Summer Internship in Social Services for College Students

Save to Favorites

Summer Internship in Social Services for College Students

DOROT, INC

DOROT offers summer internships for college students interested in careers in non-profit management, community organizing, social work and working with the elderly.

The Internship provides students with an understanding of the issue and impact of social isolation among the elderly as well as DOROT’s response. We give each intern substantive work and project management experience. While the work done by interns varies by department we are committed to entrusting interns with significant responsibility and providing them with an opportunity to contribute to their department in a real way.

DOROT's summer internships last for 4-5 days per week, for 10-11 weeks. 11 week positions have a $1,700-$2,500 stipend. Other internships are unpaid, but DOROT staff are happy to work with students to obtain college credit or apply for stipends for nonprofit work that are available at many universities.

Community Services Department (10-week placement)

Interns visit older adults weekly in a Friendly Visiting capacity, assist in the Shop & Escort Program by escorting elders to the grocery or to doctor appointments. The interns will also assist with office projects such as a survey for seniors (over the phone and in-home), filing projects, updating excel data bases, and assisting with KOL DOROT, our choir group for older adults.

Connect Through Tech (10-week placement)

The Connect Through Tech program is a new initiative to build computer and smartphone skills of older adults, helping them connect with friends and families and access useful resources online. The intern will assist with administration of volunteer training events and tech support visits and other programs. This intern will also be paired with an older adult for weekly friendly visiting.

Evaluation Department (11-week placement, stipend position)

The evaluation intern will have an interest in program assessment and will support the agency’s Director of Evaluation in conducting phone surveys of older adults who are participating in DOROT’s programs as well as reviewing and analyzing online survey results. This intern will also visit seniors on a weekly basis.

Kosher Meals Department (11-week placement)

DOROT offers weekly meal deliveries for hundreds of homebound older adults. The intern will support this program including assisting with regular phone outreach to schedule these deliveries and check in on the older adult’s condition. The intern will also assist with program data entry and administration. In addition, the intern will be paired with an older adult for weekly friendly visiting.

Lasting Impressions: DOROT’s Legacy Project (10-week placement)

DOROT’s Lasting Impressions Legacy Project provides an opportunity for older adults to convey a legacy story so that his/her beliefs and values, life lessons, important memories and hopes for the future are recorded for loved ones and generations to come. These projects may be in writing, use photos or artwork or via audio or video. Interns participate in creating these products and support the administration of the program.

Summer Teen Internship Program & Jewish Summer Teen Internship Program (11-week placement, stipend position)

DOROT offers 4-week summer internships for 20 high school students per session at our main facility and at the Riverdale Y in the Bronx. Two college interns help to facilitate volunteer opportunities for the teens by coordinating daily scheduling and helping to plan and organize workshops and intergenerational programming and outings. In the past, these intergenerational programs have included technology tutoring, arts and crafts, videography, theater workshops, teleconference discussion groups and field trips to local museums. One intern is based at DOROT for the entire summer. The other intern works at DOROT for the first seven weeks of the summer and is based in Riverdale during the last four weeks.

Volunteer Services Department (10-week position)

DOROT utilizes thousands of volunteers each year to support services provided to seniors. Interns in Volunteer Services assist with a variety of activities including organizing corporate volunteer events such as tech cafes and game days; placing outreach calls to seniors to match volunteers for birthday visits, and organize cultural excursions; supporting the meal a month program at our homelessness prevention program, and helping with DOROT’s cemetery visit program. Interns will also accompany seniors on outings and visit seniors in their homes.

Wellness Program (10-week position)

DOROT offers a variety of onsite discussion groups, wellness classes and special programs such as concerts and author talks for seniors who are able to travel to our facility. The intern will provide administrative and logistical support for these programs and have the opportunity to attend a number of these groups and get to know the seniors. This intern will be paired with a senior for weekly friendly visiting.

If you have any questions please contact lskolnick@dorotusa.org subject line: Summer College Internship.

For more details and to apply, please visit the Volunteers section of www.dorotusa.org and review College Volunteer Opportunities.