Counselor: LIFT Summer Internship Experience Program

LIFT Summer Internship Experience Program

This position is responsible for providing support to the LIFT summer internship program.

LIFT Program Description
Participants are ages 18 and up

Going into our second summer, LIFT (Leadership, Internship, Friendship, Transition) has expanded to a full-day summer internship training and habilitative program geared towards young adults with supportive needs. This program, generously supported by The FAR Fund, will provide a two-part structured day and supportive experience for up to 8 participants. Building upon the foundation of job-related skills, interns will learn together and be provided with an enriched internship experience either at the JCC or with a community partner. To deepen the learning, and practice the necessary skill sets that encourage reaching their most independent potentials, LIFT will offer a daily living skills learning component through programmatic opportunities; such as gardening, cooking, community service, learning money management, etc. Interview is required.

Position: Counselor

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and assist with executing curriculum
• Supervising participants
• Ensuring overall safety
• Attend agency and departmental meetings as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in subject related to social services, education or developmental disabilities
• Minimum 1 years experience working with young adults with disabilities in inclusive and self-contained settings
• Able to participate in physically engaging activity
• A customer-service orientation to one’s work, and an interest and ability to interface regularly with parents and/or caregivers.
• Interest in providing direct care service
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills: the ability to work collaboratively with other staff to achieve programmatic goals