Human Resources Internship

About Us: 

We empower girls and women to move from hopeless to hopeful! 

The Thaddeus Resource Center is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to restore HOPE, inspire GROWTH, and EMPOWER girls and women through mental health services, education, life skill development, workforce training, and other supportive services. We pride ourselves in having established a family-oriented culture that promotes open communication and collaboration through our values of Empowerment, Commitment, Hope, Compassion, Community, and Grace.

If you are looking for a HANDS-ON experience where you can truly make an IMPACT, join our team and help us achieve our mission and vision of reaching our community of women, girls, and at-risk youth.

About the Role: 

A Human Resources internship at Thaddeus will provide the individual with relevant skills in a variety of HR functions included but not limited to; interviewing, policy and procedure, onboarding, general administrative work, learning and development, recruitment and selection, talent management, performance management, and strategic planning, under the guidance of the President and HR Managers.

This internship is unpaid, but eligible for academic or course credit if approved by your educational institution.

Responsibilities: 

• Perform a variety of general administrative tasks (manage email and phone correspondence, maintain employee records, etc.)
• Create job descriptions and manage online postings.
• Conduct phone interviews & 1st interviews as needed and maintain excellent communication with our candidates.
• Stay organized and keep HR Manager updated on assigned candidates as they go through the interview process.
• Handle updating staff contact list, tracking and helping prepare various documents, sending out various required employee documents and making sure they are filed within the correct staff personnel folder.
• Assist the HR Manager with reference checks ensuring that the checks are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure employee engagement and satisfaction (staff birthdays, employee of the month, weekly staff meeting activities, etc.)
• Assist the President and HR Managers with processing of terminations.
• Prepare rejection and acknowledgement letters, certificates of completion, etc.
• Maintain connections/partnerships with universities (representatives) and their career centers.
• Mentor and develop all organization personnel for career progression and learning.
• Establish training strategies and track progress of all staff.
• Assist in content writing for organization-wide marketing strategy for recruitment and community engagement purposes.
• Work closely with the Operations department and assist in the strategic planning process.
• Participate in our Buddy system once assimilated and act as a mentor/point of contact for new interns transitioning into your team during their induction and onboarding process.
• Perform other assigned duties as needed.

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Strong technical and organizational skills in addition to excellent written and verbal communication skills, in a professional environment
• A high level of integrity, accuracy, dependability, enthusiasm, and confidentiality
• Excellent multi-tasking, time management, interpersonal communication, and business writing skills
• Ability to work independently with and a strong attention to details.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Interns must have the appropriate technology, internet connection and ability to function in a virtual capacity via Microsoft Teams.

Preferred: 

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Previous administrative and/or HR experience
• Comfortable working with data and spreadsheets
• Social media management experience (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams and OneNote, and Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe Acrobat DC)
• Prior experience working with non-profits.

Learning Objectives: 

• Interns will learn how to perform a job analysis and create job descriptions for open positions.
• Interns will learn to properly organize and file important employee documentation.
• Interns will learn how to collaborate with a team to achieve organizational goals.
• Interns will learn the recruitment and onboarding processes for the organization.
• Interns will learn general knowledge of strategic planning and tracking HR metrics.
• Interns will learn how to create and post content for candidate/employee engagement and recruitment purposes.
• Interns will utilize Microsoft Office Suite applications to assist in completing HR functions.

Time Commitment: 

• Must be available to work a minimum of 15 hours per week (10 of those hours need to be between the hours of 9 AM - 6 PM PST to accommodate for the below MANDATORY meetings and additional co-worker collaboration)
• Must be available for the following VIRTUAL weekly meetings:
  • Weekly All Staff Meeting: Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST 
  • Weekly Department Meeting: Tuesdays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST 
• The 6 Month Internship Program is our minimum internship program.
• The 1 Year Internship Program is where you will receive the most client interaction.

Advantages:

• Receive direct supervision from the HR Managers and President
• Participate in professional training offered to all staff.
• Build resume and explore career options (cross-functional training available)
• Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace.
• Publication of written work on Thaddeus official website
• Grow your professional network and build strong working relationships with previous and current Thaddeus staff.
• Flexibility to allow for final exams.

*** We are an equal opportunity employer. ***