Social Impact & Community Intern

Social Impact & Community Intern — The Pediatric Collective

Location: Remote
Position Type: Internship
Schedule: Part-time during the academic year or full-time during the summer
Compensation: Paid

About The Pediatric Collective

The Pediatric Collective is an industry association. It brings together pediatric therapy companies, clinicians, parents, caregivers, researchers, and other industry leaders committed to improving access to high-quality care for children.

Pediatric therapy does not receive enough attention despite the enormous need. Families often face long waitlists for speech, occupational, physical, and behavioral therapy—in some communities, children may wait months or even years for an appointment. These delays can cause children to miss critical opportunities for early intervention.

The Pediatric Collective was created to help change that. We plan to elevate pediatric therapy as a national priority, increase awareness of the challenges facing children and families, share promising practices across the industry, and bring together organizations that can help develop meaningful solutions.

The Pediatric Collective is separate from Oaklin Lane and is intended to represent and include companies throughout the pediatric therapy industry.

To learn more, visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tpcollective/

About the Role

We are looking for a thoughtful, creative, and mission-driven Social Impact & Community Intern to help build a national community committed to improving pediatric therapy.

You will help engage parents, caregivers, clinicians, therapy providers, researchers, advocates, and other industry leaders around the challenges facing children who need care. You may support community-building initiatives, partnerships, events, research, educational resources, and campaigns that increase awareness and encourage action.

This is not an observational internship. You will own meaningful projects, build relationships with people across the pediatric therapy community, and help create a platform that gives children, families, and clinicians a stronger voice.

What You’ll Do

Depending on your interests and experience, projects may include:

Identifying and engaging parents, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, therapy providers, and community leaders

Helping develop and manage The Pediatric Collective’s membership and broader community

Building relationships with schools, universities, nonprofits, professional associations, and advocacy organizations

Organizing webinars, roundtables, listening sessions, working groups, and community events

Gathering stories and perspectives from families and clinicians

Researching barriers to pediatric therapy, including waitlists, workforce shortages, insurance access, and geographic disparities

Developing campaigns and initiatives that increase awareness of pediatric therapy

Creating educational resources for parents, caregivers, and community partners

Supporting newsletters, social media, and other community communications

Identifying opportunities for partnerships and collaborative initiatives

Tracking community engagement and evaluating the impact of programs

Presenting ideas and recommendations directly to The Pediatric Collective’s leadership

Who Should Apply

We welcome undergraduate and graduate students from all academic backgrounds, including:

Social impact or nonprofit management

Public health

Public policy

Social work

Psychology or child development

Education or special education

Communications or journalism

Community development

Sociology

Healthcare administration

Speech-language pathology

Occupational or physical therapy

Other related disciplines

Prior healthcare or community-building experience is not required. We care more about empathy, initiative, communication, and a genuine desire to improve access to care for children and families.

Strong candidates will be:

Passionate about helping children and families

Comfortable building relationships with people from different backgrounds

Strong writers, communicators, and listeners

Creative and thoughtful about engaging communities

Organized and able to manage multiple initiatives

Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Able to turn broad ideas into practical action

Proactive, dependable, and eager to take ownership

What You’ll Gain

Ownership of social-impact and community-building initiatives within a developing national industry association

Experience engaging families, clinicians, companies, researchers, and advocacy organizations

Direct exposure to the challenges facing pediatric therapy providers and the families they serve

Opportunities to develop partnerships across healthcare, education, research, and public policy

Experience creating campaigns, events, resources, and community programs

Direct interaction with The Pediatric Collective’s leadership

The opportunity to help make pediatric therapy a national priority

How to Apply

Please submit your application through The Pediatric Collective LinkedIn page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tpcollective/

Candidates should include a resume and a short explanation of why they are interested in helping The Pediatric Collective build a community and advance access to pediatric therapy.