Ha Dereckh Internship Program Facilitator
About The Position
Together with our community, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan creates opportunities for people to connect, grow, and learn within an ever-changing Jewish landscape. The MMJCCM imagines Jewish life that is diverse and engages meaningfully with its values, culture, and ideas in everyday lives. The Center for Diverse Abilities (CDA) builds and nurtures an inclusive and accepting community where individuals with disabilities and their families have opportunities to make meaningful connections to each other and their community. We serve as a catalyst and leader, transforming the ways in which the community at large understands and interacts with people with different abilities. We offer neurodivergent individuals a place to socialize, learn, grow, and deepen their connections to one another through one off and semester based programs. Our work provides participants multiple pathways to fostering their independence, finding their passion, and experiencing the richness of community. Ha Dereckh is a pre vocational program for neurodiverse teenagers, ages 14-21, who are paired with a neurotypical peer mentor. The peer mentor supports the teen intern in their placement to help build social and vocational skills. Placements are around the JCC building in various departments, such as Film, AV, Fitness Center and more. Interns work directly with JCC staff who work in the corresponding departments. The CDA is seeking a dynamic coordinator to join the team and oversee the internship program with a social work intern and support from the Director of Youth Programming! Harnessing their passion for accessibility, inclusion, community facing work, and the importance of prevocational programming for teenagers, the candidate will create a fun, meaningful, and inclusive environment where all interns can develop essential job skills and thrive in their internship placements with the proper support.
Requirements
- College degree required
- Have previous experience working with adults or teens with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities
- Have a strong work ethic and the ability to work closely with supervisors as well as independently
- Have consistent organizational and communication skills to manage program logistics
- Be engaging, thoughtful, creative and flexible when supporting or leading programming
- Experience supporting individuals in prevocational/vocational settings
- Teach and/or reinforce essential job-related social and life skills
- Present information through multiple modalities to accommodate different learning styles
- Develop or lead creative curriculum focused on building workplace readiness and practical job skills
Nice To Haves
- Masters or working towards a Masters degree in Social Work or other related field preferred
Responsibilities
- Support interns in their weekly internship placements by serving as an onsite job coach as needed
- Create, adapt, and co-facilitate monthly Community Building Day lessons focused on relationship-building, workplace social skills, and hands-on experiential learning
- Encourage and support volunteer participation in both group settings and one-on-one interactions
- Collaborate with placement supervisors on an ongoing basis, with supervision from the CDA Director of Youth Programming
- Provide ACCES VR/PRE-ETS oversight by maintaining detailed notes and observations for each intern
- Complete and submit ACCES VR PRE-ETS monthly reports for payment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
