Summer Youth Services Internship - Waterbury, CT - CJR
Waterbury, CT 06702
About the Job
Summer Youth Services Internship
Unpaid Internship
Waterbury, CT
About the Internship:
The Summer LYNC Intern has a primary role of working with youth involved in the justice system providing supervision and mentorship in a supportive environment. The Summer LYNC Intern will work alongside a team dedicated to providing youth with real life and hands on work experience along with providing educational resources to gain employment skills. This position is an unpaid internship where you can obtain credit hours by consulting with their advisor or internship director.
Qualifications:
More About CJR:
Established in 1904, CJR (formerly known as Connecticut Junior Republic), offers a full continuum of care through a broad spectrum of residential, education, community, and home-based services throughout the state of Connecticut. We are nurturing, committed, results-oriented, optimistic and trustworthy. We provide encouragement, tools, and resources in a safe, warm environment. We have a strong, unified culture that focuses on collaboration, respect, and creative personalized solutions with an unwavering commitment to help each individual child and his or her family succeed.
Unpaid Internship
Waterbury, CT
About the Internship:
The Summer LYNC Intern has a primary role of working with youth involved in the justice system providing supervision and mentorship in a supportive environment. The Summer LYNC Intern will work alongside a team dedicated to providing youth with real life and hands on work experience along with providing educational resources to gain employment skills. This position is an unpaid internship where you can obtain credit hours by consulting with their advisor or internship director.
- Provide transportation to and from youth’s home to work locations throughout the catchment area assigned.
- Provide mentorship and guidance with clean-up of state parks by collecting and managing debris, painting fences, cutting shrubbery, planting flowers and bushes and other work as assigned by local parks supervisor
- Collect daily timesheets and log daily hours
- Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
Qualifications:
- Associate or Bachelor’s Degree enrollment in Criminal Justice, Community Organizing, Human Services, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Biology, Climate Change, Public Relations, Forestry, Parks & Recs Management, Wildlife Management, or Land Use and Planning
- Ability to work a minimum of 8 hours three times a week
- Ability to work outdoors in summer months
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record
- Effective engagement skills
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
- Communication Proficiency
- Collaboration Skills
More About CJR:
Established in 1904, CJR (formerly known as Connecticut Junior Republic), offers a full continuum of care through a broad spectrum of residential, education, community, and home-based services throughout the state of Connecticut. We are nurturing, committed, results-oriented, optimistic and trustworthy. We provide encouragement, tools, and resources in a safe, warm environment. We have a strong, unified culture that focuses on collaboration, respect, and creative personalized solutions with an unwavering commitment to help each individual child and his or her family succeed.
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