Women & Children's Program Intern

Light Of Life Rescue Mission•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Light of Life Rescue Mission serves people in the Northside of Pittsburgh who are experiencing homelessness, poverty, and other related challenges. This internship is designed to assist the Women & Children's Long-term Program. The intern's primary role will be to help strengthen female clients' family units, mainly through providing childcare while mothers engage in program activities. Light of Life will provide a $400/week stipend for 25-28 hours per week.

Responsibilities

Assists childcare team in the implementation of children's and parent programming to strengthen and improve the family unit and quality of life
Overseeing daily classroom activities for mainly the Nursery 0-4 years, and occasionally School-Aged Room
Implement family-based curriculum and lesson plans, including family events, summer programming, and field trips
Provides overall support and care to children and families as needed
Provide support to volunteers in day-to-day care of children in the nursery and school aged children during the summer
Attend overnight Family Camp with mothers and children and assist in planning process - August 15-17th
Execute case management tasks for family and child-related needs including referrals, and monthly home visits etc.
Opportunity to assist in at-home visits inspections
Record a weekly report of day-to-day activities and take photos of programming and fieldtrips for grant reporting
Serve as an advocate and encourager for families that are recovering from homelessness and drug or alcohol addiction