Site Learning Activities and Requirements
All interns will participate in the internship learning activities as specified in the manual. Specific site activities/rotations/requirements above and beyond what is listed in the manual are provided below:
It is expected that the internship and training activities come first and any other roles/duties are secondary to the completion of the internship program.
Administrative Overview
Salary:
$35,000
Schedule:
Full-time (40 hours per week) generally 8:30 am – 4:30 pm from Monday – Friday.
Overtime:
Interns are allowed to work over 40 hours per week (never to exceed 50 hours per week), but only under the prior approval of their main primary supervisor and/or site supervisor.
Nights/Weekends:
Some evenings are required for social skills groups but no weekend work is required.
Malpractice Insurance:
If an intern is not covered by their school, LittleStar ABA Therapy will provide insurance for them.
Mileage:
LittleStar will reimburse a staff member for business use of their personally owned vehicle. Reimbursement will only be made for mileage that is for work-related travel. An appropriate supervisor must approve any reimbursement. The mileage reimbursement rate will be regularly reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer.
Benefits:
Interns are eligible for benefits offered to other site employees. Benefits will be discussed in detail during site orientation.
Leave Time
Paid Time Off (PTO):
14 days (112 hours) combined vacation and sick leave available from your first day.
Professional Development Leave:
3 days (24 hours) of professional development leave.Professional Development time is not considered PTO time. To use this time, interns will coordinate their schedules with their Primary Supervisor and Training Director, and track the hours as hours worked in their local system and as “Professional Development Leave” in the NPTC time tracking portal.
In an effort to promote self-care, interns are encouraged to utilize all leave time. The intern will paid up to 40 hours of any unused PTO at the end of their training year. Since Professional Development time is not considered a type of PTO, unused Professional Development will not be paid out at the end of the year.
Holidays:
This site observes the following holidays:
Holiday List
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve
When a scheduled holiday falls on a weekend the observed holiday is assigned according to individual site policy.
Site Directors/Supervisors cannot require an intern to work on any holiday listed above that the site does not observe. If the intern wishes to work on a given holiday in exchange for another day off of their choosing, that is permitted as long as it is approved and arranged in advance with his/her site director and/or supervisor. Also, if a site observes additional holidays or is closed for other reasons and the intern is unable to work, the intern cannot be forced to use their vacation time or sick days.