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Community Collaborations Intern

Kenneth Young Center
  • Schaumburg, Illinois
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Community Collaborations Intern
    Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.   
     
    Internship Responsibilities: 
    • Work collaboratively with various community sectors, including youth, parents, schools, law enforcement, elected officials, social service agencies, and community members to address targeted behavior. 
    • Work with youth to conduct focus groups and other prevention efforts. 
    • Assist with program/curriculum development 
    • Implement program/curriculum in a school or community setting 
    • Attend community events
    • Plan, develop and execute community events 
    • Help with conducting needs assessments
    Time Frame: One semester (Winter- Spring)
     
    Skill Development: The intern will become proficient in client engagement, grow understanding of population struggles and successes as they work at their recoveries, become skillful in planning and facilitating groups, and will learn how to become an active listener.
     
    Career Development: This internship would prepare interns as they explore positions such as case worker, care coordinator, or recovery specialists.
     
    For more information regarding this internship, please reach out to careers@kennethyoung.org
    (Please note, this is an unpaid internship.)
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSchaumburg, Illinois
    Websitehttps://www.seamgroup.com

    Skills

    • Behavioral Healthunmatched
    • Career Developmentunmatched
    • Community Developmentunmatched
    • Community Supportunmatched
    • Community and Social Servicesunmatched
    • Crisis Interventionunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Focus Groupsunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Law Enforcementunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Nonprofitunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Outpatient Careunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Training/Teaching Curriculumunmatched

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