Illinois Clinical Internship Program: Public Health, Bachelors and Masters Level

Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings. Come talk to us about joining the Centerstone team!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Centerstone is proud to be a center for learning and growth. Part of our mission is both to help people that currently need it, while also building the behavioral health professionals of tomorrow, to continue helping people in the future. To that end we open our doors as a teaching clinic to help develop the students of today to be the reflective and effective professionals of tomorrow.

Minimum Qualifications to Apply:

The public health internship program in Illinois welcomes all qualifying students to apply. A qualified student is a person enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s level public health degree programs and has been approved by their university staff to have field experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
• Familiarity with public health constructs and research methods.
• Basic keyboarding and computer skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple tasks and maintain a well-organized work environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all settings (remote and in person).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different learning situations.
• Understands their strengths and weaknesses to target during an internship.
• Has at least a beginning awareness of the impact of culture on themselves and others as it relates to access to and acceptability of health services.
• Prepared to learn, be challenged, and to challenge others in their growth.

About the Internship Program

We take a team approach to recovery and similarly we take a team approach to internships. Students are given an opportunity to work with many of our clinical staff as supervisors and mentors. Students are also encouraged to participate on a variety of teams and contribute to projects that seek to build resources, access, and acceptability of programs to the people we serve. Students have opportunities to participate in employee resource groups that focus on growing cultural humility and understanding ethics around social justice. The goal is for people in services to receive safe and effective care while also helping develop well rounded public servants.  

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We make every effort we can to be culturally humble and open. We want our clinical staff to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, and give special consideration to that in our staff and internship recruitment. We encourage students from all backgrounds to apply.

Stipend

This position is not eligible for a consideration of a stipend. 

An internship can be viewed as an extended job interview. If you become an employee at Centerstone, you’ll enjoy the following benefits:

Time Type:

Delivering care that changes people's lives starts with our employees. Below are just some of the great benefits Centerstone employees enjoy:

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

Centerstone is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Centerstone is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Centerstone does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

At Centerstone, we use our values as a guide for what we do. Respect, Expertise, Integrity and Empowerment are at the heart of every interaction at Centerstone, and particularly rooted in our Culture.

Our approach to culture is to create an environment that encourages, supports and celebrates the voices and experiences of our employees. We are committed to a culture of empowerment, respect, integrity and expertise that powers our innovation and connects us to each other, our clients and the communities we serve.

Centerstone is also committed to a strong culture of quality and safety, celebrating role-models who champion best practices for quality, clinical risk, and patient safety.