If you are interested in completing an internship with Welcome Baby, please read the following information and submit an application.

Welcome Baby is a home visitation program sponsored by the Utah County Health Department and the United Way of Utah County.  We train volunteers to visit new parents in our community. Volunteers visit their families once a month and act as a support during the transition to parenthood by teaching about infant development, health and safety, and connecting parents into community resources.  Families receive a free gift donated by someone in the community for their baby, a “Keeping Your Baby Healthy” guide and monthly development information that complements the information in the guide.

If you are interested in an internship, we require a full semester commitment. You must attend our training and be willing to be trained in office prior to the start of the semester.  This will help you to be able to start working immediately during your internship semester.  Your internship will include home visits, community outreach, training, and administrative duties.

The application/training process is the same for both Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University students.  If you receive the internship, you will attend a three-hour training that includes the following topics: child development, red flags, attachment bonding, infant cues, and how to conduct an effective home-visit.  You will also be required to purchase our training manuals ($25), pass a criminal background check, observe a home-visit, complete five hours of training in the office prior to the semester beginning, and have all reference letters sent to us.

Once you have submitted your application below, we will contact you to schedule further interviewing with our Early Childhood Initiative Manager.  If you have any questions, please contact us at 801-691-5320.

Name:     Date:

Birthdate:  Marital Status:  
Ethnicity:

Address:
City:    Zip:

Home phone:    Work phone:   
Cell phone:

Email:

Education:
High School: 9 10 11 12    College: 1 2 3 4    Graduate: 1 2 3 4

Major:    
Emphasis:

Which best describes you?   Bachelor's Student Master's Student Other

Which semester(s) would you like to complete your internship (please check all that apply):

How many total hours do you need for your internship?

How many hours do you plan to work each week?

Start Date:

Skills

Do you speak, write or understand a foreign language?  Yes:  No:  

If yes, please describe what language(s) and how fluent you consider yourself to be:

Please select areas you feel you have proficient skills:

Personal References

Please list two credible references we can contact. Please list people who know you well enough to give credible feedback about your ability to work with others and their children.

Name:      Phone:       Relationship:

Name:      Phone:       Relationship:

Name:      Phone:       Relationship:

The persons listed above are reliable sources that I give approval to be contacted with regards to my service as a Welcome Baby Home Visitor.   Please print your name for verification: