Behavioral Health Friday Night Live Internship - Indio

Under supervision, assists and participates in the work performed by employees of a specific profession; through participation, receives supervised work experience in a specific professional vocation; and performs other related duties as required.

The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health has two paid internship opportunities with their Friday Night Live Program.

This opportunity will provide experience with youth development and leadership strategies as well as event planning, data entry systems, team building, and public speaking.

The interns will obtain firsthand experience working with youth including those at risk for the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.

The interns will assist with creative ways to detour youth from the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.

The interns will leave the program equipped with the ability and skill to work with diverse youth populations.

The ideal candidates should be both enthusiastic and creative.

The in-person internship will be located in Indio and will offer a work week consisting of approximately 20 hours, with flexibility granted around academic obligations.

The selected candidates can anticipate the internship to span up to one year in length.Under supervision, assists and participates in the work performed by employees of a specific profession; through participation, receives supervised work experience in a specific professional vocation; and performs other related duties as required.
The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:


* Planning events


* Creating workshop content


* Creating and executing presentations


* Entering data to State database


* Assisting staff with youth council meetings, school based and community based meetings

Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average : 2.5 GPA required.

Proof of most current unofficial/official transcript with cumulative GPA must be provided at time of application .

Education: Applicants must be currently enrolled/attending school at an accredited college or university in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program or preparing to transfer to a Bachelor's program during the duration of the internship.

Recent college graduates are also eligible to intern for up to one year following their graduation date.

Areas of Study : Psychology, Sociology or other Behavioral Sciences, Arts or Humanities, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or similar, Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar, Physical or Natural Sciences, or similar.

Minimum Qualifications:


* Typing and computer literacy


* Willingness to work with youth (4th to 12th grade)


* Desire to tune into their creativity


* Ability to collaborate on a team


* Valid California Driver's License



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*All applicants are required to include a resume and most recent unofficial/official transcript.

Document(s) must be uploaded as attachments at time of application to be considered.



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