Intensive Case Management Intern

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About Jovenes, Inc.: Founded in 1989 by Father Richard Estrada, Jovenes, Inc. helps homeless youth ages 18-25 leave homelessness behind. A home and family for those without, Jovenes provides an innovative program of stable housing options, compassionate care, life skills training, and employment support to young adults seeking a path to life change. Our mission is to help homeless and at-risk youth become productive an integrated members of our community. Jovenes goes deep with each youth we serve, focusing on housing stability, education & employment, access to healthcare & benefits, and recovery from childhood trauma. We empower those we serve so they can develop healthy relationships and make meaningful contributions to the community we share.

Title: Intensive Case Management Intern

Purpose and Impact: Our Intensive Case Management Intern will work specifically with Jovenes’ permanent supportive housing clients. Located on our main campus in Boyle Heights, our Progress Place Apartments house young men (between the ages of 18-25). We are looking for a hardworking and responsible individual to help provide assistance to our case managers and build meaningful relationships with our young people within this program. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is interested in gaining hands-on case management experience working with vulnerable populations.

Activities, Tasks and Responsibilities:

-Conduct research and identify community health and wellness programs specifically available to the vulnerable population we serve within our community

-Promote a wide range of health and wellness topics to Jovenes Progress Place clients including healthy living and life skills

-Assist case managers in research, data entry, and day to day tasks

-Other projects as assigned according to your interest and availability

Our ideal interns will bring: strong interpersonal skills, writing skills, and computer skills. Interns must have a strong understanding on how to interact with clients who have mental health needs. Interns must also have an interest in working with transition age youth and individuals with mental disabilities.

Duration: ASAP-August 20 th

Time Commitment: This position will require a 16 hours per a week commitment.

Site and Supervision: This volunteer will be supervised by the Lead Intensive Case Manager located in Boyle Heights.

Intern Benefits: This position offers the intern a multitude of professional development opportunities including experience with working with vulnerable populations, hands on exposure to homeless communities, and increased knowledge of the non-profit sector.

Compensation: This opportunity is unpaid.

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter detailing your interest and why you want to intern at Jovenes to:

Kelsee Viano at Kviano@jovenesinc.org