What are the responsibilities and job description for the College/University Internship position at AYA Youth Collective?
AYA does recurring recruitment for multiple internships opportunities. Below are the descriptions for each internship opportunity.
- Drop-In Youth Advocate Internship (4 internships)
- Interns will engage with youth aged 14-24 experiencing housing instability. Interns will work on a team with direct care professionals within a drop-in center, working directly with clients to provide basic needs items, conduct assessments, connect clients with resources, and facilitate wellness activities. Internship hours will be between 9am-8pm and can be flexible based on student schedule availability.
- Supportive Housing Internship (1 internship)
- Intern will engage with youth aged 18-24 in the Supportive Housing program. Intern will work directly with youth to provide life skills training, house culture cultivation, connection to resources, and conflict resolution among housemates. Intern will facilitate workshops and focus groups, collaborate with community partners to provide wrap-around services to youth, and conduct assessments with youth. Internship hours can be flexible to the intern’s availability. There may be opportunity for this to be a live-on position with housing provided in a private house in the SE GR area.
- Housing Navigation Internship (1 internship)
- Intern will engage with youth aged 18-24 experiencing housing instability. Intern will work directly with youth to connect them to local housing opportunities, assist them in filling out appropriate paperwork, connecting them to financial assistance, and assisting them with the life skills needed to keep and maintain independent housing. Internship hours will be between 9am-8pm and can be flexible based on student schedule availability.
- Supportive Programs Internship (1 internship)
- Intern will engage with youth aged 14-24 experiencing housing instability. Intern will work on a team with direct care professionals within a drop-in center, working directly with clients to facilitate life skills workshops and focus groups, collaborate with community partners to provide wrap-around services to youth, and conduct assessments with individual youth. Internship hours will be between 9am-5pm, primarily in the afternoon.