Individual Internship Descriptions

We currently have openings in the following departments:

Constituent and Community Services

Interns will have the opportunity to engage and build relationships with a wide range of older adults, develop an understanding of how to best advocate for people in need, and gain experience and an appreciation for gerontology, social work and other fields of interest. Interns will be responsible for providing social and concrete support to older adult clients by engaging in weekly remote visits with seniors, supporting DOROT’s Door to Door and Kol DOROT (senior choir) programs. One of the three Constituent and Community Services will divide their time between that department and DOROT Westchester where they will engage in similar work and tasks. Interns will conduct client surveys on DOROT seniors to assess DOROT’s impact and assist with office projects, including data entry.

Connect Through Tech

The intern in this department will be an active contributor and collaborator. This individual will schedule and facilitate one-to-one tech visits with older adults, conduct pre-screening calls with clients referred to the Remote Tech Visit program and follow-up survey calls following a “visit”, update tech guidelines to be utilized by DOROT volunteers with seniors, match volunteers and clients through the Remote Tech Visit program and more. This intern will record data via Excel and in DOROT’s database and work with the Marketing and Communications team on specific projects.

Impact and Evaluation

This intern will conduct program impact surveys on DOROT seniors, code qualitative date and review studies relevant to DOROT’s mission and evaluation initiatives. In conducting surveys, this intern will: schedule phone survey interviews with DOROT seniors; record responses online; report concerns to DOROT staff, as needed; sort and code data collected and only survey results. This intern will also assist with research, including: tracking and summarizing trends in aging services, social isolation, and intergenerational programming; document use of assessment tools to help in determining program success indicators.

Kosher Meals at Home

These interns will make weekly calls to new, old and short-term emergency clients for their meal orders. The information these interns gain while speaking on the phone with DOROT clients is critical in providing support and services to the individual. These interns will learn how to refer seniors to other DOROT and outside services for assistance, make Birthday Calls and find out about individual technology needs to keep seniors connected.

Onsite and Special Programs

This intern will assist staff in an administrative capacity, help plan for upcoming programs, and engage with older adult participants. This individual should bring their interest in event planning and creativity to expand our offerings. This intern will become a familiar face to the DOROT community as they help form connections remotely. The Onsite at Home Department offers up to 25 Zoom programs per week. This intern will host or co-host programs for 10-100 people, conduct program surveys on DOROT seniors, design and facilitate their own program to occur weekly or one time, assist with data entry, participate in discussion-based programming and much more.

University Without Walls

This intern is an important part of the overall Connect Through Tech Department. This intern will assist with research and administrative tasks to ensure that the program runs smoothly and meets the needs of older adults who attend the program. This individual will: assist with collecting client feedback about programs, conduct phone surveys of participants to determine the impact of a particular program, perform Remote Tech Visits for seniors who are late tech adopters, assist with registration for older adults who are visually impaired, act as an ambassador to at the start of telephone-based programs, assist with data entry and more.

Volunteer Services

DOROT offers two distinct internships within the Volunteer Services (VS) Department. One intern will have a strong focus on the Response Team program. This intern will conduct survey calls to older adults to learn about the impact of the Response Team and meet the criteria for the Community Care Corps Grant. Additionally, this intern will provide administrative support to the program, including: data entry, Birthday Call outreach and general follow up with older adults and volunteers. Finally, the intern assigned to this position will provide support and assistance to DOROT’s Information and Orientation Sessions and Cardmaking program by reading and recording volunteer reference forms, entering background check information and submitting cardmaking data entries.

The second internship in the VS Department will be focused on three distinct areas: Caring Calls, Zoom programming and group outreach and cultivation. This intern will reach out to volunteers and older adults in the Caring Calls program to confirm their continued participation, beyond their initial commitment, as well as follow up on feedback forms that are received. Additionally, this intern will support Zoom and other new programs, including Cooking for DOROT. These programs focus on volunteer engagement. Finally, the intern in this department will reach out to local and national groups, introducing or re-introducing them to DOROT and beginning the engagement and cultivation process.

• Team player
• Eager to learn
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Zoom and Salesforce a plus

Applicants must be entering their sophomore, junior or senior years of study in the fall of 2021.

DOROT alleviates social isolation among the elderly and provides services to help them live independently as valued members of the community. We serve the Jewish and wider community, bringing the generations together in a mutually beneficial partnership of elders, volunteers and professionals. Our work provides an effective model for others.