Art from the Heart Intern

Art from the Heart Intern

Salary

$0.00 Hourly

Location

135 Church Street, Burlington, VT

Job Type

Internship

Job Number

BCA Art from the Heart Intern

Department

Burlington City Arts (BCA)

Opening Date

08/11/2026

Closing Date

10/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

Non Union

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General Purpose

Connect patients, visitors, and staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital to the arts.

Develop Skills in these areas:

• Using the arts to help people feel more creative, comforted, and connected through a wide range of arts interventions and strategies.
• Build communication skills and rapport with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages, and abilities, developing sensitivity to individual and cultural differences.
• Understanding the medical clinical environment and how to professionally work within it.
• Supporting greater empathy and connection among participants and in one's self.

Union Affiliation: Non-Union

Pay Grade: Unpaid in lieu of academic credit

Remote Tier 1: Zero (0) days remote/week

Please note this position is unpaid. If you are associating this unpaid experience with course credit, the City of Burlington requires a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed in advance of your start date.

Essential Job Functions

• Plan and implement arts experiences for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities at the UVM Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital helping to create a welcoming and encouraging environment for creativity and communication.
• Provide guidance and support to people creating art projects as part of the program, and develop connections with participants on a wide range of art forms.
• Create and maintain supplies necessary for the program ensuring that materials are ready and available for participants.
• Help maintain the organization and hygiene of program supplies.
• Follow all hospital procedures as trained, especially in regard to HIPAA and patient privacy, and sanitization and hygiene for all materials and personal hygiene.
• Liaise with UVMMC and GCH nursing, child life, and volunteer services on a regular basis.
• Track work in the program through logging data on visits and writing a daily brief narrative on meaningful interactions.
• Attend meetings with volunteers to develop skills.
• Grow into a leadership role, eventually leading group meetings.
• Help train and coach volunteers.
• Communicate professionally about schedules, keeping the shared calendar, partners, and program leader up to date.
• Follow up on patient visit requests, communicating with the team on various channels to ensure support for participants.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development and ability to view all aspects of work through a culturally competent lens is required.
• At least 17 years old.
• Interested in the arts (you do not have to be skilled, but you do need interest and appreciation for the arts).
• Able to wear a face mask for the duration of the time on site.
• Ability to work on-site at UVM Medical Center and Golisano Children's Hospital.
• Ability to clear a hospital background check and health screening for TB.
• Ability to follow all HIPAA patient privacy rules.

Additional Information

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.

The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable workforce that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.

In addition to being an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.

Applications for our employment opportunities are only accepted online through our Government Jobs website.

For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at 802-540-2505 or careers@burlingtonvt.gov.

This is a Temporary or Seasonal Position that is Not Eligible for City of Burlington Benefits

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Are you enrolled in an internship course with the University of Vermont or Saint Michael's College?

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Employer City of Burlington, Vermont

Address 149 Church St.

Burlington, Vermont, 05401

Phone 802-540-2505

Website https://www.burlingtonvt.gov