Programs - Summer College Intern

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards the smallest jail system possible without compromising public safety. The DOC is solely responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, volunteer and people in custody inside our jails. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to providing people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with over 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledge experts.

DOC seeks to recruit two interns to support our facilities Program Coordination. These interns would be assigned to report to an Executive Director of Facility Programs. The interns would be responsible for supporting program initiatives at the jails that they’re assigned including creating and managing schedules of programs, assisting with events at the facility and managing tasks associated with the successful implementation of events, recruiting people in custody to attend programs and services, providing people in custody with programs and services as appropriate and assigned based on the intern’s skills and interests, and completing data and supporting reporting on programming occurring in the jail.

Additional typical duties for this position include but are not limited to:
-Daily interaction with individuals in custody
-Provision of rehabilitative programs and services
-Completion of forms, reports, and data regarding services afforded to individuals in custody.
-Program evaluation, research, and the provision of recommendations regarding the
rehabilitation programs
-Submit reports and charts as required.
-Attend training sessions, workshops, and staff meetings to improve knowledge, skills, and
abilities
-Work in a multidisciplinary team with uniformed correctional staff and providers to achieve
rehabilitative program goals

PREFERRED SKILLS

-Experience in human services is preferred.
-Knowledge of the criminal justice system and working with justice involved populations.
-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of correctional staff.
-Ability to prepare written reports and documents.
-Knowledge of human development and behavior, counseling techniques, behavior modification
and intervention techniques.
-Ability to mentor and provide positive interaction, guidance and leadership to people in custody.
-Excellent writing, communication, inter-personal, analytical, research, problem-solving, and
organizational skills.

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.