RIPPAC Internship Guide - Summer 2022

Name of Company / Association / Organization   NJACP/New Jersey Association of Community Providers

Internship Coordinator    Torilyn Villafana 

Coordinator’s Phone / Email  609-406-1400 tvillafana@njacp.org

Location of Main Office    140 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ

# of Interns Accepted  1

Where will the internship be done?

In the main office    X  

Remotely (student works from home)       

Combination of Remote & In-Office

Dates / Length of Summer Internship June - August

Required Hours/Week  20

Is there some type of salary or stipend?   No

If so, how much?

What is the application process?  (please include deadlines and other requirements.  Attach additional pages if needed) 

 To meet with our staff and CEO for professinal interview. We have a staff of 4 and hold staff interviews with our CEO.

Intern work areas:      Clerical  X         Research   X      Errands          Organizing   X

Please explain the work that will be required of the intern: 

Assist the Director of Government Affairs develop  policy and advocate on issues important to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and assist other staff as needed.

Will there be opportunities for the intern to observe

Internal strategy sessions?  X     Legislative sessions?   X        Committee hearings?  X

Is the intern expected to work evenings and weekends?  If so, please explain. 

 No

What are your current COVID-19 workplace requirements?  (We recognize that these can change at any moment.)

 Our staff are fully vaccinated and ask that a mask be worn if the intern is not.

Do you have any suggestions for the applicants? (Please use additional pages if necessary)