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Divine Revelations Ministries, Correctional Facility Education Programs Assistant Coordinator
We are seeking interns with an interest in helping incarcerated or court involved individuals gain social, emotional and life skills to change criminal behaviors and belief systems that have led to their incarceration or court-involvement. Approved interns will have an opportunity to visit our partner correctional facilities, review and co-facilitate our curriculums, and assist in evaluating program outcomes and effectiveness. This internship opportunity would be ideal for students specializing in criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, rehabilitation, or similar studies.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Successful completion of DRMI Train-the-Trainer and Florida Department of Corrections’ Volunteer Services training workshops.
- Report to and work directly with DRMI’s Program Coordinator.
- Co-facilitate anger management and/or substance misuse classes at correctional facilities (12-week classes).
- Traveling to various correctional facilities (currently Wakulla, Calhoun, Franklin & Apalachee counties) to co-facilitate classes.
- Completing program participation reports and logging attendance records in demographic database.
- Review program manuals.
- Make copies of program materials.
- Return calls to complete intake forms and enroll clients into the Control the Fire anger management court-ordered classes.
Qualifications
Note: Interns must also pass recruitment expectations of the Florida Dept. of Corrections which include a background check, volunteer application approval, volunteer training and obtain a visitor badge.
General qualifications include:
- Computer skills, verbal and written communication skills, report development, time management, organizational skills.
- Experience in visiting or volunteering at a correctional facility, re-entry program or similar is desired, but not required.
Time, Place & Commitment
Monday – Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (flexible based on class days/times). Duties will be conducted at the DRMI office at 300 W. Pensacola St., 3rd floor. Visits to correctional facilities are based on class schedules. Classes are 2-hours and held onsite at the facility.
Four (4) months would be ideal. Prison based classes are at least 12-weeks.
Benefits to the Volunteer/ Intern
- Hands on experience in facilitation of prison-based programs to help determine the intern’s future job specialization in the various fields of criminology
- Curriculum/program evaluation skill-building
- Enhanced facilitation/presentation skills, report writing, and data analysis
