Volunteers of America Moral Injury Summer Intern – 2021
Stipend Offered: $1900 for 12 Weeks
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization that provides local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. For more information, please visit our website at: www.voa.org.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to work with our moral injury program team to support the development and implementation of programs on moral resilience and moral distress for veterans and pandemic frontline workers, new programs that are being pioneered by the Shay Center via its peer specialist approach.
Volunteers of America is located in Old Town Alexandria, VA, within walking distance of the King Street Metro.
General Responsibilities: Support the design creation and implementation of programs, communications about the programs, and recruitment of volunteer peer specialists.
- Identifying new populations that would benefit from Center programs.
- Adapting existing programs to new populations via focus groups and research.
- Assisting with revisions of peer-facilitator manuals.
- Maintaining communications with volunteers and assisting with peer specialist trainings.
- Opportunities for network building with other organizations seeking to offer moral resilience programs.
Required Qualifications:
- At least two years of post-secondary education, including but not limited to course work in social sciences, psychology, religion, or ethics.
- Passion for alleviating human suffering, about finding creative solutions to meet the needs of those who suffer, and for understanding how meaning, faith, or values relate to human well-being.
- Strong communication, human relations, and collaboration skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Interested students should apply through the Volunteers of America career site: https://app.joinhandshake.com
Please note that cover letter and resume are required for consideration.
Internship Program Overview
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization that provides local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. For more information, please visit our website at www.voa.org.
Volunteers of America’s 12-week internship program was created with the goal of providing the student with applicable and meaningful business opportunities to complement their academic experience with real life work practice. The internship will provide challenging projects to benefit the student’s future career goals, while at the same time growing the organization with the student’s creativity and innovative knowledge contribution. Our aim is to make this a win-win partnership for both student and Volunteers of America.
The selected interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience at the National Office in Old Town Alexandria or remotely during the summer term. Whether their academic focus lies in non-profit management, external relations, finance, communications, event management or program services, Volunteers of America will work to provide the appropriate platform for students to gain and develop skills in their particular field.
In addition, Volunteers of America will arrange the following:
– Stipend ($1,900)
o For transportation and meals to assist with the cost of interning in the DC metro area
o If working remote, for the use of personal equipment (computer, printer, paper, etc.)
– Dedicated Supervisor and Mentor to oversee the experience for the student(s)
o Teresa Alfaro
· Director, Strategic Meetings & Events, talfaro@voa.org
o Cristina Blough
· Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships, cblough@voa.org
o Michael McGrath
· Director, Office of the President & Strategic Initiatives, mmcgrath@voa.org
o Lizelle Pereira
· Director, Budget & Financial Analysis, lpereira@voa.org
o Laura Sildon
· VP Strategic Partnerships, National Services, lsildon@voa.org
– Exposure to multiple departments and senior executives of the organization throughout the internship through bi-weekly meetings or professional development activities
– 360 Feedback Process throughout the internship, with final review at the end of the season
o Intern to provide feedback on work performed and overall experience
o Supervisor to provide feedback on internship
Interested students should apply through the Volunteers of America career site: https://app.joinhandshake.com.
Please note that cover letter and resume are required for consideration.