Child Enrichment Intern

La Casita Center•Louisville, KY

About The Position

This internship position supports La Casita Center’s Children and Youth Enrichment team. This team works to provide a safe and nurturing environment to support young accompaniments at La Casita Center and enhance academic and social skills in children through formal and informal programming. This is an unpaid internship. Management and supervision: The assigned support person for onboarding and supervisory functions is the Capacity Building Coordinator. The intern’s Children Enrichment experience and delegation of tasks will be given by the Children & Youth Enrichment Community Liaison

Requirements

Ability to work well with children
Exhibit leadership and organization skills
Capacity to multitask and prioritize tasks
Must possess the ability to relate to parents and children and have a positive, creative attitude
Ability to lift up to 50lbs
Ability to climb, sit, stand, push, walk, kneel, and stoop
Ability to tolerate heat and humidity for extended periods of time
Noise level of work environment is high

Responsibilities

Campamento de La Alegría program(school aged children, June and July)
Engage students by responding to their questions, uplifting their work, and checking in with students
Support Camp volunteers as needed
Other duties as assigned pertaining to the camp (may include supporting with meals, menu and grocery list coordination, coordination of volunteers, and support with virtual content)
Supports the team to provide lessons and activities to students
Works directly with students during field trips and/or special events
Escuelita(pre-K program, September - May)
Prepare materials for activities
Set up and clean up meals and activities
Assist lead teacher in the classroom
Provide one on one support to students
Mentes Futuras Tutoring Program(September - May)
Assists with the Chromebook Loan Process
Communicate with students & families involved in the program
General Child Enrichment Services
Supports the child care area for daily walk-in programming, community events, Encuentros and Fundraising events, working with volunteers as needed
Set up and clean up of Children Enrichment spaces
Supports the team in the planning and execution of the Día de Los Niñxs y Regreso A Clases events
Builds rapport with families an d children being accompanied.
Researches and provides input with team members on how to provide culturally competent and holistic child enrichment practices.
Partnerships with Community Organizations
Supports tabling and outreach events throughout the year