Clubhouse Generalist Intern

Description

At Mental Health America of Hendricks County, our mission is to promote mental wellness and suicide prevention within the community. Through our social club, members actively engage in our facility and programs by volunteering, providing leadership, offering peer support, and fostering innovation. Additionally, we conduct suicide prevention training, promote responsible gun lock distribution, and provide information on suicide crisis lines such as 988. Lastly, we offer educational sessions on mental health and wellness, self-care practices, as well as discussions on mental illness and combating stigma.

At MHAHC, we take pride in considering our internships hands-on learning experiences. If you intern with us, you'll get a wide range of experience as well as access to staff members who can help coach you and teach you practical skills to supplement your education. A general interest in mental health is, of course, a plus in any of our positions.

Our internship opportunities are flexible to work with you. All interns are expected to work at least 12 hours and not more than 20 hours per week, and to be available for 8 weeks (preferably consecutive) during the internship period. However, interns working more than a full-time schedule typically gain more from their experience. We may adjust these requirements upon request to meet the needs of your stipend program. Opportunities are generally available year-round, but summer positions are the most popular and most competitive.

Please note that we do not provide clinical internships. 

Responsibilities

Interns are responsible for helping Social Clubhouse members in coordinating daily on-site meals, picture-taking, video and other media projects, producing a newsletter, posting to social media, promoting health and wellness, walking our beautiful neighborhood, organizing social activities and fundraising, as well as overseeing basic financial record-keeping activities.  Interns assist in all aspects of the work, working with members (and staff) to ensure that tasks are completed in helping run the Clubhouse. Interns can also assist in client job development (filling out applications, guidance in writing resumes, conducting mock interviews), and job placement (working side-by-side members at their place of employment in the community).  You can assist in advocacy/case management issues such as entitlements and benefits as opportunity permits.

As we believe in utilizing the strengths and talents of all members and staff, we will seek these out from interns and tailor a ‘special project’ for them to work on. In addition, we will tap into their hobbies and passions that you can share to help run a weekly social activity that could occur on evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a college degree program

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work effectively in a team setting

Empathy and compassion for individuals in need

Knowledge of social work principles and practices

Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions

Out-going: able to reach out and ask client/members to assist in projects or tasks

Self-motivated: limited supervision to complete tasks when given the objective

Patient: Can acknowledge that working side-by-side can take twice as long to do

Flexible: can ‘go with the flow’; does not need to follow a strict planned day

Team Player: can go that extra mile, put on a smile, and just help if you can