Intern at Easterseals PORT Health

At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), our mission is rooted in empowering individuals and strengthening communities. We are seeking a motivated and passionate intern to support our Learning and Development team in enhancing staff training and development across our innovative behavioral health, psychiatric, and IDD services.

This isn’t just an internship — it’s an opportunity to be part of a team that equips caregivers and clinicians with the tools they need to provide life-changing care. You’ll contribute to meaningful work that supports our mission of helping people reach their full potential.

Your Role in Our Mission

This internship will provide hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs that promote professional growth and development within our agency. The intern will have an opportunity to learn how to develop and work within a robust Learning Management System (LMS). There may be opportunities to facilitate training based on knowledge, skills and abilities. 

Training Development: Assist in the creation of training materials, presentations, and resources for staff development programs.

Program Support: Help coordinate and facilitate training sessions, workshops, and seminars, ensuring a smooth execution of events.

Needs Assessment: Conduct surveys and gather feedback from staff to identify training needs and areas for improvement.

Research: Explore best practices and current trends in behavioral health training and development to inform program enhancements.

Evaluation: Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of training programs through data collection and analysis, preparing reports on findings.

Administrative Tasks: Support the department with administrative duties, such as scheduling meetings, maintaining training records, and managing communication with staff.

Why Join Us? 

This internship offers a unique opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a real-world behavioral health setting. You’ll gain hands-on experience supporting staff development, learn the inner workings of training programs, and work with a team committed to making a meaningful impact. Along the way, you'll build valuable professional connections, strengthen your skills, and contribute to a mission-driven organization focused on empowering individuals and improving lives.

What We’re Looking For

To join our team, you must be currently enrolled in a Human Resources, Communications, Organizational Development, Instructional Design, Educational Technology or Adult Education. To be successful in your internship, you must possess the below skills:

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Passion for learning and development in the behavioral health field.
• Candidates will need to live in the Eastern part of North Carolina in the heart of the service area
• Please note that this is an unpaid internship.

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive Culture, Different Voices, Embracing Potential, Authentic Self & Learning & Growing (IDEAL) organization.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!