Assistant Director of Student Services Internships
Assistant director of student services internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience in advising, programming, and institutional support, mentorship from working student affairs professionals, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated across {{top_industries_phrase}}, with H2M architects + engineers, Four Rivers Behavioral Health, and Management & Training Corporation among the employers posting roles now.
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- Position Overview:
This position is part-time, temporary, goal focused (rather than duty-based), and must be educationally-related. Clinical Interns are expected to work no less than 24 hours per academic week, but is negotiable based on the needs of the student or requirements of the academic institute. Clinical Interns are expected to learn how to and then provide direct services to clients of FRBH as permitted under the policies and procedures of the graduate school with which they are affiliated, as well as the parameters set by FRBH and the related regulatory and funding entities. Also, Clinical Interns learn how to and then provide community services and other miscellaneous duties to meet the goals of their learning experience with FRBH. Clinical and administrative supervision of the services delivered by a Clinical Intern is conducted as required by the policies and procedures of the relevant graduate school and as further specified in the Clinical Intern’s Appointment Letter.
- Goals and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the common and uniform professional ethics for behavioral health professionals.
- Demonstrate a professionally acceptable level of judgment skills that maximize protections for consumers, colleagues, and behavioral health entities; especially related to duties to warn and protect, along with how to appropriately navigate a chain of command.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct a “point in time” assessment for the presence or absence of clinically significant behavioral health issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to construct a global assessment of strengths and needs (i.e. psychosocial assessment) with the appropriate recommendations for modality, frequency, goals and objectives for intervention.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize the importance of and methods for creating, maintaining and accessing relationships with community resources to assist in serving consumers.
- Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, construct, and initiate an individualized treatment plan within the context and resources of a community behavioral health setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to adhere to or modify treatment plans as appropriate to achieve treatment goals.
- Demonstrate a robust understanding of the professional responsibilities and liabilities in documentation of encounters with behavioral health consumers.
- Demonstrate the ability to capture the salient content of sessions through well-crafted, narrative documentation.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and manage a typical daily schedule of a practitioner in a community behavioral health setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize when a consumer’s needs exceed the skills or abilities of a practitioner and how to manage those circumstances.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize when treatment is no longer necessary, for either positive and/or negative reasons, and the ability to construct and implement an appropriate termination process including after-care planning.
- Demonstrate the ability to globally review treatment provided to a consumer by all internal providers and construct a termination summary that can be useful to future internal or external providers.
- Demonstrate global competence as a behavioral health professional by receiving a passing score on the FRBH Structured Clinical Practitioner Interview.
- Perform any other duties or learning experiences as deemed appropriate by FRBH and the relevant graduate program
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a student in a behavioral health graduate program of an accredited university.
- Must have successfully completed all sufficient course work in his/her graduate program that relates to principles of behavioral health assessment, diagnostics, professional ethics, and treatment theory.
- Must have the endorsement of an Interview Team, which supports the opinion that there is reason to believe the individual can develop into a competent Clinical Practitioner within the resources and time span of the internship.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.
- Must pass all required background checks.
- Position Overview:
This position is part-time, temporary, goal focused (rather than duty-based), and must be educationally-related. Clinical Interns are expected to work no less than 24 hours per academic week, but is negotiable based on the needs of the student or requirements of the academic institute. Clinical Interns are expected to learn how to and then provide direct services to clients of FRBH as permitted under the policies and procedures of the graduate school with which they are affiliated, as well as the parameters set by FRBH and the related regulatory and funding entities. Also, Clinical Interns learn how to and then provide community services and other miscellaneous duties to meet the goals of their learning experience with FRBH. Clinical and administrative supervision of the services delivered by a Clinical Intern is conducted as required by the policies and procedures of the relevant graduate school and as further specified in the Clinical Intern’s Appointment Letter.
- Goals and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the common and uniform professional ethics for behavioral health professionals.
- Demonstrate a professionally acceptable level of judgment skills that maximize protections for consumers, colleagues, and behavioral health entities; especially related to duties to warn and protect, along with how to appropriately navigate a chain of command.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct a “point in time” assessment for the presence or absence of clinically significant behavioral health issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to construct a global assessment of strengths and needs (i.e. psychosocial assessment) with the appropriate recommendations for modality, frequency, goals and objectives for intervention.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize the importance of and methods for creating, maintaining and accessing relationships with community resources to assist in serving consumers.
- Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, construct, and initiate an individualized treatment plan within the context and resources of a community behavioral health setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to adhere to or modify treatment plans as appropriate to achieve treatment goals.
- Demonstrate a robust understanding of the professional responsibilities and liabilities in documentation of encounters with behavioral health consumers.
- Demonstrate the ability to capture the salient content of sessions through well-crafted, narrative documentation.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and manage a typical daily schedule of a practitioner in a community behavioral health setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize when a consumer’s needs exceed the skills or abilities of a practitioner and how to manage those circumstances.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize when treatment is no longer necessary, for either positive and/or negative reasons, and the ability to construct and implement an appropriate termination process including after-care planning.
- Demonstrate the ability to globally review treatment provided to a consumer by all internal providers and construct a termination summary that can be useful to future internal or external providers.
- Demonstrate global competence as a behavioral health professional by receiving a passing score on the FRBH Structured Clinical Practitioner Interview.
- Perform any other duties or learning experiences as deemed appropriate by FRBH and the relevant graduate program
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a student in a behavioral health graduate program of an accredited university.
- Must have successfully completed all sufficient course work in his/her graduate program that relates to principles of behavioral health assessment, diagnostics, professional ethics, and treatment theory.
- Must have the endorsement of an Interview Team, which supports the opinion that there is reason to believe the individual can develop into a competent Clinical Practitioner within the resources and time span of the internship.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record.
- Must pass all required background checks.
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Tips for Your Assistant Director of Student Services Internship Search
Apply earlier than the academic calendar suggests
Large universities and higher-education organizations recruit summer assistant director of student services interns starting in the fall semester, often filling cohorts before spring begins. Smaller institutions and co-op programs post closer to start dates. Check listings regularly from early fall onward and apply as soon as a role opens.
Build a project portfolio before you apply
Hiring teams for assistant director of student services internships expect limited professional experience, so give them something concrete to assess. Document two or three projects, such as a student program proposal, an advising resource guide, or an event assessment report, noting the tools used and the measurable outcome. A linked portfolio beats a list of responsibilities every time.
Work your campus network alongside direct applications
Campus career fairs surface structured student affairs internship programs tied directly to your university, and professors in higher-education or counseling programs often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Apply directly to institutions running smaller cohorts at the same time, so you are reaching programs that never appear at campus events.
Practice the assistant director of student services intern interview format out loud
Screening interviews for student services roles typically involve behavioral and situational questions about advising scenarios, conflict resolution, and program design. Practice answering out loud, walking through your reasoning step by step, because interviewers weigh how you think through a student situation as much as the conclusion you reach.
Assistant Director of Student Services Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an assistant director of student services internship?
Lead with coursework and projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited professional experience at the intern level. For assistant director of student services roles, the concrete artifact that gives recruiters something to assess is a documented case study, event-planning portfolio, or advising program proposal showing what you built and what it achieved. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where student affairs recruiters often move faster for candidates they meet in person.
Can an assistant director of student services internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For assistant director of student services interns, what drives it most is performance on real advising or programming work, whether the team has open headcount at the end of the term, and whether you expressed interest early enough to be part of the return-offer conversation. Position yourself for it without counting on it.
When should I apply for assistant director of student services internships?
Earlier than most students expect. Large universities and national higher-education organizations recruit summer assistant director of student services interns the preceding fall, sometimes as early as September or October. Smaller institutions and co-op programs post closer to actual start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly and applying as soon as a role goes live gives you the strongest chance.
Are assistant director of student services internships paid?
Most professional assistant director of student services internships in the U.S. are paid. Compensation varies by institution size, industry sector, and location, and listings show it where the employer discloses it. Some nonprofit or public university programs also offer academic credit alongside or instead of pay, so review each listing carefully to understand what is being offered.
What should an assistant director of student services internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects showing the tools, frameworks, or methods you used and where to see the outcomes, such as a linked program proposal, event assessment report, or advising resource guide. Add relevant coursework in higher education, student development, counseling, or public administration. Keep the whole document to one page.
Can international students get assistant director of student services internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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