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Pay Range:
$15.95 $30.00 HourlyDepartment:
Health DepartmentJob Type:
InternExemption Status:
United States of America (NonExempt)Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
April 15 2025
The Opportunity:
Pay Rate: $24 per hour
Job Type: Temporary College Intern
Duration: Summer 2025 Starting in June 12 weeks. There is the option/preference for the candidate to spread their worked hours over the course of 69 months.
Hours: 20 40 hours a week 360 hours total)
Telework: Hybrid
Building Physical Location: 847 NE 19th Avenue Suite 350 Portland OR 97232
Does This Position Require Driving a County Vehicle If so please explain why and frequency: Most meetings are virtual and the interns individual tasks and responsibilities can be done remotely. But there can be occasional inperson meetings and events throughout Multnomah County that may require personal or public transportation.
TriMet Passes are available if transportation to County facilities is required.
Eligibility requirements and more details found on our College to County website.
The Climate & Mental Health collaborative is the synergistic work of several MultCo programs that understands that if the problems are interconnected the solutions should be interconnected too. In our case by desiloing ourselves and working as part of a whole we can better help our communities address the impacts of climate disruption and emergencies not only on their physical health but also their mental health. We know that extreme weather events and the creep of changed climate will adversely affect peoples mental health. The collaboratives goal is to help mitigate/protect our communities from climate/environmental impacts through enhancing resilience skills presencing/purposing skills and in the aftermath of an extreme weather events the ability to bounce forward and use climate and mental health adversities to transform their situations through posttraumatic growth.
Internship Description & Responsibilities:
Provide backend support to the Climate & Mental Health group. Responsibilities may include:
Assist in creating agendas take meeting notes calendar scheduling and email communication within the collaborative
Conduct literature review and research on the intersections of climate and mental health
Internal/External communication
White Papers and OnePagers
Create fun engaging social media posts that incite individual and system changes
Event tabling
Assist in the analysis of the tricounty ClimateMental Health Survey
Engage and support the nascent Portland Transformational Resilience Coordinating Network (TRCN). Roles and responsibilities would be similar to supporting the Climate & Mental Health collaborative in the above bullet points
Learning Outcomes:
Complete and become certified in QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training and one or more suicide prevention/mental health trainings.
Fuller understanding of the connection between climate disruption/emergency and mental health challenges/crisis that has impacted communities in Multnomah County and will only be exacerbated
Delve deeper into the Environment/Social/Political Determinants of Health that leads to disproportionate impact on various communities ability to mitigate/protect against climate disruption/emergencies and mental health challenges/crisis and suicide ideation/deaths.
Experiment in creating new ways to craft messaging whether that be internal onepagers to external social media posts that increases engagement incites individual and system level changes and veers away from the staid methods in health prevention communication
More intimate experience of how programs and departments within Public Health and Behavioral Health Divisions work to serve their communities maintain health & wellness address inequities and advance racial/environmental/social justice.
Additionally to engage in crosspollination work between programs and departments.
Education and Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates should have completed or enrolled in a college/university academic institution.
Passion for environmental justice advocating for mental health and addressing the environmental/political/social determinants of health
Promote a culture of respect inclusiveness and appreciation of diverse perspectives backgrounds and values Link to Equity and Empowerment Lens
Experience or comfort with community outreach including in situations that require verbal deescalation.
Ability to communicate with customers and team members via phone email or in person
Ability to work cooperatively and develop effective working relationships with diverse work groups.
Ability to collaborate follow directions and work independently.
Familiarity with Google Suite (e.g. Gmail Calendar Meet Drive Docs and Slides).
Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County we dont just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran or protected veteran status genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals.
Veterans Preference: Under Oregon Law qualifying veterans may apply for veterans preference. Review our veterans preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply.
Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.
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Recruiter:
Cole WhitehurstEmail:
Phone:
Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
Job Profile:
8007 College InternRequired Experience:
Intern
Full-Time