Job detail
Employment Services Intern
Kenneth Young Center
#Documentation#Internship#Case Manager#Client Assistance#Case Worker#Employment Services#Unpaid#Vocational Services#Group Sessions#Vocational Counselor#Behavioral Health Clients
InternOn Site0-2 yrsPosted 2 months ago
Location
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Quick overview
The intern will assist the Employment Services team with group sessions, documentation, and direct client assistance for IPS clients. This includes building rapport with clients and supporting the overall vocational and employment services process.
Requirements summary
This is a Bachelors Level Internship that is unpaid and requires working face-to-face with behavioral health clients. The internship is designed to develop skills in communication, active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
bachelor degreeProblem-SolvingDocumentationCommunication SkillsEmpathyCritical ThinkingActive ListeningBuilding RapportClient AssistanceVocational Services
Job description
Employment Services - Bachelors Level Internship (Please note, this is an unpaid internship).
Internship Description
- Kenneth Young Center's Employment Services team is looking for an intern to assist with group sessions, documentation, and client assistance. Interns will work face-to-face with our IPS clients, working to build rapport, as well as coordinating group sessions, and assisting in the overall vocational / employment services process.
- Time
- Frame: Flexible; begins August / September 2025.
- Skill
- Development: The intern will grow in communication skills with behavioral health clients, active listening skills, empathy, building rapport with clients, critical thinking, setting boundaries, and problem-solving skills.
- Career
- Development: This internship would prepare interns as they explore positions such as case worker, case manager, or vocational counselor. For more information regarding this internship, please reach out to careers@kennethyoung.org