Children & Society

Non-profit HealthStart is seeking two interns for the fall semester: one intern will focus on fundraising, public relations and communications; the other will focus on educational programming.

About HealthStart:

HealthStart’s primary purpose is to improve child health. HealthStart’s vision is that all children will learn how to be healthy from a young age. Our mission is to create healthy communities by teaching young children good health basics before they are old enough to develop bad habits that lead to poor health and conditions like obesity.

HealthStart has developed a comprehensive, robust health and science curriculum, Health Education for Youngsters! that includes 9 teachers guides, resource materials, parent information and more. The curriculum will be taught in 27 preschool and elementary schools in Central and South Texas to about 800 kids in the 2013-14 school year. HealthStart hopes to increase our organizational sustainability and put a communications road map in place with your help.

Communications Intern

Health Start is currently seeking a part-time Fall 2013 intern with highly developed communications/ public relations skills who can work about 12-15 hours per week. You will be part of a team shaping HealthStart’s message through social media including daily Facebook and Twitter posts, quarterly newsletter production, donor correspondence and management and related tasks. All of these experiences should be highly transferable to a professional communications work environment.

Job responsibilities will include:

• Press Releases and helping raise HealthStart’s profile within our community
• Helping develop a media and communications plan
• Working directly with HealthStart’s Development Committee on Social media posts and updates
• Writing HealthStart’s Spring Newsletter
• Assisting with Fundraising and event planning and promotions
• Donor Management and Correspondence
• Other communications and public relations related tasks as assigned

Qualifications:
Candidates for the position must have experience with basic design, marketing, advertisement, social media, website development, or related activity. Employment experience or a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, social marketing, health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Experience with website maintenance a plus. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, and the Internet specifically social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, MyEmma, etc. In addition, candidates should have some or all of the following skills:

• A willingness to learn new things or new ways of doing things
• Ability to meet deadlines with little or no daily onsite supervision
• Attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Enthusiasm about making a difference

Compensation:
Salary: Paid – Stipend $250/month

Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter (required) by email to Robin Herskowitz, Founder by noon on August 25, 2013. at robin@healthstartfoundation.org. Two references required. Candidates must be able to begin work no later than September 3 and they must be able to participate weekly Friday 2:30p staff meetings.  Phone: 512-782-4355, Fax: 877-585-6513

Education Intern

HealthStart is currently seeking a part-time Fall intern with an interest in education, nutrition, kinesiology or child health and the ability to think creatively and work 15 hours a week. You will be part of a team working to ensure that HealthStart meets its mission by helping develop abbreviated versions of our curriculum, collect evaluative data, and maintain contact with our teachers and education site administrators. You may help ensure that HealthStart’s Health Education For Youngsters! (HEY!) is aligned with Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the National Association for the Education for Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation standards. All of these experiences should be highly transferable to any professional work environment.

Job responsibilities may include:

• Work closely with Education Director and Executive Director
• Research TEA and NAEYC accreditation standards.
• Ensure all materials are copy written
• Adapting curriculum materials to be used in alternative settings such as doctors offices and after school programs
• Write materials to educate and engage families to make changes that positively impact their health.
• Assist with grant application submission.
• Research evaluation and other tools to measure parent engagement.
• Other related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:
Candidates for the position must have education or work experience writing technical documents, conducting research, or related activity. YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE FRIDAYS FROM 2:30P TO 4P FOR A WEEKLY STAFF MEETING. Employment experience or a strong interest in health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL and the Internet. In addition, candidates should have some or all of the following skills:

• Quick study
• A willingness to learn new things or new ways of doing things
• Attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Enthusiasm about making a difference
• Creative and innovative thinking
• Ability to meet deadlines with little or no daily onsite supervision

Compensation:
This position may come with a nominal stipend. The availability and amount of the stipend depends on the availability of funding.

Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter (required) by email to Robin Herskowitz, Founder by noon on August 25, 2013 at robin@healthstartfoundation.org. Two references required. Candidates must be able to begin work no later than September 3 and they must be able to participate in weekly Friday staff meetings from 2:30p -4p.  Phone: 512-782-4355, Fax: 877-585-6513