• Job Description

  Req#: 5663841
  Job Title: Virtual Internship Specialist
  
  Department: College and Career Readiness
  
  Reports To: Career Pathway Director
  
  Compensation: $60,000
  
  TRS Classification: Non-Classified
  
  Summary:
  
  The Virtual Internship Specialist provides high school students with meaningful career exploration and readiness experiences across high-demand career clusters through project-based learning and virtual engagement. Designed to simulate a real-world work environment, the Virtual Internship Program enables students to develop and apply
  
  professional skills while completing industry-aligned projects, pursuing industry-recognized
  
  certifications, and producing a culminating capstone.
  
  This role facilitates weekly virtual sessions and delivers instruction focused on 21st-century
  
  skills and professional development, including communication, collaboration,
  
  problem-solving, and workplace readiness. The specialist monitors student progress,
  
  assesses project completion, and ensures alignment with program expectations and
  
  college and career readiness standards. They support the development and continuous
  
  improvement of program content and instructional materials to expand certification
  
  opportunities and enhance course offerings. The role also includes providing program
  
  updates and analyzing key performance indicators and trend data to develop
  
  recommendations that enhance student outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
  
  The Virtual Internship Specialist provides career counseling, coaching, and individualized
  
  support while maintaining consistent communication with students, families, and staff. This
  
  position plays a vital role in ensuring students are informed, prepared, and equipped to
  
  successfully navigate postsecondary opportunities.
  
  Successful candidates should also have the following experiences and characteristics:
  
  • Have an eagerness to learn and a growth mindset
  • Hold exceptionally high standards for the quality of work and a reflex to improve at
  
  every turn
  
  • Have well-developed emotional intelligence and moral character
  • Possess an ability to build strong relationships, thoughtfully navigate challenging
  
  situations, and get excellent results from others
  
  • Have problem-solving and clear communication skills
  • Be proficient in understanding college and career exploration
  • Possess excellent data analysis, writing, interpersonal, and communication skills
  • Have experience working and/or in depth knowledge in multiple career fields and
  
  industries.
  
  Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  
  • Oversee virtual internships using Schoology and zoom sessions
  • Facilitate weekly student meetings
  • Monitor and grade completion of project-based projects and capstones for virtual internship students
  • Create efficiencies within a multi-faceted and dynamic work environment
  • Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
  
  with students, parents, staff, and outside entities including but not limited to
  
  curriculum providers.
  
  • Assist in providing students with high-quality career exploration and guidance
  • Assist in providing student support through program and course completion
  • Analyze data and make program recommendations as appropriate
  • Promote the program through outreach and communication including, but not
  
  limited to, one-on-one and group student meetings, staff development, internal and
  
  external resources and communication campaigns
  
  • Understand the College and Career Readiness Department and support all
  
  initiatives
  
  • Provide career counseling, coaching, and advising as needed for high school
  
  students with career exploration planning
  
  • Review, develop, and update lessons annually aligned to virtual internship content
  • Ensure excellent communication to Epic stakeholders
  • Other duties as assigned
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  No supervisory responsibilities
  
  Education and/or Experience
  
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required
  • Experience working with High School Students is preferred but not required
  • Teaching certification preferred
  • Experience working in a Workforce Development program or comparable program
  • Experience engaging with others in a virtual environment preferred but not required
  • Proficiency with Zoom and Google Workspace preferred but not required
  • Proficiency with Schoology LMS a plus
  
  Qualifications
  
  • Passionate commitment to the mission of school choice
  • Possess an in-depth understanding of services and career technical education
  
  principles and processes
  
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated ability to present
  
  effectively and persuasively
  
  • Relationship-building and relationship management skills
  • Ability to work cooperatively with students, parents, staff, and community
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Ability to learn quickly, work independently and to be effective in a fast-paced,
  
  dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
  
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Meet deadlines
  • Respond to difficult situations while maintaining composure
  • Organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize work and handle multiple
  
  tasks simultaneously
  
  • Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
  • Ability to keep and maintain accurate and detailed reports and records
  • Ability to problem solve in a timely and effective manner
  • Ability to maintain professional confidentiality
  
  
  Language Skills
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
  
  Mathematical Skills
  
  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  
  Reasoning Ability
  
  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
  
  Computer Skills
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Google applications, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.Must have a high aptitude to learn new software as necessary for the business operations of the school.
  
  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
  
  • Current driver's license
  
  
  Other Qualifications
  
  • Must be able to pass a state-mandated background check after a conditional offer of employment is made
  • Must have favorable employment references
  
  
  Physical Demands
  
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
  
  Work Environment
  
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  The person in this position works remotely from their home. Meetings in public places and at Epic offices are also required. The noise level is usually quiet to moderately loud (when students are present.)
  
  Epic Charter Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  
  For reasonable accommodations of a disability during the hiring process, please email Epic.hr@epiccharterschools.org . Someone will call you to discuss further.

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