Intern - various opportunities

Hope House Foundation is always open to discussing your individual internship objectives and to designing an educational internship that best meets your needs.

About Hope House Foundation

Hope House Foundation (HHF) is a local, private, nonprofit organization that serves over 125 adults and adolescents with disabilities in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. The disabilities of the people HHF serves include developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injury, mental health supports, as well as some physical disabilities such as hearing and visual impairments. Designed to be flexible and innovative, services are modified to meet the unique needs of each person accepting our services. Individual choice is valued, promoted and encouraged.

An internship with Hope House Foundation offers a student many benefits, including:

Flexible Schedule: Hope House is open 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Because of this, intern students are not restricted to completing their hours during a specific time period. Hope House Foundation can accommodate a variety of schedule needs.

Service Team Experience: Intern students work directly with full-time service providers as part of one of our 15 service site teams. Students are able to learn first hand how support services are offered in a community setting.

Direct Supervision: As an internship student, you will meet weekly with your appointed direct supervisor and receive experience and assistance with goal planning, service design, problem solving and service implementation.

Professional Training: As an intern you will receive initial orientation to Hope House in general and your designated team in particular. Ongoing training at your placement site will continue throughout your internship. In addition, Hope House Foundation provides regular training and in-services for staff, which intern students are encouraged and welcome to attend. Topics include such areas as behavioral support, goal writing and documentation. Intern students at Hope House Foundation are treated with the same respect provided to staff.

Future Employment Opportunities: Internships at Hope House Foundation routinely lead to both full and part time employment opportunities. Hope House prefers to hire from within, which places interns in an advantageous position. We have several staff that Hope House has employed full time staff that completed internships through local universities to include Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University.

Hope House Foundation is always open to discussing your individual internship objectives and to designing an educational internship that best meets your needs.

Qualifications

**Qualifications:**

**Required:**
- Willingness to attend Red Cross First Aid training (fully paid by us).
- Willingness to attend Medication Management training (fully paid by us).
- Desire for professional growth and learning.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including:
  - Lifting up to 50 pounds multiple times per shift.
  - Ascending and descending stairs several times per shift.
  - Pushing and pulling wheelchairs.
  - Sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods as needed.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Reliable transportation during work hours.
- Satisfactory criminal history check.

**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Experience assisting individuals with activities of daily living.
- Background or education demonstrating reliability and dependability.
- Skills to obtain: Medication Certification, Medicaid Waiver Certification, First Aid/CPR, Mandt training, and other orientation requirements.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Strong decision-making and judgment skills.
- Proficiency in locating and accessing community resources.