Job & Internship Opportunities
Available Job Opportunities:
Available Internship & Volunteer Opportunities:
Americorps: VISTA - Juvenile Defense
Network
The Youth Advocacy Project, a multidisciplinary initiative of the state’s public defender office that combines legal, clinical,
and community outreach services for court-involved youth in the courts and the community, is seeking a VISTA member to enhance
capacity of the Development Department of the Youth Advocacy Project. This exciting position offers an opportunity to effect
positive change in the juvenile justice system.
Responsibilities: Update existing training materials, assist in
developming new training materials; assist in developing new
training topics; serve as liaison between JDN and county bar
advocate programs to meet the training needs of lawyers; assist in
maintaining and updating JDN lawyer database and expert database;
assist in the research of systemic issues that JDN works on;
maintain statistics on advice calls, number of lawyers we reach and
number of children effected by the lawyers we train; assist in
compiling data for grant management.
Requirements:
Strong candidates will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
and Access
software. Should be well organized and able to manage a project from start to finish. Should be self-motivated and committed to
juvenile justice issues.
VISTA members are part of AmeriCorps, a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000
Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
AmeriCorps*VISTA members leverage human, financial, and material resources to increase the capacity of low-income communities across
the country to solve their own problems. Members receive training and professional development opportunities, an annual living
allowance, a choice between an education award or end-of-service stipend at the completion of one year of service, health insurance,
and childcare assistance subsidies. PLEASE NOTE: VISTA MEMBERS MAY NOT BE IN SCHOOL OR WORKING ANOTHER JOB WHILE COMPLETING THEIR
YEAR OF SERVICE. For more information about VISTA:
http://americorps.gov/
Salary:
Annual Living Allowance: $11,388 + Choice between End-of-service Educational Award or Stipend + Health Coverage
Deadline:
Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Review of resumes will begin on
December 1, 2008.
Application: Please send cover letter and resume to:
Priscilla Duffy, Esq.
Program Manager
Youth Advocacy Project
Ten Malcolm X Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
OR Fax: (617) 541-0904
OR
Email: pduffy@publiccounsel.net
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Internships & Volunteer Positions
Fall 2008
Law Students
After reading the internship descriptions,
please complete either the YAP
Application or EdLaw
Application and return it to
Theresa Flaherty (e-mail is preferred).
Please note that YAP is currently only accepting applications from law
students who have completed their second year and have taken a course in
evidence.
Click Here
to view the internship description for YAP.
Click Here
to view the internship description for EdLaw.
Graduate Social Work Students
The Youth Advocacy Project is not accepting applications
at this time.
Click Here
to view the internship description for Social Work students.
Undergraduate
Students, Volunteers
After reading the internship description,
please complete the YAP
Application and return it to
Theresa Flaherty (e-mail is preferred).
Click Here
to view the internship description for Undergraduates.
Click Here to view a list of past interns and volunteers.
Thank you to all of our Interns and
Volunteers for their hard work and dedication!
