The Carmel Youth Assistance Program (CYAP) is looking for an intern to help with its mission to serve local youth and their families.
The internship is unpaid and is open to any college student who is studying social work, project management, or a related subject that helps to satisfy the needs of the city’s youth. Please note, this internship is project oriented – CYAP does not guarantee face-to-face contact with youth and families.
The Carmel internship would be somewhat flexible in terms of hours, but the objective is to find an intern able to work 10 to 20 hours per week. The start date is also flexible, but early May is ideal. The intern must be flexible, self-motivated, independent, and take initiative.
CYAP serves as an early intervention advocate for youth ages 3 to 17 who are facing challenging life circumstances. They take a holistic approach to coordinate the community’s vast array of talents, services and resources to help youth and empower parents and caregivers. CYAP works with a coalition of government agencies, schools and community members who proactively seek to reach at-risk youth and help them find a path to success. They provide opportunities for success by coordinating services, family assistance, and volunteer tutoring/mentoring.
The intern will work alongside a small team of three individuals in a relaxed environment. The main goal of CYAP is to connect families to resources that they may need. In addition, CYAP strives to fill gaps in the community by creating programs such as the Carmel Summer Meals Program, mentoring, and tutoring. The group is seeking an intern to help support these programs to ensure they are being executed properly and successfully.
Duties could include but are not limited to:
Volunteers
The intern would help recruit volunteers by speaking before local civic groups and contacting community volunteer organizations. Provide orientation and training for volunteers in order to provide clients with a positive and personal influence in their lives. Assist with creating/modifying trainings, programs, and outings. Track volunteer records and hours.
Community Engagement
Depending on the program assignment, the intern may act as a consultant to the community in areas of prevention programming; may participate with assigned youth on recreational or other extracurricular outings and/or work details; arrange programs in Carmel and initiate other community efforts that focus on early intervention and prevention; perform a variety of public relations functions within the community to ensure the continuation or expansion of existing community prevention programs, including preparing reports on program activities, speaking before local officials, media and community groups, and preparing news releases. Acquires and coordinates office and clerical support for the Youth Assistance Program for the community served to meet administrative needs.
Program Support
Assist with coordination of the Carmel Summer Meals program, including managing deliveries, registrations, food inventory, pulling data reports, etc.; coordinate fundraisers including Pack The Cruiser; navigate and research community resources on a case by case basis.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email a copy of your resume to Early Intervention Advocate Melissa Yarger at melissa.yarger@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.