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CASA · 1 month ago

Education Intern

Hyattsville, MD, US

Internship

Onsite

Intern

CASA is a national organization focused on creating social change through community organizing and advocacy. The Education Intern will support CASA's youth programs and ESOL initiatives, facilitating workshops and providing mentorship to immigrant youth while promoting civic engagement and social justice.

AdvocacyCommunitiesNon ProfitSocial

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Assist the Youth Program’s Coordinator in the development and facilitation of weekly workshops on topics including career readiness, post-secondary enrollment, leadership development, and grassroots organizing

Utilize popular education techniques to create a fun, dynamic, and culturally responsive learning environment that promotes teamwork and aids students in developing their leadership skills

Provide mentorship that supports students’ academic and professional success

Maintain communication with and follow directions from program staff to ensure that students are receiving high quality mentorship of consistent tone and style

Support the mission of CASA and encourage students to actively participate in community events that promote civic engagement and social justice

Conduct outreach calls, text messages and emails in Spanish (mostly) and English to potential ESOL students to provide a program overview and information regarding upcoming registrations

Assist with ESOL staff with student registration events

Preserve the confidentiality of all CASA youth and CASA member information

Potential for other duties to be performed as the occasion and necessity arises

Qualification

SpanishEnglishGoogle SuitesCultural respectCommitment to social changeDetail orientedTeamwork

Required

Assist the Youth Program's Coordinator in the development and facilitation of weekly workshops on topics including career readiness, post-secondary enrollment, leadership development, and grassroots organizing

Utilize popular education techniques to create a fun, dynamic, and culturally responsive learning environment that promotes teamwork and aids students in developing their leadership skills

Provide mentorship that supports students' academic and professional success

Maintain communication with and follow directions from program staff to ensure that students are receiving high quality mentorship of consistent tone and style

Support the mission of CASA and encourage students to actively participate in community events that promote civic engagement and social justice

Conduct outreach calls, text messages and emails in Spanish (mostly) and English to potential ESOL students to provide a program overview and information regarding upcoming registrations

Assist with ESOL staff with student registration events

Preserve the confidentiality of all CASA youth and CASA member information

Potential for other duties to be performed as the occasion and necessity arises

Preferred

Proficiency in Spanish and English required

High comfort level with basic computer programs, including Google Suites; willingness to learn other computer skills and applications as needed

Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team

Extremely detail oriented and organized

Respectful of all cultures and comfortable working in a multicultural environment

Committed to progressive social change and supportive of CASA's mission

Benefits

An opportunity to mentor youth in the community

Exposure to popular education and curriculum development

Hands-on experience in grassroots community organizing and social justice initiatives

Opportunity to practice written and spoken Spanish in a professional environment while interacting with native speakers

Experience working in a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that promotes and advances the self-determined needs of the Black, Latino/a/e, Afro-descendent, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities