Job Description
Please note: This is a listing for an unpaid internship position, and you must be currently enrolled in an academic program with an academic advisor to be eligible. If you are not a student, please apply using our volunteer application.
Are you interested in making a meaningful difference in people's lives?
The NAMI HelpLine is contacted over 75,000 times a year by people across the U.S. who are affected by mental health conditions and are in need of help. HelpLine Information and Resource Referral Specialists provide a vital service to the NAMI community by responding with empathy to inquiries by phone call, web chat, and text, and by providing valuable information about mental health conditions and treatment options, NAMI education and support programs, and other mental health resources.
The HelpLine Specialist Experience
NAMI HelpLine Specialists help individuals and families improve their lives and advance recovery by listening to their concerns and connecting them with essential resources and services. They extend empathy, understanding, respect, and emotional support to everyone contacting the NAMI HelpLine. In return, as Specialists they will develop a deep understanding of the mental health landscape, mental health conditions, treatment options, and recovery strategies. They will also experience the appreciation and gratitude expressed by the individuals, families, and caregivers they serve.
The NAMI HelpLine recognizes the value of lived experience as it expands one's capacity for empathy, motivates a sincere desire to help others, and at times provides valuable perspective. However, HelpLine service often involves triggering conversations and topics. A Specialist's mental health must be solid with well-established treatment and/or self-help strategies and necessary support. If at any time in the interview, onboarding or during service a Specialist or staff member becomes aware that providing HelpLine services could or is having a negative impact on a Specialist or that help seekers are not being well served the Specialist will be asked to step-away from service.
Serving Remotely
All HelpLine Specialists work remotely from their homes, apartments, or dorms and connect with help seekers via phone call, web chat, and text, using NAMI's cloud-based communications platform. Specialists are required to have access to a computer with the most recent operating system (MacOS, Windows, or Linux) as well as high-speed internet.
Onboarding
Working with help seekers on the NAMI HelpLine is extremely rewarding, and yet at times, challenging. This requires a commitment to complete about 20 hours of training within a three-week onboarding period, plus participating in a one-hour technology and roleplay training, designed to prepare you to confidently and positively address the diverse needs presented by help seekers. Throughout your onboarding experience, you will complete rewarding online instructional content, interactive exercises, knowledge checks, and a final test prior to joining as a member of the NAMI HelpLine Specialist Team. We also have a Teen & Young Adult HelpLine service, which offers this population an opportunity to connect with other young people to receive support on issues that affect them and others in their age group. All HelpLine Specialists receive specialized training, and those who are between 20-30 years old are encouraged to participate.
Minimum Time Commitment Requirements
Please note the following time commitment requirements:
Shift #1: 10am - 2pm
Shift #2: 2 - 6pm
Shift #3: 6 - 10pm
Ongoing Support
The NAMI HelpLine team strives to create a supportive virtual community for our Specialists! Ongoing support is provided throughout each shift via cloud-based technology and a direct messaging social media platform, Slack. Additionally, our staff participate in two available shift change Zoom meetings, Monday through Friday, to share experiences and information and to answer questions. Specialists are required to attend at least one shift change Zoom meeting per week with their camera on. Furthermore, our staff routinely observe and provide coaching support throughout each HelpLine Specialist's time on the HelpLine.
Professional Qualifications:
Personal Qualities:
The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing mental health information, resource referrals, empathy, and hope. HelpLine Specialists respond to each help-seeker's needs, from answering basic questions to helping navigate serious, complex issues.
To prepare you to become a HelpLine Specialist, we offer free online training, onboarding, and coaching. This time and effort NAMI puts into preparing HelpLine Specialists is an investment in you and those who trust NAMI during difficult times with deeply personal issues.
It costs the NAMI HelpLine nearly $500.00 to recruit, train, and coach each HelpLine Specialist. It's a serious investment, and we're looking for passionate people with a desire to help others and the ability to commit to:
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