Bachelors Intern

Acenda Health • Elmer, NJ

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About The Position

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an Intern Job Title: Bachelors Intern About Acenda Integrated Health Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact. Job Overview This Bachelor’s Intern will observe and participate in community meetings and life-skills group sessions alongside staff while supporting residents in following the program schedule. The role also includes ensuring resident and child safety through environmental checks, observing room searches, and documenting all relevant activities in a shift report. As an integrated health organization Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBP's. Program Info A Place to Call Home is a Recovery-Focused Independent Transitional Living that was created to facilitate safe, supportive and sober housing for expectant and postpartum women who have struggled with opioids as well as other substances and are in early recovery. The recovery-focused program provides parenting support, vocational counseling, case management services, peer recovery support, medication education and support, along with life skills while linking residents with mental health and substance abuse counseling. We are able to serve 10 women, along with their babie and other children, at a time. A career at Acenda is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity to create a lasting impact within your community. #TeamAcenda's culture is based on compassion and care for each other, as well as the individuals and communities we care for. We're a passionate workforce striving to move lives forward and have fun along the way.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program in New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Observe and participate in community meeting and life-skill group sessions alongside staff
• Ensure resident and child safety with environmental checks, assisting residents with following program schedule, observing room searches, and documenting in shift report.

Benefits

• An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
• Mission-driven core
• Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees