RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, Calif., May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) welcomed students
from Cajon High School to its first
micro-internship, a one-day program focused on entry-level career
pathways held on April 24 in
collaboration with San Bernardino
County of Schools' (SBCSS) Workforce SBCSS Program.
Highlights included a panel discussion with IEHP leaders, campus
tours and lunch for participants, all of whom were or are currently
enrolled in Cajon High's Behavioral
Health & Human Services Pathway Program.
"This is such an exciting moment for me because you are the very
first students to set foot on our IEHP campus," said Carmen Vega, IEHP's manager of Community
Behavioral Health and Community Supports.
The Workforce SBCSS Program features in-person/virtual
interactions between industry partners and small groups of
students. Its mission is to transform lives through workplace
readiness, and micro-internships are one way to make that
possible.
"We really want [our students] to be able to learn technical and
essential skills that will be able to support their transition into
a workplace like IEHP," said Jalisa
Randle, project manager for Workforce SBCSS.
IEHP first collaborated with SBCSS in June 2023 to host micro-internships on its
campus, allowing students to connect directly with industry leaders
to ask in-depth questions; learn and practice foundational
workplace-related skills; receive hands-on training and feedback;
and broaden their professional network.
Cajon High School is located in
the north end of San Bernardino
off West Hill Drive. Out of close to 2,800 students enrolled, 78%
are identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged and 6.4% are
English language learners. Curriculum and programs like the site's
career pathway are designed to meet the diverse needs of the
school's population of students and set them for success pre-
and-post-graduation.
"I have the privilege of having a great community at school
where [our pathway lead] Mr. [Christian]
Peters and my counselor helped me get into this program,"
said Melody Glass, a Cajon High senior. "I don't think I would have
been here otherwise without them."
To learn more about Workforce SBCSS, go to www.wsbcss.org. For
more on IEHP and careers available, visit careers.iehp.org.
About IEHP
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland
Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid
health plans, the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public
health plan in the country, and for the third year in a row,
certified as A Great Place To Work®. Founded in 1996,
IEHP supports more than 1.5 million Riverside and San
Bernardino County residents enrolled in Medicaid or IEHP
DualChoice (those with both Medi-Cal and Medicare). As of 2024,
IEHP also offers Covered California plans, further ensuring health
care access for even more IE residents. Today, IEHP has a robust
network of quality doctors throughout our two counties and nearly
4,000 team members who are fully committed to the vision: We will
not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant
health. To learn more, go to iehp.org.
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SOURCE Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)