Student Services Assistant Internships
Student services assistant internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, 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 Toyo Tire NA 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.
Student Services Assistant Internship Market
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Tips for Your Student Services Assistant Internship Search
Apply months before the internship starts
Large universities, education nonprofits, and student affairs offices recruit summer interns the preceding fall, often closing cohorts in October or November. Smaller organizations and co-op programs post closer to start dates. Check listings throughout the year so you catch openings in both cycles.
Build a portfolio before you send a single application
Hiring teams for student services assistant interns expect limited work history, so give them something concrete to review instead. Document two or three projects, such as a resource guide you created, an orientation event you helped coordinate, or a peer advising case study, and link to each one in your resume or application.
Work your campus network and apply directly at the same time
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied specifically to your university, and your career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Applying directly to organizations running smaller intern cohorts alongside that campus activity widens the pool you reach without duplicating effort.
Practice behavioral and scenario interviews out loud
Student services assistant intern screens typically include behavioral questions and situational scenarios, such as how you would handle a distressed student or competing priorities at an advising desk. Practice answering out loud, explaining your reasoning as you go, since interviewers weigh how you think through the situation as much as the conclusion you reach.
Student Services Assistant Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a student services assistant internship?
Lead with coursework and projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. A concrete artifact, such as a documented case study, advising session summary, or event coordination portfolio, gives recruiters something specific to assess. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a student services assistant internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What drives it most for student services assistant interns is consistent performance on real work, positive relationships with the team, and available headcount at the time offers go out. Position yourself well without counting on it, and keep other opportunities active through the summer.
When should I apply for student services assistant internships?
Earlier than most expect. Large universities and education-sector employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, often closing cohorts before spring semester starts. Smaller organizations and co-op programs post closer to their actual start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly is the simplest way to avoid missing a cycle.
Are student services assistant internships paid?
Most professional student services assistant internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by employer size, industry, and location. Where an employer discloses pay, the listing will show it. Unpaid positions do exist, typically tied to academic credit arrangements, so read each posting carefully before applying.
What should a student services assistant internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects that show what you did, the tools or frameworks you used, and where the work can be seen, such as a linked advising resource, event recap, or case study write-up. Add relevant coursework in higher education, counseling, or student affairs, and keep the whole document to one page.
Can international students get student services assistant 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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