by educational institution 

• Status: temporary/semester or school year 

• Location – onsite with occasion for remote work 

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Respond to routine information requests, scheduling appointments and collecting appropriate documentation, communicating with internal and external stakeholders with a grateful attitude, maintaining appropriate confidentiality and escalating concerns as necessary.

Open Door Mission is a 501c3 religiously exempt nonprofit. While religious affiliation is not a requirement of this internship opportunity, the primary work environment is within a non-denominational, Christian rescue mission that regularly offers opportunity to staff and clients for Christian development in addition to our regular program curriculum.

Human Resources Key Responsibilities

• Assist in setting up interviews with potential candidates
• Assist in collecting onboarding/offboarding documentation and maintaining orderly files
• Assist in the audits of personnel file to support appropriate reporting and billing
• Assist in the creation of the monthly staff newsletter
• Assist with projects and initiatives as assigned – with a focus on administrative compliance and/or employee engagement and retention with associated training delivered to management at completion

Public Relations Internship

• Assist in drafting communication materials including emails, newsletters and social media content
• Assist in general donor stewardship
• Communicate with current and prospective donors
• Assist event planning and coordination, day of support preferred

General Administrative

• Point of contact for general email and timecard troubleshooting

REPORTING STRUCTURE

Primarily responsible to the Vice President of Human Resources for internship supervision; however, the position is highly collaborative and may take direction from designated personnel between the HR and Advancement offices.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent research skills
• Able to communicate effectively with diverse populations and across various platforms
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrates warmth and active listening skills
• Computer literate, ability to use basic office equipment and software systems for communication and documentation