Metro Prep and Laureate Day School-TR Internship

Job Announcement: Therapeutic Recreation Internships and Fieldwork (Summer, Fall, Spring)

Agency: Metro Prep and Laureate Day School

Location: Arlington Heights, IL

Agency Description:

Metro Prep and Laureate Day School is seeking energetic, creative, and team oriented student interns and fieldwork students to join the Extended Day Program team. The school is a year round program running Monday through Friday.

Metro Prep School offers a multidisciplinary approach to educational and therapeutic learning opportunities for students with a diagnosis of SED, SLD, OHI, and autism ages 5-22.

Laureate offers comprehensive mental health treatment along with individualized education planning to students K-8 (ages 5-15) with a primary diagnosis of autism(AUT/ASD); students categorized as ED/LD/OHI who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, school refusal, and/or ADHD are typically very successful in the program as well.

For more information regarding the agency visit www.metroprep.org

Qualifications:

Candidate must be a current student of an accredited university, pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Recreation, Leisure Studies or a related field, looking to complete an internship. Student must provide own housing and transportation. Ideal candidate will show initiative, creativity, and the desire to learn.  Candidate should be comfortable working with diverse populations.

Duties:

In this internship/fieldwork, students will work with the recreational therapist in planning and implementing activities for the extended day program. The student will gain experience in behavioral management, completing and creating evaluations, program planning, budgeting, and IEP documentation. The populations that the intern/fieldwork student will be working with are individuals 5-22 who have a diagnosis of ED/LD/OHI and autism. The position will be serving as a part of the Extended Day Program offered at Metro Prep and Laureate Day School. Typical hours for an intern will be 11:00am-6:3pm Monday through Friday, no weekends or holiday. Fieldwork student hours will typically be 2:30pm-6:30pm during the week.  This is a non-paid internship.

Applications:

To apply please email or fax your cover letter and resume to Kat Hamilton C.T.R.S, M.S. Ed.

Email: khamilton@metroprep.org

Fax:  (847)956-9075

Phone: 847-956-7921 ext. 4109