Internship Opportunities

Interested in making a difference every day? We'd love to meet you! Apply at Sinnissippi Centers for Internship Opportunities today!

Our organization is trauma-sensitive. We welcome staff who are looking to work in an environment that embraces these concepts.

Sinnissippi Centers, Inc., is a community based behavioral healthcare center that has provided quality care to the Illinois residents of Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties since 1966. Sinnissippi is a fully accredited behavioral healthcare agency by The Joint Commission. We're committed to bringing passionate and professional individuals to help us continue to provide the best care to our communities. 

When applying for an internship, please include a cover letter with your application, this will allow us to determine the best fit for your internship experience. This is the information that we will take into account:

- College/University name

- Internship start and end dates (approximate is fine)

- Number of hours required per week

- Any schedule restrictions that you may have (i.e. internship hours limited to Tuesdays and Fridays)

- Preferred office location

- Preferred population with which you would like to focus your internship

- Required credentials of supervisor

- If there are any other elements of your internship that may need to be taken into account, please include that in your letter.

We offer both Master's and Bachelor's level internship opportunities! Sinnissippi accepts internship inquiries up to a year in advance of the internship start date.


YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. We proudly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are vital for our mission, vision, and values, and are important for healthy communities. Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma informed care, driven by diversity, equity, and inclusion, creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves-as consumers, as staff, and as community members.

There is no room for prejudice nor discrimination in our mission, vision, or values.

Our Vision: Through hope and healing, empowering all to live their best lives.

Our Values: Compassion, Empathy, Inclusion, Advocacy, Innovation and Humor.

Together we are building the world that we want to see. Come join us.

At Sinnissippi we are Stronger Together.