This position is a paid internship.
St. Ann’s Home is offering Direct Care Internships to qualified candidates. Interns should be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Interns should have the ability to structure and control situations, when necessary, the ability to develop understanding and appropriate relationships with children, and the ability to put one’s own feelings in the context of what would be most effective in helping particular children.
Their responsibilities during placement include supervising the daily activities of children on a residential unit; teaching social and behavioral skills; group management; crisis intervention; activities planning; and all attendant report writing. Interns learn techniques for supervising groups of children in activities which include wake-up, meals, activities, games, free time, and bedtime. These group activities require a great deal of attention and skill for them to provide positive experiences for the children. A second focus involves one-to-one relationships with children. Interns come to know the individual personalities of the children, those things which pose difficulties for particular children, and those things which provide satisfaction. This knowledge of the children puts the Interns in a position to make major contributions to each child’s treatment plan in the residential program.
In addition to the supervision provided by the student’s university or college, each Intern at St. Ann’s attends regular supervision sessions with their Unit Director whom they directly report to.
Direct Care Interns should be able to react quickly, drive a motor vehicle, participate in activities, sports, and recreation. Interns should be able to frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds, reach, push and pull, and climb stairs. This position is based on a minimum of a 20-hour work week. Interns need to have good judgment skills, be able to work in a crisis situation, and be capable of independent thinking. Staff are trained in current best practice techniques to safely respond to occasional aggressive, self-injurious, or unsafe behaviors.