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Opportunities with Hartford Choice

If you feel called to serve as a positive role model in the life of an at-risk inner city youth, Hartford Choice offers two exciting opportunities for you to make a difference: our post-undergraduate Caseworker positions; and our student Internship program. Ideal candidates are selected from a pool of applicants based on a demonstrated commitment toward making a difference in the lives of troubled youths.

If you have thought about joining the Peace Corps, an AmeriCorps program or some other benevolent organization consider the benefits of being a Caseworker with Hartford Choice before you make a commitment.

Caseworker Position

Position Responsibilities:

Benefits:

Caseworkers receive a bi-weekly stipend plus benefits.

Moreover, Choice remains committed to helping Caseworkers find their future. Upon completion their one-year contractual obligation, Catholic Family Services will pay Caseworkers up to an additional six weeks to help ease the transition between jobs.

Locating a new job is made easier, too. Caseworkers' extensive contact with drug treatment centers, and other social and human service programs gives them the opportunity to acquaint themselves with potential employers, including:

In fact, the Choice model is so highly respected that the Connecticut Department of Children & Family Services considers a one-year commitment to Choice as two years worth of experience in filling its case management positions.

Student Internship Program

Requirements:

must be a student enrolled in college or university

Position Overview:

Interns are expected to support our team of caseworkers, and must be willing to work in direct contact with juvenile parolees in the Greater Hartford area.

Position Responsibilities:

Interns begin their training shadowing caseworkers to pick up on advocacy, supervision and crisis intervention skills. Individual responsibilities vary with the level of commitment each person demonstrates, but all interns must be willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week. Scheduling is flexible and can include nights and weekends.

Benefits:

Interns gain valuable work experience, and come into contact with potential future employers. Upon graduation from college, capable interns are given a decided advantage over all other applicants for Hartford Choice Caseworker positions.