Psychology-Internship Program Re-Accreditation Data & Reports Intern (Counseling and Mental Health Center)
The Division of Student Affairs Internship Program
The Division of Student Affairs Internship Program empowers students to spend a summer handling a special project for the university designed to prepare them for life after graduation. Interns will work 19 hours per week for 10-weeks. These part-time internship positions offer a competitive compensation package that includes an hourly wage and housing assistance. Undergraduate students only are eligible to apply. The internship runs from May 30, 2023 to August 4, 2023. The application is due by February 12, 2023 at 11:59pm.
Although internships range in subject matter and skill set, each position is designed to prepare all students for life after graduation. An additional component to the internship experience will be a ten-week workshop series to develop students’ career readiness. The weekly workshop will require in-person attendance on campus.
Please contact TexasLEAD@austin.utexas.edu with questions.
*Undergraduate students must be enrolled in the Spring 2023 semester to be eligible.
The Office
The Counseling & Mental Health Center’s Administrative Office manages the behind-the-scenes operations for the center and supports directors, administrators and clinicians by ensuring they are equipped with the tools to accomplish the center’s mission of serving UT’s diverse student population and contributing to their academic success.
The Position
The intern will have a unique opportunity to work as an Administrative Office Team member with other department teams in assisting the Psychology Training Director on a special project to enter scores, run reports & compile results needed for re-accreditation of the CMHC psychology-internship program; and to transfer and organize historical psychology-internship paper records to electronic files on UT Box.
This intern will be a team member in the administrative office that manages day-to-day operations at the Counseling & Mental Health Center. They will contribute and utilize their experience & skill working with Microsoft Excel and UT Box to run & prepare scoring reports; and to transition historical internship paper-records to electronic files.
Things You’ll Do
- Input data on Excel spreadsheets, run reports & compile results on UT Box.
- Research best & most efficient techniques for running & presenting accurate reports.
- Use creativity & problem-solving skills to correct computing formulas when errors occur.
- Scan paper records & organize them as electronic files on UT Box.
- Participate in professional-workplace mentorship conversations with supervisor.
- Meet with staff & training director working on this project.
- Participate in and occasionally lead professional-development trainings.
- Participate in all required Division of Student Affairs Internship Program cohort activities and assessments.
- Other duties as arise.
What You’ll Learn
- Analyzing/Organizing Information: Gather information about a department’s operations to enter program data, run reports & organize records, using skills & critical thinking; while balancing office needs with rules & limitations, such as confidentiality of records and deadlines.
- Digital Technology: Research online best practices for running & presenting accurate reports, and apply skills ethically and efficiently to streamline and improve a department’s record-keeping & file storage.
- Teamwork/Collaboration: Collaborate with team members and with multiple teams who all work together in a diverse workplace to accomplish the center’s mission to serve UT’s diverse student population. Learn how university policies are implemented in daily workplace procedures and how academic calendars affect office operations and deadlines.
The Supervisor
Michelle E. Rivera, Senior Administrative Associate
Who You Are (Qualifications)
- Proficiency working with Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with & saving documents on UT Box.
- Skilled in creating & managing spreadsheets, and understanding data & figures.
- Experience running reports & compiling results highly preferred.
- Prior student leadership and/or employment experience highly preferred.