Intern Position for Programs with Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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Position Overview: Our Place’s mission is to support adults with developmental disabilities so that they can live meaningful, productive, socially connected lives in their home community. Interns will work closely with staff members to provide programs that support Our Place’s mission.

Benefits:

• Gain experience working in a team environment with adults and teens with developmental disabilities
• Develop strategies to support people with developmental disabilities
• Resume booster
• Appreciation from both participants and staff

Key Responsibilities: Working with our Program team, the general duties and responsibilities of an Intern include:

• Assist with planning and preparing programs for the day - i.e. planning craft/art projects, different activities for Interactive Games and Sports & Rec programs, creating prompts for Multimedia
• Independently leading enriching programs that are meaningful, engaging, and specifically designed the meet the individual needs and goals of our participants
• Assigned to co-work on a staff’s pod of participants, (something about helping with participants)
• Supervise volunteers during program (?? Since they will ideally have volunteers in their program that they’re running on their own)
• Implementing support systems as needed for participants
• Spending time with participants to build supportive relationships
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned

What to expect from us:

• In-program training
• Constant support and encouragement from all staff
• Bi-weekly meetings with supervisor

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership skills, be outgoing, energetic, and values collaboration and innovation. Ability to ask for help when needed
• Able to naturally engage in our programs and with our participants