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Peckham Inc: PSAT Intern

POSITION SUMMARY

The Peckham Self-Advocacy Team (PSAT) Intern will assist the PSAT Coordinator in self-advocacy programming that supports PSAT team members in their skill development relationship building and self-advocacy efforts with community partners service providers elected officials and government agencies. This internship is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in disability advocacy and to engage with diverse communities. This position requires 25 hours per week.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist PSAT Coordinator with development of a learning program focused on self-advocacy leadership and storytelling

• Support opportunities for PSAT team members to learn to tell personal stories and make requests of community partners government agencies and elected officials

• Attend and support monthly PSAT meetings

• Attend and support monthly PSAT President/VP meetings

• Support individual PSAT team members to develop self-advocacy goals

• Support training opportunities at specific locations based on individual PSAT needs/requests

• Support resource fairs for self-advocates to provide information and education on issues that are of interest to them including health care housing and transportation

• Support a safe non-judgmental environment for self-advocates to learn and express themselves. The PSAT Intern must be able to support PSAT team members individual goals and objectives and not influence PSAT team members with personal political views.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote Peckhams vision values and services to all customers and stakeholders

• Assist in maintaining organization wide quality standards

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment

• Other related duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing a degree in Social Sciences or a related field

• Self-driven and able to take initiative in an independent work environment

• Comfortable working with people of all abilities cultures and ages

• Interest in disability advocacy

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in disability advocacy

TRAVEL

• Travel between Peckham locations in Michigan is possible but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information height weight marital status veteran status or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR APPLYING NOTICE

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please:

• Click HERE and you will be directed to the ILRU Directory to find an agency in your area that can assist you
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• Email us at
• Call us at
• Visit us at: 3510 Capital City BLVD Lansing MI 48906 (M-F 8am - 4pm)

Examples of reasonable accommodations may include making a change to the application process providing documents in an alternate format using a sign language interpreter or using specialized equipment.

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