Residential Support Internship
Purpose of the Position:
Assist our Residential Coordinator with identified projects to develop and maintain lean systems, plan and enhance recreation activities for our program participants, and work to create a Residential training guide for new staff.
Qualifications:
- Organizational and time management skills
- Research and writing skills
- Ability to adapt communication skills to audience needs and abilities
- Flexibility in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with data entry and working with various computer systems/software
Internship Hours: Monday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM, up to 15 hours a week.
Job Functions or Goals:
1. Create a training guide for new staff to utilize upon hire
2. Research accessible activities for Residential participants
3. Help to plan annual Residential trip to a Brewer’s game
4. Help to identify and maintain one lean project
5. Learn case management systems and practices
6. Run one team meeting
Physical/Sensory/Cognitive Requirements:
The majority of the work time will be spent in the office setting. The intern is required to set at a desk or in meetings for an extended period of time. The intern should have the ability to present information and respond to questions from staff, customers, participants, and the general public when communicating using technology or in face-to-face interactions. Lifting of office materials up to ten pounds occurs intermittently throughout the day. The intern may use hearing, near vision, 10-12 point character size, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust, focus, to decipher, collaborate, and orchestrate in a variety of environments. Regular use of fine motor skills for typing or data entry is required as is the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. The capacity to differentiate between various levels of confidentiality and act accordingly is required.
Time will also be spent in the Aptiv building, Adult Family Home settings and in the community assisting the participants in achieving their recreational goals. Mobility within those settings or the community is required. There is an occasional need for pushing/pulling wheelchairs for adults of various sizes. Bending and walking and use of fine motor skills is required regularly as is the utilization of hearing and vision with the ability to collaborate and orchestrate in a variety of environments.
Internship Supervisor: Residential Coordinator
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