Intern, Program Administration & Support

Internship Summary

Internships at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing provide recent college graduates or current college students with a 12-week remote experience to grow within a professional area of interest. This is full-time (40 hours/week) opportunity projected to start with a summer cohort at the National Council on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, and end on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. While this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the U.S., our business hours are based in Washington D.C., 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.

Internship Responsibilities

This team is hiring for two openings. Each position will support one or more projects, focused on different areas such as Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs), behavioral health workforce, or tobacco- and cancer-related disparities among individuals with mental health needs. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Meeting Coordination & Support

• Coordinate scheduling meetings and events through Outlook for internal and external teams.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings and events, including appropriate set-up for virtual meetings through Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Facilitate logistics and administrative needs during virtual meetings, such as screen sharing, breakout rooms, monitoring chat boxes, etc.
• Support meeting preparation and close out such as sharing agendas and meeting materials prior, as well as follow-up items after.

Technical Assistance

• Support development of technical assistance activities and resources as assigned, such as virtual events or resource development.
• Support tracking and monitoring of technical assistance activities as assigned, such as tracking attendance, attendee satisfaction, and other metrics required for reporting.

Program Administration

• Support data entry workflows, including entering candidate information into relevant tracking systems and ensuring records are accurate and up to date across platforms.
• Track milestone progress throughout the candidate onboarding cycle, maintaining internal dashboards or trackers and flagging outstanding items or discrepancies to the supervising team.
• Prepare, organize, and maintain internal finance-related documentation, including invoice tracking logs, purchase documentation, and budget-related records as assigned.
• Other project tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Current student (completed at least two full-time years of undergraduate study) or a recent graduate (in the last six months) in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Demonstrated organizational, project, and time management skills, capable of completing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and proofreading abilities.
• Experience in Zoom, Microsoft Office, and AI note-taking and summarizing preferred.
• Experience in public health, social work, health care administration, mental health and substance use services or related fields is desirable.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

National Council Internship Program Benefits

• All interns are paid $20/hour.
• Remote work: We welcome applicants from all US time zones, with your knowledge that some required meetings and trainings are likely to occur in US Eastern Time.
• Relias Trainings: Free access to job-relevant trainings.
• Mental Health First Aid: We offer training and certification in Mental Health First Aid, a skills-based training course that teaches participants how to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): An employee program that focuses on wellbeing by providing resources and solutions to help you through difficult times.
• Focus Time: Regularly scheduled on our calendars to reduce meeting burnout and give staff the time to focus on work.
• College Credit: This internship may fulfill college credit requirements in your college program.

About Us

Founded in 1969, the National Council is a 501(c)(3) membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,200 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 15 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 4.5 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

The National Council is growing to meet this moment. We’ve more than doubled our dedicated team to 240+ employees since 2020. Although we have office space in Washington, D.C., we operate as a remote-first organization, with employees working from their various locations across the United States.

The National Council is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives, welcoming people of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and ages, as well as veterans, people with disabilities, and those with lived experiences in mental health and substance use challenges to apply. We are committed to fostering a welcoming environment and recruitment process for everyone. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact us at Recruiter@thenationalcouncil.org.