Come Smile with Us!

Looking to kickstart your Human Resources career? Join Delta Dental of Iowa as a Human Resources Intern where you will work alongside a talented team to support leaders, contribute to exciting projects, and help enhance the employee experience. Learn the ropes of talent acquisition, onboarding, and employee engagement. Contribute to projects in learning/development, intern program coordination, employment law, and compliance.

Learn why Kiersten loves being an Intern at Delta Dental.

Here is your chance to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom with meaningful work, network with fellow interns, and grow your career all while making a difference in our community. 

This temporary internship will start in May 2025 and work from our Johnston, Iowa location. Hours will be Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Why Delta Dental of Iowa?

For your smile. For your health. For your community.

At Delta Dental of Iowa, we’re more than just a dental and vision insurance company. Improving health and wellness is at the center of everything we do. As a not-for-profit, we aim to build stronger communities by investing in actions that promote and improve health. Delta Dental of Iowa invests 40% of our dollars directly back into the communities we serve.

Come see why we are passionate about "Bringing Smiles" to our customers. Our team enjoys competitive pay and benefits, an awesome "One Team" approach, and a company culture that fosters "Exceptional Quality Service" and "Leadership at All Levels." Together, we can make a difference – not only in Iowa but across the country.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the talent acquisition process by drafting advertisements, sharing ideas to expand brand awareness for new talent and corresponding with candidates.
• Welcome new employees by helping prepare onboarding materials and assisting with coordination of orientation activities.
• Assist with Internship program coordination by planning, organizing and executing events and programs, collaborating with departments and HR team, and acting as liaison between interns and organizers, ensuring everyone stays informed and engaged. Motivate and drive participation among intern peers to fully engage with opportunities available throughout the summer.
• Support a strong culture by helping plan and facilitate employee engagement events such as One Team days and the Summer Celebration. 
• Explore learning and development programs by helping prepare a leadership development session.
• Research, compile, and provide recommendations related to employment laws relevant to HR business operations.
• Help facilitate job description standardization project to ensure consistency, clarity, and fairness across the organization. 
• Learn about operational and legal aspects of HR data management by updating and organizing a document retention guide for HR team and leaders. 
• Engage in programs and networking opportunities to strengthen business acumen in the insurance industry. 
• Represent Delta Dental of Iowa in a professional manner both internally and externally.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

1. Must be an undergraduate student working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field.
2. Must be able to demonstrate current 3.0 GPA or higher through transcripts.
3. Must be registered as a student to a college or university for the 2025 Fall session.
4. Familiarity with Microsoft programs including Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint. 
5. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
6. Strong attention to detail. 
7. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
8. Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
9. Basic understanding of HR principles and employment preferred.
10. Self-motivated to learn and ability to work independently and with diverse groups.
11. Participants will be required to submit a written analysis of project work and present a summary of analysis to leadership at the end of the program.
12. Freshman and Sophomore candidates will participate in the Insure Your Future program with specific leadership development/networking opportunities on the following dates (times TBD):

       a) Thursday, June 5th, 2025        

       b) Tuesday, June 17, 2025           

       c) Thursday, July 10, 2025           

       d) Thursday, July 24, 2025   

Delta Dental of Iowa is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons without unlawful regard of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, individuals with disabilities, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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