Agency Description
You should contact this agency 3-4 weeks before the start of the semester. NWA Center for Sexual Assault internships primarily revolves around shadowing our advocate staff – when they meet with their clients on-site when they conduct forensic exams alongside our sexual assault nurse examiners when they support survivors during meetings with law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys – wherever they’re needed. Interns are also assigned to a primary outreach project (focusing on the African American, Latinx, Marshallese, LGBTQI and faith-based communities), though they may assist with all of the projects. Other opportunities include general community outreach, public speaking and training development, program and event planning, graphic design and social media campaigns, creating educational materials, staffing event booths, research assistance, crisis intervention and SANE exam experience.
Requirements for the Intern
- Provide a minimum of 10 hours in-office each week (8:30-5:30 Monday through Friday – schedules will be coordinated between intern and Victim Services Coordinator)
- Provide a minimum of three hotline shifts per month, at least one of which must be a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (calls are forwarded directly to the intern’s cellphone, this does not count as in-office hours). Monday through Friday hotline shifts begin at 5:30 PM and last until 8:30 AM the following day. Saturday and Sunday shifts begin at 8:30 AM and last until 8:30 AM the following day
- Develop a work plan (either the one required by the student’s department or one provided)
- Attend quarterly Volunteer Training (focus on rape culture, neurobiology of trauma, crisis intervention, diversity & inclusion, etc.), complete online ACASA modules and mandated reporter certifications, background check, complete Center paperwork
Instructions to Apply
See contact below.
Additional Requirements
A background check is required prior to beginning the internship (your Internship Coordinator will arrange this). An initial 20-hour training course will be completed during the first week of internship. Business casual dress code is required.
Contact
Julie Kinder, LMSW
Client Services Director
julie@nwasexualassault.org
479-347-2304
