Retirement Benefits Intern

The Employees Retirement System is a Texas government state agency. Our internship program aims to provide a rewarding learning opportunity in mission based work and insights into a career in public mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members.

The Customer Benefits Division at ERS manages retirement insurance and other benefit programs for state employees and retirees. The division provides member support processes claims and enrollments and ensures compliance with regulations helping members access their benefits and maintain financial security.

ERS is seeking a Retirement Benefits Intern to join our Customer Benefits Division for the Summer Internship Program. The intern will work closely with our Survivor Payroll Quality Assurance and Benefit Support Services teams on a variety of projects and tasks gaining hands-on experience in customer service business management data quality and developing dashboards while contributing to multiple initiatives across the division.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain practical experience in Retirement Benefits Program Administration.
• Enhance imaging review skills and learn best practices in document validation and distribution.
• Collaborate with a diverse team and contribute to real-world projects.
• Understand quality metrics and financial auditing.

Internship responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with senior analysts to research and analyze data.
• Perform administrative tasks as needed to support departmental operations.
• Assist in financial spreadsheets.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to account review and auditing.
• Contribute to document validation and document imaging lifecycle.

Requirements:

• Active student at an institution of higher learning.
• Interest in pursuing a career in Business Management or Finance with a strong desire to learn.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Enthusiasm to learn more about public pension system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint.
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment.

Pay Information: The hourly pay for this internship is $18.00.

Start Date: 6/8/2026

End Date: 8/14/2026

Other Information: This position may require access to privileged confidential or sensitive data. ERS will a FBI criminal history check on all selected intern candidates.

Please Note: The selected candidate will be employed by a temporary staffing agency and will fulfill a full-time (40 hours/week) intern assignment at ERS.

ChaseSource is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic information pregnancy or any other legally protected status. #AmishERS