How to hire an education department internship

How to hire an education department internship, step by step

Here's a step-by-step education department internship hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an education department internship job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new education department internship
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The education department internship hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   An education department internship's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, education department interns from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of education department interns and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Education Department Internship	Description	Hourly rate
   Education Department Internship	School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.	$11-22
   Job Coach	A job coach is responsible for evaluating people's skills and qualifications, advising them with career paths, helping with their aspirations, and promote employment opportunities. Job coaches help the clients build self-confidence and explore their maximum potentials to develop their professional growth... Show more	$14-21
   School Counselor	A school counselor is responsible for monitoring the students' social and personal development, advising them of their career aspirations, and assisting them with their academic achievements and goals. School counselors also ensure that the students receive the highest learning standards to pave their way towards society's advancement and global competitiveness... Show more	$17-32

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Education Programs
   • Educational Materials
   • Outreach Program
   • K-12
   • Event Planning
   • Professional Development Workshops
   • PowerPoint
   • Data Collection
   • Administrative Tasks
   • Aquarium
   • Community Outreach
   • Museum Events
   • Public Programs
   • Art Projects

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   Responsibilities:

   • Educate patients and develop clinical research operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education participation, objectives, and services.
   • Conduct IEP assessments and client referrals.
   • Scan and import documents into a PowerPoint presentation to assist with employee training program on expense reporting.
   • Lead special education staff in all areas: compliance, IEP development and implementation, Medicaid reporting.
   • Assist the CME manager with monitoring of activity participation and maintenance of accurate records, and compliance with require accreditation criteria.
   • Schedule ARD meetings and help maintain department calendar.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your education department internship job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An education department internship salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, education department interns' average salary in south dakota is 46% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level education department interns earn 48% less than senior-level education department interns.
   • Certifications. An education department internship with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an education department internship's salary.

   Average education department internship salary

   $16.12hourly

   $33,520 yearly

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   Entry-level education department internship salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 31, 2026

4. Writing an education department internship job description

   A good education department internship job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an education department internship job description:

   Education department internship job description example

   Oxfam America is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Intern to work closely with its Campaigns Department. This position will support campaigning, research, and advocacy efforts for Oxfam's work related to COVID-19, climate change, migration, food security, women's empowerment, economic justice, voter's rights and worker's rights.
   
   The Campaigns Department Intern will provide organizing, research, and administrative support for several key projects, including campaign stunts and tactics, and supporting the management of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors program. The Intern will have the opportunity to gain practical organizing skills and get an inside understanding of campaigning, lobbying, grassroots organizing and outreach within an international development agency. The internship offers a friendly and open work environment of supportive staff with whom to share knowledge, career advice, and workplace mentoring.
   Responsibilities
   
   Provide research support and capacity to Campaign Leads and Advocacy Advisors on campaign issues and tactics, Congressional targets, external landscape and more as needed.
   
   Provide administrative support for campaign meetings as needed by capturing and sharing meeting notes and action items.
   
   Provide technical and logistical support for Campaigns' webinars, trainings and virtual events.
   
   Support the management and recruitment efforts of the Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors program by maintaining an online program database, preparing and sending mass emails to program ambassadors (Sisters), supporting event management as needed, tracking social media activity, and researching prospective Sisters for recruitment efforts as needed.
   
   Support the Campaigns Specialist with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) initiatives by:Providing administrative support in team debriefs
   
   Supporting activity tracking and data management for Oxfam's campaigns and Organizing & Influencing work
   
   Utilizing data captured via Campaign and Organizing & Influencing tracking processes to produce dashboards summarizing campaigning, organizing and influencing work once a trimester
   
   Other supporting tasks as needed
   
   Support knowledge and information sharing and management processes by maintaining Campaigns' Box folders through uploading and organizing files in the appropriate folders as needed, sharing files and folders with Campaigns and other Oxfam staff as needed/upon request, tracking and disseminating information on campaign activities, and supporting the management of campaign calendars, newsletters and reports.
   
   Provide other administrative and project support to the Campaigns Department staff as needed.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right education department internship for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with education department interns they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit education department interns who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

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6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with education department internship candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new education department internship

   Once you've found the education department internship candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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