Youth Mental/Behavioral Health Intern

Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County • Greeley, CO

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About The Position

Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County is seeking a Youth Mental/Behavioral Health Intern to support youth mental and behavioral health, social-emotional learning, trauma-informed care, and positive youth development across Club sites. This internship is a strong fit for students in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, human services, education, occupational therapy, juvenile criminal justice , or related fields who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in a nonprofit, youth-serving environment. Interns may support elementary, middle school, and/or high school youth depending on site needs, schedule, and internship requirements. This internship helps provide relationship-based mental health and social-emotional support within the Club setting. Interns may assist with individual youth check-ins, small SEL groups, regulation spaces, coping skill development, documentation, staff collaboration, and trauma-informed programming.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a relevant graduate or undergraduate program
• Have interest in youth mental health, trauma-informed care, and positive youth development
• Have direct or transferable experience working with children, teens, families, or community programs
• Demonstrate professionalism, dependability, communication skills, and healthy boundaries
• Be open to supervision, feedback, and reflective practice
• Maintain confidentiality and follow mandated reporting requirements
• Complete all required screening, onboarding, and background check processes

Responsibilities

• Individual youth check-ins and supportive conversations
• Small social-emotional learning groups
• Calming rooms, regulation stations, calming carts, and coping tools
• Youth documentation, follow-up notes, and support planning
• Staff communication around youth needs, patterns, and safety concerns
• Trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive youth support
• Restorative conversations, conflict resolution, and re-entry support
• Program materials such as SEL activities, coping tools, handouts, and group outlines
• Family support, resource navigation, program evaluation, or community partnership projects as appropriate

Benefits

• Supervision
• Training
• Hands-on learning opportunities
• Required documentation in coordination with the intern’s educational program

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed