Health Education and Promotion (HEP) recruits nine student assistants for each academic year. These are paid positions ($10.50 per hour). Student Assistants work 8 – 12 hours per week (average 10) when school is in session. Positions are available in three topic areas.
Learn more about the HEP Student Assistant Positions
We offer a physical therapy internship at the SHCS Physical Therapy Clinic. Each quarter, there are positions open for students interested in volunteering 4 hours per week for 2 quarters (not necessary in sequence, but preferred) in order to gain experience in an outpatient physical therapy setting. Volunteer experience is often necessary to satisfy requirements for professional school applications, but students may volunteer simply to satisfy their curiosity. The SHCS Physical Therapy Internship is organized directly through the Physical Therapy Clinic. For more information about this internship, please call (530) 752-2318.
The Multicultural Immersion Program (MIP) promotes intercultural dialogue and seeks to promote mental health among marginalized communities. It has an academic and an internship/peer educator component. The MIP academic component is an intensive educational experience made possible through a partnership between SHCS Counseling Services and the Department of Sociology. The sociology 30 series help students apply concepts they are learning in the classroom to their lives. The goal is that students acquire knowledge, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills that facilitate their functioning in a multicultural society. The internship component has peer educators who are passionate about social justice and facilitate workshops that help promote mental health, particularly for students who have had felt oppression in the past.
Learn more about the MIP Internship
Breathefree, in partnership with Health Education & Promotion, hires up to 8 volunteers for the Smoke and Tobacco Free Ambassador Internship. This position requires a three quarter commitment.
Read more about this position here.