Community Engagement Intern(s)

Community Engagement Intern

SADD works to empower, engage, mobilize, and change students and adult allies on the issues of mobility safety, substance use, mental health, and leadership development. We’re trying to change the world through a peer-to-peer model of school and community-based chapters.

SADD has a network of dedicated professionals who serve in various positions across the country. SADD chapters span all 50 states and internationally. This part-time team member will be our representative youth leader in Virginia.

Key responsibilities include:

• Teamwork: SADD requires highly organized, team-oriented, creative leaders who enjoy working with their peers. The Community Engagement Intern should be interested in education, prevention, youth advocacy, substance prevention, program development, or another relevant field and be prepared to collaborate across the organization.
   
• Professionalism: This position works under the direction of the Virginia State Coordinator to identify and schedule educational presentations, outreach events, and campus visits, as well as assist in developing peer-centered programming content and materials. This Community Engagement Intern must exhibit exceptional decision-making skills and set an example for their peers within and outside the work environment.  Appropriate attire, behavior, & “Yes, and” attitude are expected when representing the organization.
   
• Initiative: Starting SADD chapters at your college/university and assisting in creating chapters on the campuses you visit is critical to this position.
   
• Flexibility: During employment, traveling to colleges and universities in a targeted region(s) to implement impaired driving programming will be necessary. This includes presenting to clubs and organizations, speaking in classroom settings, facilitating program activities, and tabling at campus fairs. It may also require occasional travel outside of the assigned state for conferences and events.
   
• Research: Investigate and engage college communities in Virginia to identify potential establishments (bars, restaurants, sports and music venues, nightlife) that will partner on impaired driving prevention initiatives.
   
• Evaluation: Our work relies on accurate data collection & management. You will oversee the achievement of set goals, recording participant data, completing necessary reports, and ensuring that SADD chapters and partners remain engaged. Distributing pre- and post-surveys to event attendees for program evaluation is critical to the success of this program.
   
• Other duties as needed & assigned.

A successful intern will possess:

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presenting skills
• Well-organized, systems-oriented approach
• Drive & initiative, as well as an independent work ethic
• Demonstrated administrative and office coordination abilities, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and the Google Suite
• Dedication to a responsible and healthy lifestyle that is in line with the values of SADD

Experience in Prevention, Law Enforcement, Mobility Safety, Community Health, or Mental Health programming is a plus but not required.

This part-time position will report directly to the Virginia State Coordinator under the Field Engagement department.

Qualifications

A successful intern will possess:

•    Excellent interpersonal communication and presenting skills
•    Well-organized, systems-oriented approach
•    Drive & initiative, as well as an independent work ethic
•    Demonstrated administrative and office coordination abilities including proficiency with Microsoft Office and the Google Suite
•    Dedication to a responsible and healthy lifestyle that is in line with the values of SADD
•    Active pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in the field of public health, education, prevention, youth advocacy, substance abuse, program development, or another relevant field.

Experience in Prevention, Law Enforcement, Mobility Safety, Community Health, or Mental Health programming is a plus but not required.

This position is part-time and will report directly to the Virginia State Coordinator under the Field Engagement department.