DDS Summer Urban Youth |Middleboro Regional Office | Office Administration

Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is sponsoring a great program called the Urban Youth Collaborative
. This program offers students between the ages of 18 and 24 the opportunity to enrich the lives of both the students and the individuals receiving supports within the Southeast Region
. The goal of this program is to give young adults exposure into the field of Human Services, enabling them to strongly consider a career supporting people with developmental disabilities. The human services field has career opportunities as lawyers, accountants, program directors, residential staff, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and a wide range of other roles. The DDS Southeast Region is seeking hard‑working and compassionate candidates to serve as interns in an office administration role.

Southeastern Residential Services is comprised of 50+ residential state‑operated homes across the Southeast Region of Massachusetts for 175+ individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through building connections, friendships, reaching goals and executing personal choices for the people we support, each intern can help an individual cross activities and new experiences off their list. No matter the task, young adults within the Urban Youth Collaborative Program are here to advocate for and follow through with the activities people want to engage in.

Spanning across the Cape, Taunton and Braintree areas, interns in the Southeast have many opportunities for community engagement while providing support to individuals aged 22 and older.

The program opens in the middle of May and runs to Labor Day Weekend. This summer session is restricted to a maximum 90‑day appointment. It will be necessary for participants to be available for the entire summer, and unfortunately no vacations will be granted. All participants must have a valid driver’s license.

Seasonal Office Interns work under the direction of Office Administrators and perform a variety of clerical and administrative tasks to support the mission of the Southeast Regional Office.

• Utilize Microsoft Office applications – Word and Excel – with accuracy.
• Perform accurate typing, word processing and data entry.
• Maintain case archive process for the office: filing, records management, archive submissions, archive requests, etc.
• Receive and distribute incoming mail, memoranda, packages, etc., to appropriate individuals within the assigned department.
• Operate standard office machines and equipment requiring brief orientation, such as photocopiers, other copying machines, telephone systems, postage meter, calculators, adding machines, etc.
• Track the data drive information used in case assignments and personnel management.
• Serve as a receptionist. Greet clients and visitors; answer telephone calls; refer clients and visitors to appropriate department staff when needed.
• Provide administrative /clerical support and projects as assigned.
• Provide routine information concerning agency office locations, programs and services.
• Assist with processing mail and fax as necessary.
• Maintain filing system.

• Applicant must be between 18-24 years old.
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation.

Schedule:

These positions will be first shift (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) with specified days off.

Pay:
All State employees are paid bi‑weekly through direct deposit. Current Urban Youth Collaborative pay rate is $22.98 per hour.

A criminal history check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired.

• Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) Abuse Registry Search: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-registry
• Criminal background check (CORI) by regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services: http:///cori
• National Background Checks, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 2014, conduct fingerprint‑based check: https://-checks

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