Innovation & Affordable Housing Intern (Masters Student Placement)
Innovation & Affordable Housing Intern (Masters Student Placement)
Term: May - August 2025 (Full-Time Placement)
About SE Health:
SE Health is a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to reimagining health care and housing to support people in aging well at home and in their communities. We are seeking a motivated and passionate summer intern to contribute to our Innovation and Affordable Workforce Housing initiatives. This role is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in social impact innovation, partnership development, and the implementation of workforce housing solutions.
Position Summary
The Summer Intern will work with two teams:
Future of Aging Innovation Team - Contribute to 1-2 innovation projects focused on helping older adults age at home with dignity. Potential projects include working on our national impact challenge, supporting innovation capacity building, and scaling digital solutions.
Affordable Workforce Housing Team - Support the exploration of partnerships and the development of pilot projects aimed at improving housing access for health care workers. Potential projects include identifying resources to support staff in accessing affordable housing, and pathways to home ownership.
This role is ideal for a master's student interested in aging and innovation, community development, or affordable housing, who is eager to apply innovation practices, research, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills to real-world impact initiatives.
Responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to work on and support our team with a range of exciting projects. Responsibilities will be matched with assigned projects (the following are some examples):
Conducting research and environmental scans to identify best practices and innovative models in aging in place and affordable housing.
Supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of pilot projects.
Engaging with stakeholders, industry partners, and policymakers to explore partnerships and funding opportunities.
Assisting with grant and proposal development to support housing and innovation projects.
Contributing to reports, presentations, and knowledge exchange activities to share findings with internal and external partners.
Helping to develop strategies for scaling and sustaining successful innovations.
Requirement:
Currently enrolled in a master's program in Business Administration, Urban Planning, Community Development, Public Health, Innovation Design, or a related field.
Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities for engaging diverse stakeholders.
Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Passion for social impact, aging, innovation, and/or affordable housing.
About Us:
At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing. We are an inclusive workplace offering competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, and work life balance. We're a great place to work, and we hope you'll join our team.
In the interest of the health and safety of our patients/clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means a person has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and it has been 14 days since the last dose.
SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact Talent Acquisition Team at careers@sehc.com at your earliest convenience.