Criminal Justice Intern
About The Position
The Criminal Justice Internship provides students pursuing a Criminal Justice degree with the opportunity to work with local Reentry Coalitions, the Division of Probation & Parole, and their local Sheriff’s Office. Interns will assist formerly incarcerated individuals with job seeking, placement, and retention, learn about assets and barriers to the justice-involved, and participate in services that acclimate the justice-impacted back into the community. The goal of this position is to educate a student who will eventually be working in the criminal justice system about the assets, barriers, and gaps that justice-impacted individuals face and projects available to navigate those.
Requirements
- Must be a full-time/part-time student pursuing a degree in the Criminal Justice field.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation, or otherwise be able to travel between agency locations as required for the position.
- Must successfully complete a background check and satisfactory driving record verification.
- Comfortable interacting with justice-involved individuals (under supervision with the Division of Probation & Parole; currently incarcerated).
- Strong verbal skills; ability to communicate clearly with participants, staff, and partner agencies.
- Comfortable making telephone calls to clients and community partners.
- Ability to document services and interactions accurately and in a timely manner.
- Basic computer literacy (typing, email, data entry, virtual meetings, Microsoft Office).
- Comfortable learning new digital tools for tracking services and outcomes.
- Able to and comfortable with entering correctional centers.
- Comfortable with public speaking.
Responsibilities
- Assist formerly incarcerated individuals with job seeking, placement, and retention.
- Learn about assets and barriers to the justice-involved.
- Participate in services that acclimate the justice-impacted back into the community.
- Educate about the assets, barriers, and gaps that justice-impacted individuals face.
- Learn about projects available to navigate those challenges.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
