Residential Compliance Intern

The Centers • Cleveland, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Compliance Intern supports the program's adherence to state licensing requirements, accreditation standards, internal policies, and trauma-informed best practices. This internship provides graduate social work students with hands-on experience in regulatory compliance related to behavioral health treatment and out-of-home placement, quality assurance, documentation review, and youth rights/protections within a residential treatment environment. Interns will collaborate with program leadership to strengthen service delivery, safeguard youth safety, and ensure consistent, ethical, and developmentally appropriate care.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s level Social Work program or an Associate degree internship program
• Will demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
• Will work cooperatively with other team members following The Centers' values system

Nice To Haves

• Regulatory and licensing requirements for residential treatment
• Quality improvement methodologies
• Ethical decision-making and professional boundaries in youth care
• Trauma-informed residential practices
• Documentation accuracy and confidentiality
• Interdisciplinary communication and systems-level thinking
• Organizational policy evaluation and development

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring compliance with Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules applicable to Behavioral Health Services and Residential Facilities.
• Review internal policies to ensure alignment with state, federal, and accreditation standards.
• Review documentation and existing procedure to assess and provide feedback on quality and compliance improvement.
• Participate in audits of environment-of-care walkthroughs.
• Support and use logs, dashboards, and data for effective reporting of compliance results.
• Assist in youth rights activities such as discussing rights with clients, responding to concerns, and advocating for youth voice and choice in the program.
• Attend team and treatment meetings as relevant to duties and projects.
• Provide support to supervisors and frontline staff by communicating compliance updates and clarifying expectations.
• Assist in the creation or revision of training materials, checklists, and process guides.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree