Public Policy Intern/Volunteer

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We appreciate your interest in volunteering with our organization!
To begin the process, please read the opportunity description below. If it matches your volunteer or intern goals, please visit https://www.mhadallas.org/get-involved/volunteer-mha-greater-dallas, click on the Volunteer Application link, then, email your completed application to human.resources@mhadallas.org.
THANK YOU!

SUMMARY: This position is ideal for individuals located in the Dallas or Austin area, interested in pursuing careers in advocacy, policy, and social work. As our Public Policy intern or volunteer, you will collaborate with the Executive Director and other community stakeholders on state and federal policy around mental health. Our Public Policy projects are based on our organization’s current priorities and matched with your specific interests. An example project would be to create a manual of the ideal Parity Act compliance, a legal analysis to explain what the law requires and why, and how to best determine compliance with the law, given low transparency and limited capacity for enforcement. Our organization is flexible in how we achieve maximum advocacy, and your creative ideas are always welcome.

An ideal candidate should:

• Have an interest in helping others
• Have strong writing skills
• Be familiar with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
• Produce high-quality, error-free work
• Communicate efficiently and professionally
• Attend community and professional meetings concerning mental health legislation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1. The volunteer/intern must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform the essential functions of this opportunity.
1. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
2. This opportunity regularly requires using hands to fingers, handle, and talk and hear. The incumbent is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel or crouch.
3. Specific vision abilities required for this opportunity include the ability to use computers, and a physical desk phone.