Memory Care Café, Digital Communications & Administrative Technology InternAt — Living Love Connection Teaching Center
**Make a Difference. Build Your Skills. Transform Lives Through Love in Action!** Join Living Love Connection Teaching Center, a woman-led nonprofit in Oakland dedicated to creating communities of care, connection, and belonging. As a **Memory Care Café, Digital Communications & Administrative Technology Intern**, you'll gain hands-on experience supporting older adults, individuals experiencing memory changes, and their care partners while developing valuable professional skills. You'll help coordinate Memory Care Café programs, create engaging social media content, support website development, manage administrative technology, and assist with community outreach and special events. **Ideal Fields of Study:** Social Work, Psychology, Gerontology, Public Health, Human Services, Sociology, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Information Technology, and related disciplines. This internship offers meaningful mentorship, leadership development, hands-on project experience, and opportunities to make a measurable impact in the community. **Bring your creativity, compassion, and talents. Help us turn Love into Action!**
Student Learning Outcomes
- Collaborate effectively with others to achieve shared goals.
- Work and/or communicate effectively, respectfully, and inclusively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Examine how organizations contribute to societal well-being, equity, and/or sustainability.
Student Learning Outcomes - Other
Industry-Specific Student Learning Outcomes
Through this internship with Living Love Connection Teaching Center, students will gain practical experience in nonprofit management, community-based social services, digital communications, and administrative technology.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
1. Community Engagement: Apply culturally responsive practices when supporting older adults, individuals experiencing memory changes, and care partners.
2. Social Work & Human Services:Develop skills in active listening, resource navigation, professional boundaries, and compassionate, person-centered support.
3. Program Coordination: Assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating Memory Care Café activities and community events.
4. Digital Communications:Create social media content, update websites, and implement outreach strategies to increase community engagement.
5. Administrative Technology: Utilize databases, digital forms, spreadsheets, and organizational tools to improve operational efficiency.
6. Nonprofit Leadership :Develop project management, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills.
7. Program Evaluation: Collect participation data, analyze feedback, and contribute to measurable program outcomes.
Students will leave with practical experience, completed projects, and transferable professional skills that support future careers.
Living Love Connection Teaching Center (LLC) will provide students with a structured orientation, hands-on training, ongoing mentorship, and supervised learning opportunities to prepare them for their internship responsibilities. Training will include: 1. Organizational Orientation: Introduction to LLC's mission, values, programs, policies, professional expectations, confidentiality, and community engagement practices. 2. Memory Care Café & Care Partner Support: Training in dementia awareness, compassionate communication, person-centered engagement, safety procedures, professional boundaries, and supporting individuals experiencing memory changes and their care partners. Students will assist under supervision and will not provide unsupervised personal or medical care. 3. Program Coordination: Guidance in event preparation, participant registration, volunteer coordination, community outreach, and program evaluation. 4. Digital Communications & Content Creation: Hands-on training in Canva, social media platforms, website content management, graphic design, photography, video editing, and accessible communications. 5. Administrative Technology: Training in spreadsheets, databases, digital forms, file management, data entry, and organizational reporting. 6. Workshops & Professional Development: Opportunities to participate in educational workshops, team meetings, community events, and relevant training sessions. Ongoing Support: Students will receive regular check-ins, project guidance, constructive feedback, and mentorship from LLC leadership to strengthen professional competencies and achieve their academic learning objectives.
Living Love Connection Teaching Center prioritizes student and participant safety. Interns will receive orientation on workplace safety, emergency procedures, confidentiality, infection prevention, and respectful communication. Students supporting Memory Care Café participants will work under supervision and receive guidance on dementia awareness, appropriate boundaries, and recognizing potential safety concerns. Interns will not provide medical treatment, administer medications, or perform personal care without supervision. Students will report incidents or concerns immediately to their supervisor. The program will maintain a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all participants and interns.
Living Love Connection Teaching Center (LLC) welcomes undergraduate and graduate students interested in gaining hands-on experience in Social Work, Public Health, Psychology, Communications, Marketing, Information Technology, Nonprofit Management, and related fields. **How to Apply:** Interested students should apply through their college or university's internship placement program and submit a current résumé, a brief statement of interest, their field of study, required internship hours, and availability. **Interview Process:** Selected applicants will be invited to a virtual or in-person interview to discuss their interests, professional goals, skills, and potential contributions. **Next Steps:** Accepted interns will participate in an orientation, receive training, and work with a designated supervisor to establish learning objectives and meaningful project assignments. We value diversity, creativity, compassion, and a commitment to community service. Students from all backgrounds and beliefs are welcome. **Contact:** Rev. Arleen King, Founder & Spiritual Leader **Email:** info@livingloveconnection.com **Website:** www.livingloveconnection.org Join us in making a difference through **Love in Action!**
| Hours | Duration |
|---|---|
| 6 | hours per month |