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Location

New York

Quick overview

The intern provides supervised rehabilitation counseling and vocational support to help individuals with disabilities achieve employment and community integration. Responsibilities include conducting vocational assessments, assisting with job readiness, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements summary

Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate-level Rehabilitation Counseling or related program. Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to ethical standards and confidentiality are required.

postgraduate degreeOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationCase DocumentationVocational SupportEmployment PlanningRehabilitation CounselingVocational AssessmentPerson-Centered Service Delivery

Job description

  • If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.
  • The Rehabilitation Counseling Intern will participate in a supervised clinical internship supporting individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities in achieving employment and community integration goals.
  • Under the supervision of a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), the intern will gain hands‑on experience in rehabilitation counseling, vocational support, and person‑centered service delivery.
  • Responsibilities include: Providing supervised rehabilitation counseling and vocational support services Assisting with job readiness, employment planning, and supported employment activities Participating in vocational assessments, workplace readiness, and employment stabilization Collaborating with job coaches, counselors, employers, and interdisciplinary teams Completing accurate, timely documentation in compliance with OPWDD, ACCES‑VR, and agency standards Participating in weekly individual supervision and professional development activities Qualifications: Enrollment in a graduate‑level Rehabilitation Counseling or related program Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills Interest in working with individuals with disabilities in community‑based settings Ability to maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, and ethical standards This is an unpaid internship opportunity that is only open to current students.
  • The internship may be able to satisfy course credit if approved by the student's institution of learning.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran.
  • YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process.
  • Our Roots YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people.
  • According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community.
  • MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.
  • YAI Today Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community.
  • This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them.
  • YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others.
  • Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.
  • Better Together At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning.
  • This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well.
  • Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward.
  • Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran.
  • YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • To ensure fairness, safeguard transparency, and promote an equitable workforce environment, YAI Network prohibits the practice of nepotism in the workforce and hiring process. http://www.yai.org/