Student Life Summer Intern Housing Operations

Hanover, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Student Life Summer Intern - Housing Operations

Position Overview

The Office of Housing & Residence Life at Hanover College is seeking a motivated energetic and detail-oriented Housing Operations Intern for Summer 2025. This position (20 hours/week with one remote day) summer internship is ideal for students or emerging professionals interested in higher education residence life or student housing operations. The Housing Operations Intern will support major summer processes including end-of-year move-out summer housing operations first-year housing assignments and preparations for fall opening. This role offers hands-on experience in student support housing logistics and administrative coordination.

Key Responsibilities

1. Housing Operations & Administrative Support

Assist the Associate Director of Housing Operations in processing postmove-out housing fines documentation and student communication.
Support the creation organization and implementation of first-year housing assignments.
Manage housing records key logs occupancy tracking and administrative tasks throughout the summer.

2. Summer Resident Management

Coordinate summer resident check-ins and checkouts.
Assist with room readiness cleanliness key distribution and general housing logistics.
Serve in an on-call role for summer residents responding to lockouts urgent needs and after-hours situations in collaboration with professional staff.

3. Collaboration with Camps Conferences and Facilities

Work alongside the Camps and Conferences team to assist with occupancy management and summer housing operations.
Partner with the Facilities Intern to coordinate building needs maintenance requests and other operational tasks as they arise.

4. Move-In/Move-Out & Facilities Readiness

Oversee summer move-in and move-out procedures ensuring smooth transitions.
Work closely with the Facilities Intern to prepare residence halls for early arrivals in early August.
Participate in building walkthroughs inspections work order tracking and readiness checks for all residential spaces.

Qualifications & Skills

Required:

Ability to work 20 hours per week with one remote day
Strong organizational and time-management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality
Comfort working in fast-paced changing environments
Flexibility ability to adapt to shifting tasks unexpected challenges and evolving summer schedules
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
Problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Basic computer proficiency (Microsoft Office Google Workspace or similar)

Preferred:

Interest in Higher Education Student Affairs Housing & Residence Life or a related field
Prior residence life housing customer service or leadership experience
Experience working with students or in a service-oriented environment

Why This Internship Is Exciting

This internship is fast-paced hands-on and central to the success of fall opening. You will:

Take on impactful high-responsibility tasks that directly shape students residential experience.
Work across departments and build relationships with campus partners.
Strengthen leadership communication decision-making and operations skills.
Gain direct exposure to the behind-the-scenes systems that keep a college housing department running.

No two days are the sameyoull solve problems support students and prepare the campus for the start of a new academic year.

Furnished 2-bedroom apartment or townhouse provided for the entire employment period.

Meal blocks provided for use in the Campus Center when it is open during the summer.

What You Will Gain

By the end of this internship you will have:

Hands-on experience managing housing operations at a residential liberal arts college
Skills in crisis response summer on-call procedures and student support
Experience with housing assignments occupancy planning logistics and administrative systems
Experience in a collaborative supportive and student-centered department committed to helping interns grow personally and professionally
Strengthened communication organization and facilities coordination skills
A strong foundation for future roles in Student Affairs Housing & Residence Life or Higher Education Administration

Required Experience:

Intern

Student Life Summer Intern - Housing OperationsPosition OverviewThe Office of Housing & Residence Life at Hanover College is seeking a motivated energetic and detail-oriented Housing Operations Intern for Summer 2025. This position (20 hours/week with one remote day) summer internship is ideal for s...