DDS Summer Urban Youth Intern | Hogan Regional Center

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is sponsoring a great program called the "Urban Youth Collaborative". This program offers students between the ages of 18 and 24 the opportunity to enrich the lives of both the students and the individuals receiving supports within the Hogan Regional Center. The goal of this program is to give young adults exposure into the field of Human Services, enabling them to strongly consider a career supporting people with developmental disabilities. The human services field has career opportunities as lawyers, accountants, program directors, residential staff, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and a wide range of other roles. The DDS Hogan Regional Center is seeking hard working and compassionate candidates to serve as interns direct care.

Hogan Regional Center located in Hathorne/Danvers, Mass., provides 24 hr. residential supports and services to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Hogan provides a home for adults who require various levels of assistance to go to work, attend to daily living needs, participate in meaningful recreational activities, and to engage in community membership. Direct care, clinical, educational staff and volunteers work together to assist individuals with all aspects of self-care and participation throughout the routines of the day, from dining to meal preparation, sensory awareness activities to community arts and physical fitness and sports. Hogan Regional Center is devoted to assisting men and women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to live meaningful lives in their home, work and community environments through both the identification and achievement of personal goals. We promote independence, choice, responsibility and on-going education for all individuals who live here.

The program opens in the middle of May and runs to Labor Day Weekend, this Summer session is restricted to a maximum 90-day appointment. It will be necessary for participants to be available for the entire summer, and unfortunately no vacations will be granted. All participants must have a valid drivers' license.

Seasonal Office Interns work under the direction of Office Administrators and perform a variety of clerical and administrative tasks to support the mission of the Southeast Regional Office.

These tasks may include:

• Utilize Microsoft Office Applications - Word and Excel - with accuracy.
• Perform accurate typing, word processing and data entry.
• Maintain case archive process for the office: filing, records management, archive submissions, archive requests, etc.
• Receives and distributes incoming mail, memoranda, packages, etc., to appropriate individuals within the assigned department.
• Operates standard office machines and equipment requiring brief orientation for use such as photocopiers, and other copying machines, telephone systems, postage meter, calculators, adding machines, etc.
• Track the data drive information used in case assignments and personnel management.
• Serve as a receptionist. Greet clients and visitors; answer telephone calls; refer clients and visitors to appropriate department staff when needed.
• Provide administrative /clerical support and projects as assigned.
• Provide routine information concerning agency office locations, programs and services.
• Assist with processing mail and fax as necessary.
• Maintain filing system.

Urban Youth Collaborative Requirements:

• Applicant must be between 18-24 years old.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation.

Please Note:

Schedule: These positions will be on either the first and second shifts with specified days off.

Pay: All State employees are paid bi-weekly through direct deposit. Current Urban Youth Collaborative pay rate is $22.09/hour.

About the Department of Developmental Services:

The mission of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is to create innovative and genuine opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder to participate fully and contribute meaningfully to their communities as valued members. DDS serves over 43,000 vulnerable individuals throughout their lifetimes, providing a spectrum of day, employment, and residential supports. The agency directly oversees and manages $3 billion in public funds ($2.7B+ operating budget) and approximately 5,500 staff, the largest state employee workforce of any agency in the Massachusetts executive branch of government.

For more information about our agency and programs visit: www.mass.gov/dds