Spring 2027 People & Culture Intern

Active Minds; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Active Minds is seeking a People & Culture Intern to support the Employee Lifecycle and daily People Operations, focusing on talent attraction, onboarding, engagement, and learning initiatives. This remote internship is designed for current students or recent graduates and offers hands-on work across HR processes.

The role reports to the Director, People & Culture and collaborates with various teams. The internship runs Spring 2027, starting February 1 and ending April 23, with a 20-hour weekly

Qualifications

• Interest in a career in People & Culture/HR, preferably pursuing HR-related degree.
• Familiarity with HRIS, ATS or CRM databases.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication across platforms including email and Slack.
• Ability to think innovatively and embrace diverse thinking for evolving workforce.
• Attention to detail and being well-organized.
• Flexible, collaborative team player.
• Experience with Google Workspace is a plus.
• Experience in a related HR environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Talent Attraction and Acquisition: craft job posts, flyers, and recruitment marketing materials with Marketing.
• Assist with hiring process: review applicants in Jazz HR ATS, coordinate screens and virtual interviews.
• Support onboarding tasks and checklists for a streamlined experience for new hires.
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives and pulse surveys, review data with the team.
• Support learning and development initiatives and annual performance reviews.
• Maintain job description templates and library.
• Assist with updating HR policies, handbook, and compliance posters.
• Respond to routine employee questions about policies and benefits, escalate as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee information and other sensitive HR matters.
• Perform other People Operations and administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

HRIS

ATS

CRM databases

Communication

Organization

Team collaboration

Google Workspace

HR policies

Education

Human Resources Management

Organizational Psychology

Business Administration

Tools

Jazz HR ATS

Slack

Google Workspace

Job description

People & Culture Intern

Status: Part-Time, 20 hours/week
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Location: Remote

About the Active Minds Internship ProgramActive Minds is the largest nonprofit in the United States mobilizing youth and young adults to transform mental health norms across society. For more than 20 years, we have equipped the next generation of peer mental health advocates through a variety of programs, including the Active Minds Chapter Network, A.S.K., and Send Silence Packing. Our advocacy, initiatives, and campaigns foster lasting change in how youth view and discuss mental health, encouraging them to use their voices to influence broader conversations and inform mental health supports within their communities. Together, we are building a diverse movement of champions committed to improving mental health for all.Our internships are geared towards current college students and recent college graduates. Active Minds relies on the help of our interns tremendously as they work directly on important initiatives and projects as well as assist staff on a variety of administrative tasks. Interns have the opportunity to do substantive work, gain experience in the nonprofit sector, and help change the culture around mental health.

All Spring 2027 internships will be remote, with an anticipated start date of February 1st, 2027, and an anticipated end date of April 23rd, 2027. We expect interns to work 20 hours per week on a consistent schedule, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in their local time zone and commit to staying on board for the entire semester.

Active Minds pays interns $18 per hour.

People & Culture Internship Summary

As part of the People & Culture department, Active Minds is seeking an eager People & Culture Intern to support the Employee Lifecycle and daily People Operations as we implement organizational design. This includes talent attraction, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee engagement, learning and development, and other administrative tasks. The People & Culture Intern will report to the Director, People & Culture and work collaboratively with other members of the Active Minds Team. The People & Culture Intern will work in a dynamic environment that values growth and development and brings fresh ideas to partner across various departments.

Responsibilities

Employee Lifecycle

• Talent Attraction and Acquisition: Support the People & Culture department with crafting job posts, flyers, and recruitment marketing materials in collaboration with Marketing.
• Assist the Senior Associate, People & Culture with the hiring process, including reviewing applicants in Jazz HR ATS, coordinating recruiter phone screens and virtual interviews.
• Onboarding: Support the Senior Associate, People & Culture with onboarding tasks and checklists to ensure a streamlined, white-glove experience with new hires.
• Employee Engagement: Partner with Director, People & Culture to administer pulse surveys in alignment with organizational needs, and review data in collaboration with the People & Culture department.
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives and employee recognition programs.
• Learning and Development: Support the administration of annual performance review and other learning and development initiatives.

People Operations

• Perform job description reviews, draft job description templates, and upkeep our job description library.
• Assist with maintaining employee records and ensuring information in the HRIS is accurate and up to date.
• Assist with updating policy and compliance documentation including the Employee Handbook, employment law posters, and the Culture and Operations Manual.
• Assist with responding to routine employee questions regarding People & Culture policies, processes, and benefits, escalating questions to the Director, People & Culture as appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee information and other sensitive People & Culture matters.
• Perform other People Operations and administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in a career in People & Culture/HR, with a preference for candidates pursuing a degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field
• Familiarity with or ability to learn HRIS, ATS or CRM databases
• Ability to adapt to varying priorities and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and communications skills, both verbal and written, and ability to communicate across various platforms including email and Slack
• Ability to think innovatively by embracing fresh, diverse thinking, preparing our organization for the evolving workforce
• Strong attention to detail and well-organized
• Flexible team player, motivated collaborator
• Experience with Google Workspace is a plus
• Experience in a related HR environment is a plus