Internship- Psychology/Therapy

Department Overview:

Since 2009, Achieving Collaborative Treatment (ACT) has been serving children and young adults on the autism spectrum in South Central Wisconsin. Our mission is to provide top-tier behavior analytic services to autistic individuals and their families. We work collaboratively with families and schools to design and implement an individualized age-appropriate treatment plan for each client.

Anticipated Hours Per Week

Schedule:

Shifts available Monday-Friday, 8:30am-6:30pm as well as weekend. Schedules are very flexible and range from 6-25 hours a week based on your schedule and the desired number of hours you want to work. We can work around your class schedule.

Salary/Wage Range:

Number Of Positions

Position Summary/Job Duties:

**$250 BONUS**

We are looking for fun-loving and caring individuals to join our team to mentor and provide support for autistic individuals for our Fall positions.

This is a wonderful opportunity to broaden your knowledge and skills in a variety of areas and serve as a mentor encouraging children to build lasting life skills. We were voted a Top Workplace in 2023 & 2024 and many of our staff are current or alumni of UW, including our owners. Come join our awesome team!

What will you do?

• You will work 1:1 with clients in their home or community setting. Sessions usually run 2-4 hours long. You will introduce and run therapy programs (which will be developed for you) and collect data during each session.

• No experience needed as we offer paid training.

• If you enjoy working with kids and want to make a difference in the world - this is the job for you!

With this internship:

• You will gain in depth experience for anyone studying psychology, OT/PT/ST, education, early childhood, special education, nursing, human services, social work or related fields. Broaden your knowledge and skills in these areas beyond what you’ve learned in class.

• You will conduct a variety of treatment programming and record important data regarding our clients.

• Through periodic team meetings you will be given the opportunity to collaborate while diving deeper into treatment programming and data collection.

• Boost your future career opportunities by building your resume with us.

• Make a HUGE impact on our clients and make a REAL difference in our community.

This is a paid internship. Preference will be given to students who are willing to stay for at least a year (we can work around your classes). Reliable transportation is preferred as not all of our clients live on the bus line.

More awesome things to note:

• We were voted Top Workplace 2023 & 2024 by our staff- doesn’t get better than that!
• Wages start at $15/hr with $3/hr more ($18/hr) for weekend shifts!
• $250 Sign On Bonus payable upon satisfactory completion of all training
• Many of our staff are current or alumni of UW, including our owners
• Flexible schedules based on when you want to work, minimum of six hours per week
• Paid Training- no experience required
• Qualified Travel Reimbursement
• Opportunity for growth and development
• Valuable work experience for anyone entering other medical and educational fields
• Company sponsored events
• Employee recognition program

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, compassionate, patient and enjoy working with children and young adults
• Must reside in the Dane County or immediate surrounding area and have access to a vehicle
• Must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma
• Prefer someone who can work with us for at least one year

Physical Demands

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should apply ASAP by completing our application online.

We only have a few hours available right now if you are interested in starting now.

We also be hiring for our Spring positions that will start mid January. Positions will fill fast!!

ACT is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.

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