MDHHS Office of Workforce Development and Training Intern

Job Description

*Accepting applications for the Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 semesters!*

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan. (Download PDF reader)

Location:
Occasional travel to the office located at the Lansing Training Center and Cadillac Place, Detroit, MI. This position has the ability to work hybrid (remote/office).

Must be willing to intern 20-40 hours a week
 

Intern Responsibilities / Projects: 

-Research and gather information from policy to correspond with lesson plans.
-Collaborate with the Content Writer regarding the development of the Pre-Service Institute Child Welfare curriculum for new hires.  
-Provide technology assistance to the training personnel.
-Collaborate with curriculum development team regarding child welfare competency-based assessment tools, evaluation assessments, etc.
-Collaborate with the training personnel to develop potential in-service trainings on various specialized child welfare topics.
-Collaborate with external training personnel regarding unique statewide training needs to be developed for compliance through training materials for specialized topics (i.e., Children Trauma, Child Safety).

Responsibilities:
- Assisting with Hybrid technology, class monitoring and participant attendance to ensure accuracy of training products.  
-Conduct research and provide training analysis in order to enhance child welfare topics.
- Evaluate efficiency of Child welfare training products by assisting management through instructional evaluations. 
-Evaluate Child welfare training materials for efficiency.
-Participant in workgroups to determine best practice for child welfare training topics and/or deliver
 

Required Education and Experience

At the time of internship, must be currently enrolled pursuing your Bachelors degree or higher in one of the below areas of study:

Social Work, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Child Development, Human Resources

Alternate Education and Experience

Preferred Skills / Qualifications: 

• Must be actively enrolled in a college and university.
• Must have achieved at least junior status and meet the qualifications of the learning institution, and preferentially, are enrolled in a graduate program.
• The academic major must be consistent with the area of MDHHS- OWDT in which the student is seeking an internship (e.g., Counseling, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Human Resources)
   
• Must provide a copy of respective academic institution’s Internship Agreement outlining internship objectives and academic instructor’s name and telephone learning institution, and preferentially, are enrolled in a graduate program.
   
• Must have satisfactory criminal history and protective services background check.
• Must possess a valid & unrestricted driver’s license.

Required Skills:

• Must be actively enrolled in a college and university.
• Must have achieved at least junior status and meet the qualifications of the learning institution, and preferentially, are enrolled in a graduate program
• Must provide a copy of respective academic institution’s Internship Agreement outlining internship objectives and academic instructor’s name and telephone number.

Additional Requirements and Information

For questions regarding this internship, please contact Samantha Ruhl at RuhlS@michigan.gov.

MDHHS is proud to be a Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.