• County of San Diego, CA
• Hourly Salary: $16.50 - $19.79
• Category: Internship
• Department: Human Resources, Dept of

Hiring Process for Student Workers and Internships

We encourage you to join the thousands of San Diegans working, interning, and volunteering to support a healthy, safe, and thriving region. By getting involved, you can put your personal values into action and receive valuable work experience. Below you can learn more about the programs that the County of San Diego offers.

The County offers many Student Worker opportunities. To express interest in opportunities in specific departments, please refer to the below Student Worker and Internship Department Contacts list.

Are you a full-time student looking to gain valuable internship experience in your field of study? If so, apply now!

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. The County of San Diego has the right to discontinue accepting applications at any time without notice. Applicants whose qualifications best match the available work assignments may be contacted for an interview by a departmental representative.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position.

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:
Applicants must be full-time students at a local high school, vocational program, job readiness program, or an accredited college or university with at least a 2.0 semester/quarter grade point average (GPA).

Note: At the beginning and end of each semester/quarter, student workers/interns are responsible for submitting a "student unit load verification" completed by their academic institution. Student Workers shall comply with the established policies and practices of their assigned school's internship program and the County of San Diego agreement regarding eligibility requirements.

Applying for Student Worker/Internship Opportunities (Paid)

1. Identify an Opportunity
   Identify an opportunity through your school, flyers and recruitment postings, on the County website, or by contacting any of our department contacts.
   
   
2. Apply
   Our job postings provide detailed instructions on how to apply for Student Worker and Internship opportunities. You can apply at Government Jobs.
   
   
3. Departments Review Applications
   Your application will be reviewed and candidates that best meet the department's needs will be offered an interview. Candidates that receive a conditional offer will begin the onboarding process.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How much are student workers paid?

  Students are hired on a temporary basis and are paid at an hourly rate. Hourly rates are based on the level of education completed. For specific hourly pay rate information, please refer to the student worker job posting.

• Are Student Workers eligible for benefits?
  
  Medical Benefits:
  Student Workers are temporary, hourly employees and are emailed benefit enrollment instructions within 60 days of their hire date. The County will provide two High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) to choose from. Temporary Employees may select either the Kaiser Permanente HDHP or United Healthcare Harmony HDHP. Eligibility for coverage is contingent upon continued employment with the County of San Diego.
  
  Sick Time Accruals:
  Student Workers may earn sick leave credit at the rate of one hour of sick leave for each 30 hours of paid time in the eligible temporary classification. Sick leave is credited in units of one-tenth (1/10) of one hour.
  
  They may earn a maximum of forty (40) hours of sick leave per year of County employment. If unused, an eligible employee's earned sick leave shall carry over to the following year of County employment, as long as the employee’s earned sick leave balance does not exceed eighty (80) hours.

• How can Student Workers apply for permanent positions?
  
  Current County jobs that we are accepting applications for will be listed on the Job Postings page of our website. Our website is updated daily, and we encourage you to apply for jobs you are interested in. If a position you are interested in is not currently accepting applications, you may click on the Job Descriptions and Salaries page and submit an interest card for that job. Once the recruitment opens and the job is posted, the system will send you an email notification to apply. If you need further assistance, please contact the Department of Human Resources at 619-236-2191 or Jobs@sdcounty.ca.gov.

• If offered a student worker position, what documents will I need to provide during the hiring process?
  • Social Security Number
  • Valid government-issued photo ID
  • School Unit Load Verification
  • Original work permit with expiration date (students under 18 only)

To Apply click here.