SARAH W. MITCHELL SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT IN SOCIAL WORK OR HUMAN SERVICES – SUMMER 2025
Disability Rights New Jersey is the designated protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities in the diverse state of New Jersey, providing individual and systemic advocacy and legal representation, training and technical assistance and outreach to protect legal, civil, and human rights.
Disability Rights NJ is seeking a summer intern as part of our Sarah W. Mitchell Summer Internship Program. The Program seeks to provide an internship to one undergraduate or graduate student in Social Work or Human Service field of study this summer.
Compensation for this internship is $18/hour for undergraduate students and $20/hour for graduate students. We welcome students who have other funding as well. The internship runs for 10 weeks at 35 hours per week.
Responsibilities for undergraduate or graduate student intern may include:
- Onsite monitoring of a variety of settings throughout the state where individuals with disabilities live, work, or receive services.
- Individual casework involving investigations of allegation of abuse or neglect or advocacy assistance on how to respond to allegations of abuse or neglect
- Support on systemic projects addressing abuse or neglect of individuals with disabilities, which may include, but is not limited to, research, data collection and analysis, interviewing, drafting reports,
- Support with research or writing on legislation or policy affecting individuals with disabilities
- Outreach and Education activities aimed at increasing awareness of Disability Rights NJ or educating individuals, their families, or professionals on a variety of topics related to Disability Rights.
- Other duties as needed
If interested, please email a resume and letter of interest to [email protected] or apply through our website.