SPRING 2010

WE WELCOME YOUR INTEREST IN THE CIVIC CENTER VOLUNTEERS INTERN PROGRAM!
Call or e-mail Anne Starr at (415) 499-6028 for information on these or other internship openings.

 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Records Management Assistant, Community Development Agency, Planning. Do you have an eye for detail? Are you good at catching errors? Are you comfortable performing predictable tasks in a quiet environment where you get to set the pace? If so, the county planning department needs your skills to quality-check images of archived files (documents, architectural and planning drawings) on the computer. Other duties include filing, sorting, preparing paper files for digital archiving, imaging, and copying. General knowledge of office systems and equipment (copiers, printers, and computers) would be helpful but is not required. Staff will provide training and supervision. Hours: 6-10 a week on a flexible schedule. Students seeking credit for community service are encouraged to apply.

MARIN CENTER, CULTURAL SERVICES

Maintenance Aide, Cultural Services. Learn to solve problems, fix things, and build practical skills during a one-semester internship with the Marin Center Events Facilities Services team. Assist in all facilities services with Marin Center Events including but not limited to facilities maintenance, electrical, plumbing, key-locking, painting, and exhibits. The ideal candidate for this position has a can-do attitude, willingness to learn, interest in the listed skills, and the ability to lift up to 60 pounds.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Bilingual Child Engagement Internship, H&HS. Make a difference in a child’s life by playing games, singing, and reading stories while parents attend skills class for new mothers with multiple psycho-social stressors. The drop-in Circle of Women Support Group in San Rafael deals with themes such as healthy relationships, self-care, and setting boundaries. Books, puzzles, and other supplies provided. The ideal candidate is creative, patient, and has education or interest in counseling/psychology. The intern must speak Spanish and English, have experience with children ages 18 months to 5 years, and be comfortable with groups of up to 10 children. Because of the drop-in nature of the group, the intern will be invited to participate in the group if no children happen to be present to engage. Schedule: Wednesdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mandatory training in confidentiality and HIPAA will be provided, along with LIVESCAN fingerprinting and a TB test. Staff will orient the intern to the county’s Health and Wellness Campus in San Rafael. Commitment: one Wednesday per month (two or more dates per month preferred) for at least 6 months.

Cancer Study Research Assistant, Marin Women’s Study. Be part of a regional collaborative study team with the potential to discover why breast cancer rates are high in Marin County. The intern in this crucial position will help increase efficiency at the Marin Women's Study. Student must be very detail-oriented, able to work systematically, and good at catching errors. Minimum time commitment is 6 hours per week and the ideal would be 16-20 hours per week, weekdays except Fridays. Minimum length of internship: four months, with the possibility of an extension. Must be a self-starter and a good team member. Intern will help with editing, scanning surveys, preparing packets, phone calls, public contact, data presentation, and literature reviews. Great opportunity for a student interested in health, research, and health statistics. Desired: familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. All training, including confidentiality training, will be provided. Position will be supervised by professional epidemiologist. Location: 20 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael.

Regulatory Assistant, Marin County Community Mental Health. Expand your knowledge of managed care and play a part in improving the system that delivers services to mentally ill adults. The intern will improve outcomes for patients by helping to ensure that Marin County community mental health services comply with the law. Projects may include design of programs to expand access by Spanish-speaking clients and creation of a plan to improve services to “dual diagnosis” clients who suffer from both mental illness and substance abuse. The intern may get to help facilitate community forums on public services to children with MediCal. Knowledge of statistical analysis is required. The ideal intern is a social science graduate student or undergraduate student who likes to manage data, conduct research, analyze, write, and coordinate committees. Familiarity with MediCal and Spanish/English bilingual skill are plusses. Position is not clinical. Hours: 16 to 20 a week for 8 to 10 weeks. Staff will provide a systems-wide orientation to the department.

HUMAN RESOURCES 

Newsletter Reporter, Civic Center Volunteers. Sharpen your interviewing skills and see your byline in print as a profile writer for the Civic Center Volunteers monthly newsletter, Volunteer View. The ideal intern is a superior writer and dependable person who can meet deadlines, use an in-house style guide, conduct interviews by phone or in person, and produce one lively, succinct profile each month that reflects the volunteer efforts and personality of the person interviewed. Required: Knowledge of MS Word and standard English. Hours: 4 to 8 a month on a flexible schedule for the spring semester. Staff will provide orientation and ongoing support.

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

Resource Management and Open Space Intern, Parks and Open Space. Learn about managing the county’s 19,300 acres of parks and open space while assisting with meaningful projects alongside professional staff members in a busy department. Potential projects may include a vegetation and biodiversity management plan, a conservation easement stewardship initiative and a sustainability initiative. The ideal intern has excellent communication, research, and analytical skills, is a creative problem-solver, and enjoys working indoors and out. Required: undergraduate major or recent degree in natural resource management, environmental planning, landscape architecture, or related field. Hours: 32 a week for 8 -12 weeks, starting in June. Small stipend available. Staff will orient the intern to the department.

SHERIFF

 Administration Clerk, Sheriff’s Office. Sharpen your office management and bookkeeping skills in the Sheriff’s Office. The person in this position will interact with the public, make bank deposits, move mail to the Auditor’s Office, order office supplies, use Excel and Access to run query reports, maintain a storeroom, and perform basic research and filing. The ideal candidate is organized, people-oriented, efficient, and dependable. Sheriff’s Office staff will provide an introduction to the department.

Crime Analysis Assistant, Crime Analysis Unit. Help take a bite out of crime by supporting the Crime Analysis Unit of the Sheriff’s Office. Check criminal history of individuals pawning items, search for matches between pawned items and a list of stolen property, enter data into the Records Management System, update an Access database, prepare and mail surveys, verify addresses, file, and shred. The ideal candidate is accurate and can maintain confidentiality. Orientation provided by department staff.

Evidence Processing Assistant, Investigations. Help support criminal investigations by researching property-related information for cases, taking inventory of property, and notifying owners when property is available for release. The person in this position also will physically move property, do basic filing, and answer phones. The ideal candidate has strong customer service skills and is attentive to detail. Staff will provide orientation to the investigations unit.

Jail Administrative Assistant, Marin County Custody Unit. Help keep the County Jail current with changing laws and regulations. Assist the Jail Facility Regulatory Compliance Officer with records, systems and equipment. The ideal candidate is organized and attentive to detail. The person in this position may be asked to complete research projects, help implement new regulations and standards, set up training meetings, and update documents. Orientation will be provided by staff. All Marin County Sheriff's intern applicants are subject to a complete background investigation including a truth verification interview using voice stress analysis (CVSA) or polygraph.

Public Safety Communications Center Intern, Sheriff’s Office. Put your computer skills to work assisting in rewriting of operational policies and procedures, and providing research to assist with development of training materials. Must be able to handle other projects as assigned. Training provided for general functions and requirements.

Technology Support Assistant, Technology Services Unit. Keep law enforcement officers connected by cloning hard drives, maintaining CPUs, removing and repairing broken computer units, and updating software. The ideal candidate can diagnose and fix computer problems and is agile enough to work in the trunk or front seat of a patrol car when necessary. Orientation provided by Technology Services staff.

THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN INTERNING WITH CIVIC CENTER VOLUNTEERS!

The Volunteer Manager often is able to custom-design an internship to match your particular strengths, skills and goals.

Call or e-mail Anne Starr at (415) 499-6028 for information on these or other internship openings.