Outreach Intern
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
About the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE):
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education collaborates with multiple partners to facilitate Indiana’s goal to provide quality college degrees and credentials for residents. Our multifaceted approach includes college readiness, college enrollment and completion, college equity and achievement gaps, college value, state financial aid, data collection, and other initiatives. Learn even more about us at www.in.gov/che.
Role Overview:
The Outreach Intern – Central Region position is a one-year internship designed to support CHE’s K-12 Outreach team and the implementation of the College Matters initiative through the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation (https://www.rmff.org/our-work/college-matters/). The College Matters initiative is designed to support increases in FAFSA filing and college enrollment for Marion County students.
The CHE Outreach Intern – Central Region will work primarily as a member of the K-12 Outreach and Postsecondary Transitions team, supporting the implementation of the 21st Century Scholars program, FAFSA filing, and the Indiana Pre-Admissions program for students in Marion County. The position will report to the Postsecondary Transitions Manager. There are three pillars guiding the CHE HOPE Agenda – college enrollment, college completion, and college graduate retention – and the 21st Century Scholars program, FAFSA, and Indiana Pre-Admissions address all three. The intern will collaborate internally with the K-12 Outreach, State Financial Aid, Marketing and Communications, and Public Policy teams, and externally with K-12 and community partners. Following the 2023 legislative session, CHE will automatically enroll all eligible students into the 21st Century Scholars program, and high school seniors are required to submit the FAFSA. The intern will assist with increasing eligible students’ engagement in the 21st Century Scholars program and FAFSA filing to increase college-going and utilization of state financial aid. CHE also implemented Indiana Pre-Admissions: Your Path to College, beginning with the class of 2024. The intern will assist students and families with making pre-admissions choices and completing college applications.
Salary Statement:
The hourly wage for this position is $16.24/hour.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Assist students and families with creating FSA IDs and filing the FAFSA in collaboration with K-12 schools and community partners.
- Assist 21st Century Scholars with creating ScholarTrack accounts and completing Scholar Success Program activities in collaboration with K-12 schools and community partners.
- Support the CHE K-12 Outreach team to communicate with Marion County K-12 school superintendents, principals, and counselors to (a) submit final graduation details for the class of 2025 and (b) submit preliminary graduation details for the class of 2026 to support determining students’ eligibility for state financial aid and Indiana Pre-Admissions: Your Path to College.
- Collaborate with CHE’s State Financial Aid team to upload data from the Indiana Department of Education to the ScholarTrack system and support CHE’s K-12 Outreach team to ensure that Marion County school rosters are up to date in the ScholarTrack system.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
What You'll Need for Success:
- Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate with an accredited postsecondary institution
- Academic work in related field
- Must be a detailed-oriented self-starter who can be given a need or objective, break it down into executable pieces, identify questions that need to be asked, gather priorities and requirements, set and manage milestones, and then execute effectively.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and documentation skills
- Excellent written, verbal, public speaking, listening, processing, and synthesizing skills
- Strong computer literacy, including the Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to work both as part of a collaborative team and independently
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple entities and agencies
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to travel to K-12 schools and community partners across Marion County
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis
