Education, Hunger, and Resilience Intern - Texas
Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law. Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.
Summary
Save the Children’s U.S. Programs (USP) division is committed to ensuring that all children in rural America have a healthy, strong foundation to thrive as learners and in life. Our contribution to a full cradle-to-career continuum is focused on the early years, birth through elementary school; and our goals are to increase kindergarten readiness and grade-level literacy and math proficiency for children in under-resourced rural communities.
The Education, Hunger, and Resilience Department of US Programs is a highly dynamic and collaborative team that is dedicated to driving high quality programming and services across rural America. We are seeking an intern to support our TX Programs & Resources team across a variety of programs, projects, and special initiatives. TX Programs focuses on School readiness Literacy and education programming across Texas (including Central, East and South and Border TX)
What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties & Responsibilities)
- Support education programming implementation in collaboration with the TX team and local partners around literacy and school readiness.
- Support other special projects and initiatives related to programming across content areas including kindergarten readiness, food insecurity, grade-level proficiency, community-based approaches, and training and knowledge management.
- Support user access and technical assistance across platforms including CollaborNation and other e-learning platforms.
- Support data and reporting for partners.
- Provide technical / operational support on Save the Children’s programmatic grant opportunities (Community engagement, Literacy and school readiness programs and projects)
Required Qualifications
- Must be an actively enrolled Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of program start date
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
- Professional proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
What’s In It for You
- Meaningful work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member
- Highly collaborative and innovative teams
- Flexible schedule
- Remote opportunity
- The knowledge that your internship is changing the lives of children all around the world
Classification: Paid Intern
Part-time: Up to 24 hours per week
Expected Program Dates: September 18- December 8, 2023
Pay: $16.10/hour
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