Health and Wellness Internship

The Health & Wellness Internship will give students an comprehensive experience setting up, coordinating and running fitness programming for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Programs are run in person and virtually and allow one on one interaction with athletes while helping them achieve the goal of living a healthy lifestyle. Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plan and implement the SOMIfit Health and Wellness Program

• Oversee in-person health and wellness programs as well as offer virtual programming

• Execute a pre and post test to evaluate participant’s progress.

• Create take home assignments/workouts for athletes to complete

• Encourage participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle outside of the program

• Plan and implement virtual fitness challenges

• Create health and wellness resources

• Assist with recruitment of Clinical Directors for the Healthy Athlete Program

• Assist with growing the follow up care network throughout the state

• Secure in-kind donations of facilities and equipment

• Other duties as assigned.