Program Coordinating Intern
About The Position
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED AN HOURLY RATE OF $19.50. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community. ACS' Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) strives to ensure children and youth in foster care receive high-quality services designed to help them achieve permanency, remain safe while in care, and improve their overall well-being. Within FPS, the Office of Youth Success Services (OYSS) works cross-functionally with ACS' juvenile justice, prevention, and child protection teams to achieve positive safety, well-being and permanency outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system through the provision of education, workforce readiness, job placement and housing supports. FPS is seeking 2 highly motivated and detail-orientated Program Coordinating undergrad Intern to join our Office of College Success Initiatives team.
Requirements
- You must be an undergraduate student and must either be currently enrolled in a college or university or must have graduated within one year of the current program year
- As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
- Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with managing multiple projects
- Experience with executing, designing and developing presentations
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with working in a fast-paced environment independently and as a member of a team
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with foster care provider agencies to provide post-secondary planning support by exploring and sharing college access options that agencies can share with their youth
- Provide event planning support (workshops, trainings, college fairs, etc.)
- Assist with developing meaningful agendas and coordinating with community speakers for presentations
- Attend events (workshops, trainings, college fairs, etc.) hosted by the Office of College Access & Success
- Draft letters, memos, recommendations, and other correspondence relating to the College Choice Program
- Provide administrative support to the Office of College Access and Success Team as needed
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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