Taunton Youth Court Administrative Assistant Intern Position
Taunton Youth Court is a new and innovative juvenile delinquency prevention program offered by Community Care Services. The program is offered at Taunton High School as an alternative to suspension for students committing certain minor, non-violent offenses. Students are trained in all the traditional roles of a Court, i.e. (attorneys, jurors, clerk, and bailiff). An adult judge monitors the proceeding as student jurors decide on sanctions for student defendants based on the principles of restorative justice. Please visit the web site www.youthcourt.net to learn about how youth courts are the fast growing juvenile delinquency prevention program in the United States.
Some of the educational opportunities and responsibilities that an intern
in our Taunton Youth Court Administrative Assistant position would experience are:
- Organize and maintain files
- Help to develop marketing materials
- Prepare quarterly reports
- Search for grant opportunities
- Help to prepare grant applications
- Organize data collection efforts
- Develop mechanisms for analyzing and reporting data
- Support staff by facilitating routine office functions (mail, time sheets, routine correspondence)
- Develop program specific mailing lists
This position is a wonderful opportunity to get a broad range of knowledge about programs in the social service, behavioral health, and child welfare industry, and to learn about regulatory and best practice service and treatment models available. Experience in computer skills is required, including proficiency in Word and Excel. Candidates pursuing degrees in business, management, human resources and administrative assistant technical skills are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications (Education and Experience):
- Interns should have an interest in – and sensitivity toward - the population that this program serves. Community Care Services requires a Criminal Offender Record Investigation (CORI) which may take 2 weeks for some programs. Other requirements include Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training, as well as tuberculosis screening at some programs. We will arrange for completion of all your requirements.
Taunton Youth Court is a program of Community Care Services which is a large, nonprofit human services agency with over thirty very diverse programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The agency has over 450 employees and 250 volunteers, including interns. Please visit our web site www.communitycareservices.org to learn more about the agency.
CONTACT:
Lisa J. DaPonte, Director of Taunton Youth Court
phone: 508.821.1181 – This number works during the school term.
ldaponte@tauntonschools.org
