Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

Volunteer and Internship Opportunities

• STEP Mentoring: Support a youth involved in the Juvenile system
• Graduate Counseling Intern: Work as a therapist to juvenile justice involved youth, families, and victims. (You must be enrolled in a graduate program for social work, counseling, or art therapy). Positions are available at the department and at Harkins House.
• Undergraduate Intern: Pair with a juvenile counselor to learn the work or assist with milieu management at Harkins House.
• Therapy Animal Teams for Project Hope: Bring your dog to comfort youth and victims (You and your dog must be certified)

Requirements

• Pass a background check (criminal & driving) & be fingerprinted

• Be 20 or older

• Follow all policies, procedures & laws

• Have reliable transportation (including a driver’s license & insurance if driving)

• Complete training

• Good communication skills

Disqualifications

• Multiple traffic accidents or tickets in the past 2 years or a traffic crime in the past 5 years

• No misdemeanor convictions in the last 5 years

• No felony convictions in the last 10 years

• No arrests or convictions of child abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence

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