Child Support Services Department - Unpaid Student Internship

The Riverside County Child Support Services Department is seeking 4 student interns and invites candidates to apply to the unpaid internship opportunity.

Interns can expect to gain valuable experience in basic office functions and learn how Child Support Services operates to support parents and families.

The intern will also participate in community events aimed at raising awareness about available services.

The in-person student internship position is based in Riverside County and offers a flexible work week consisting of approximately 4-20 hours per week, with flexibility granted around academic obligations.

The Temporary Assistant - Professional Student Intern class consists of current high school students with a valid work permit, undergraduates, graduates, doctoral students, or recent graduates with a major study area directed towards a specific profession and departmental assignments.

Incumbents are employed by County of Riverside departments and are provided in-service training through participation in the actual duties and responsibilities assigned to professional employees.

Participants will gain an understanding of the application of concepts and methodologies of the department to which they are assigned.

A partial list of typical professions that Temporary Assistant - Professional Student Interns may participate in includes information technology, engineering, accounting, administration, law, human resources, planning, probation, and social work.

Internship opportunities may be available at any time and will be contingent upon department availability.

Incumbents within the Temporary Assistant - Professional Student Intern classification are distinguished from regular County employees in that their employment is temporary, exempt from the County merit system, Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) as well as most County-provided employee benefits, and serve in an "At-Will" status.

As such, the incumbent may be terminated from service at any time, without notice, cause, or rights of appeal.Under supervision, assists and participates in the work performed by employees of a specific profession; Through participation, receive supervised work experience in a specific professional vocation, and performs other related duties as required.

The intern may perform sub-professional assignments in support of skilled staff.

Take direction and supervision; benefit and learn rapidly from on-the-job training.

The intern will be responsible for, but not limited to:


* Assist and participate in the day-to-day assigned work professional employees


* Special research, studies, surveys, and investigations


* Participate in the compilation, tabulation, and analysis of information and data


* Preparation of briefs, reports, evaluations, specifications, and plans


* Attend divisional and departmental staff meetings; prepare reports of suggestions and comments of observations regarding the various aspects of the department and program
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