Kindness Ambassador at NAMI Boulder County (National Alliance on Mental Illness) (CU PIIE)

This internship is part of the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE). Please visit our website for qualifications, descriptions, and information on how to apply to this and other internships. If you have questions about this internship, please email cupiie@colorado.edu. 

Internship Title: Kindness Ambassador Host 

Organization: NAMI Boulder County (National Alliance on Mental Illness) https://namibouldercounty.org/ 

Day-to-day tasks will include administrative support, assisting the Executive Director, monitoring social media, team meetings, and work on long-term projects. The long-term projects and scope of work will be designed during the internship, and will include public outreach, NAMI events (planning through hosting), independent projects (open-ended at this point - could be fundraising, writing, presentations, etc.), and team projects. Examples of projects that take place each summer include creating youth activities for the Family Learning Center Resource Fair and our NAMI Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. 

Qualifications: 

Looking for a unique and inspiring mix of any of these (all majors welcome!): 

A kind and caring human! 

Wants to help others Organized with good time management skills 

Passionate about mental health and illness, raising awareness and ending stigma! 

Familiarity and/or experience with NAMI Curious, creative, and kind 

Responsive 

Self-directed Attention to detail 

Critical thinking and resourceful problem-solving skills 

Savvy communication skills 

Treats others with kindness 

Reasonably competent with the usual tools - Word, G-Suite, Zoom, Social media galore 

Like ice cream or coffee or some kind of fun treat 

Able to write a great letter 

Artistic 

Comfortable being yourself and putting your unique spin on your work

Experience with and/or interest in learning about how to sustain a small non-profit org 

Enjoy laughing 

Enjoy working with others 

Interest in working with families 

Like animals 

Able to work independently 

Can engage with people in the community 

Friendly and kind! 

Preferred qualifications include:

My ideal candidate is someone I can trust and depend on to be themselves, value the unique selves of others, and do the work that helps us all to succeed in our shared visions. NAMI is a grassroots organization of volunteers serving others in the community with the mission of helping EVERYONE who's lives are impacted by mental illness. It's a big job, and we're a small team, but that mission inspires us at all points in our journey and leads us to amazing places. It is a LOT of work, but it is also a LOT of fun. And it is a rewarding and life-changing experience. We're excited to meet you!

20-30 hours a week