Community Partnerships & Events Intern in New York, New York at Athena
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Job Description
Athena Mental Health is a New York State mental health-approved provider of community mental health services for children, adults, and families with behavioral and emotional challenges. We specialize in individual and group psychotherapy for clients with a focus on trauma-informed care. We are dedicated to improving the quality and accessibility of mental health care for all, especially individuals from underserved communities.
Here at Athena, we pride ourselves on hiring a diverse group of mental health clinicians and staff who are passionate and dedicated to improving our clients’ overall emotional well-being. We provide both in-person and telehealth services for our clients and offer a competitive compensation plan and amazing benefits to our staff.
Are You a Good Fit For Us?
The Community Partnerships & Events Intern will support our team in strengthening relationships with our network of community partners and coordinating events that promote our clinic’s services and values. This role is ideal for a motivated, people-oriented individual interested in community health, event planning, and grassroots marketing. The intern will also assist with basic marketing tasks to help broaden our community impact.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Assist in maintaining and building relationships with community-based organizations, schools, and referral partners
- Support outreach efforts, including scheduling and preparing for partnership meetings, presentations, and tabling events
- Help coordinate and execute community events, including mental health fairs, open houses, and wellness workshops
- Contribute to planning logistics such as securing venues, ordering materials, managing event sign-ups, and coordinating volunteers
- Draft outreach communications such as flyers, email updates, and social media posts in collaboration with the marketing team
- Track outreach and event metrics for internal reporting
- Attend community events as a representative of the clinic when needed
- Perform other administrative tasks as assigned
- Currently pursuing a degree in Public Health, Communications, Marketing, Social Work, or a related field
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Organized, reliable, and detail-oriented
- Interest in community engagement and/or mental health
- Some familiarity with Canva, Mailchimp, or social media platforms is a plus
- Must be available to work occasional evenings or weekends for events
This position will be located at either the Manhattan office at 33 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, Suite 600, the Bronx office at 2825 Third Avenue, Suite 402, Bronx, NY 10455, the Rochester office at 1299 Portland Avenue, Suite1, Rochester, NY 14621 or Remote. This is a professional work environment where a computer, desk, chair and office supplies will be provided onsite at each of our offices.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the role above.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak on the phone or computer throughout the day, stand and sit for an extended period, and be able to write and answer emails in addition to carrying objects no greater than 35 pounds, when needed.
Direct Reports: This position has no direct reports.
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