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Internships available at NYSCADV:
Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline Internships:
Our 24-hour statewide domestic & sexual violence hotline provides crisis
intervention, counseling, technical assistance, referrals, and
information for approximately 20,000 victims of domestic & sexual violence
a year. All interns will be trained to respond to Hotline calls.
Hotline interns will have the opportunity to conduct research for
our resource database, assist with preparing monthly and quarterly
reports, and be part of our new project to develop an enhanced
intake database that would streamline statewide hotline activities.
Interns will also have the opportunity to attend numerous informative
trainings and workshops organized by the Coalition and other
regional organizations.
Public Policy Internships:
NYSCADV plays an integral role in effecting social change to
eliminate domestic violence through legislation and public policy
work. The Public Policy Team is particularly active when the
state legislature is in session, including the planning and
implementation of the Annual Legislative Awareness Day.
Activities of an intern may include: participating in promoting
legislation at the state and national level, working with the
court system to improve civil and criminal court responses to
domestic violence, collaborating with multiple stakeholder
systems and organizations in policy and protocol development,
and strategizing for the prevention and elimination of domestic
violence at the state and national level. Other activities may
include research and development of position papers, legislative
memoranda and resource/educational materials, planning and
organization of policy meetings, trainings, workgroups,
roundtables, etc., and creation and updating of policy materials
and resources for distribution and posting.
Criminal Justice Internships:
Interns may be involved in
conducting research and producing reports that support the
development of New York State Model Policies for Domestic
Violence, technical assistance packages related to child
custody investigation and family court intake guidelines,
coordinating and organizing trainings, and participating in
meetings, workgroups, and/or trainings related to the Criminal Justice Project.
This represents an exciting opportunity to be involved in a
nationally recognized project on the forefront of offender
accountability practices.
Training Internships:
NYSCADV conducts eight major trainings every year for local
domestic violence program advocates from around the state on
contemporary topics of interest and need. Recent trainings
include topics such as criminal justice, child welfare, offender
accountability, and the intersection of oppressions, among others.
Training topics for 2007 included economic justice and
tech safety. Interns will have the opportunity to
help develop curricula and organize the trainings. Tasks will
range from conducting research on relevant topics, developing
surveys and questionnaires to assess agency needs, developing
curricula and other training related materials, creating and
maintaining a database to track trainers and other contacts,
and assisting with overall organization and coordination of
trainings.
Technology Management Internships:
NYSCADV is committed to staying current with technologies and
improving and expanding its current infrastructure. The advancement
of these technologies will strengthen and expand our ability to
provide support services, resources, and materials. Intern tasks
may include: website maintenance and updates, database development,
listserv moderation, technology grant research, and research and
dissemination of technology safety materials and upgrades. In
addition, interns may be involved in basic network maintenance,
assistance with hardware troubleshooting, technical writing, and
general assistance to the system administrator.
Administrative Internships:
The administrative staff at NYSCADV provides vital background
support and assistance to all the various projects, programs,
and activities of our agency. In addition, the intern will have
the opportunity to be involved in any component(s) of the other
projects mentioned above depending on individual interest and
skills.
Development Internship:
Work with the development team to conduct research, submit applications and work towards raising funds and community awareness that result in enhanced opportunities for our membership.
Volunteers With Particular Skills Needed:
We are looking for volunteers with paricular areas of expertise to assist us with one-time projects, including:
* Website Redesign
* Re-Branding-development of an updated logo and corporate materials
* Graphic designer to design our training series registration form, 2007 Annual Report, and Legislative Awareness Day registration form and collateral materials
* Library Sciences volunteer to assist us to catalogue our resource library
Contact the Coalition
for information on current internships and volunteer
opportunities.
