Mental Health Community Outreach Intern

About the role

Houston Circle of Hope Services is a for-profit organization dedicated to improving mental health access, reducing stigma, and connecting underserved communities to culturally responsive care across Greater Houston and the Beaumont area.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach at community events, schools, faith-based and neighborhood centers
• Deliver or co-facilitate brief psychoeducation workshops and resource orientations
• Auxiliary with community needs assessments, surveys, and focus groups
• Maintain and update partner and provider resource lists; triage basic referrals to services
• Create flyers, social posts, and newsletter content aligned with brand and health literacy best practices
• Help plan and staff outreach campaigns (e.g., Mental Health Awareness Month)
• Track outreach metrics, contacts, and outcomes; prepare weekly reports
• Support data entry, scheduling, and follow-ups with partners and participants
• Uphold confidentiality, cultural humility, and trauma-informed practices
• Contact all social media referral leads

Qualifications

• Current student or recent graduate in psychology, social work, public health, counseling, or related field
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable engaging diverse communities
• Cultural competence; bilingual English/Spanish or other languages a plus
• Basic knowledge of mental health, community resources, and social determinants of health
• Organized, reliable, and able to work some evenings/weekends for events
• Proficient with Google Workspace/Microsoft Office; Canva or similar a plus
• Must pass background check; valid driver’s license and reliable transportation preferred

Learning Outcomes

• Hands-on experience in community mental health outreach and engagement
• Skills in program coordination, data collection, and partnership building
• Exposure to trauma-informed, culturally responsive practices

Schedule

10–20 hours per week; mix of office, field, and remote tasks

Occasional evenings/weekends for community events