Internships & Volunteer Opportunities

Patient Greeters – (M-F 10 am - 5 pm)

Greet patients in clinic waiting rooms.  Communicate with front desk and providers to answer patient questions regarding waiting times.  Orient patients to SIHB services and refer patients for needed services.  Generally assist patients and staff to improve the waiting room experience.  Promote a culturally welcoming environment.

Reading Assistants – (M-F 10 am - 5 pm)

Read to children in waiting rooms and prenatal groups to help build reading skills (both individually and during "story times").  Help implement the Reach Out and Read program.

Child Care Assistants – (M-F 10 am - 5 pm)

Oversee children in waiting rooms.  Assist with activities to minimize waiting room.

Elders Assistants – (W & F 11 am - 3 pm)

Assist with Native elders groups and activities.  Groups are held twice weekly and include arts & crafts, bingo, speakers, videos and other activities.  Assist staff in locating and securing needed elders resources.

Youth Assistants – (days/times varies including some evenings)

Assist with youth activities including arts & crafts, game night, etc.  Mentor and tutor Native youth in middle and high school.  Assist youth in exploring career alternatives.

Thunderbird Treatment Center – (M-Sun - times vary)

Sharing Native cultures with clients in chemical dependency treatment.  May include speaking to groups, assisting with arts & crafts, storytelling and other activities.

Tutor clients to prepare for GED and/or entry into further education.  Assist clients in computer lab.  Assist with exploring potential career possibilities, jobs skills building and potential job placement upon treatment completion.

Grounds and Facilities - assist with grounds and facility clean-up projects.

Administration & Technical Assistance – (M-F 9 am - 6 pm)

Website - Assistance in website design and update.

Statistician for assistance in Urban Indian Health Institute research projects.

Mailing List completion and merging.

Set up and catalog library.

General Clerical & Office Help (both in-clinic and Administration)