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AVANCE: Several Fall Internship Positions Available

AVANCE assists families with enhancing parenting skills, promoting children’s success in school, and breaking trans-generational cycles of poverty. Those we serve are predominately Spanish speaking, low-income, and arrived in the U.S. very recently. AVANCE’s overarching goal is to provide families with the tools to thrive, ensuring that parents have the self-confidence and skills to support their children, and that their children enter school ready to succeed academically.

The following intern and AmeriCorps opportunities are currently available. Please note that all AmeriCorps positions may be substituted for internships depending on the needs of the applicant.  Internships are unpaid but do count as college credit.  If you have another interest which you believe can be carried out through AVANCE’s work, we are always open to new ideas to enhance capacity and strengthen the agency.

Positions Available for Fall 2013 Semester:

  • Research & Development Internship: Research and Development interns will not only perform research duties such as data analysis and fact finding, they will also have the opportunity to research funding opportunities and assist in event planning, donor recognition initiatives and resource building for the overall advancement of AVANCE-Austin.
  • Marketing Communications Internship: The intern will assist with event planning (including fundraisers and celebrations for participants in our Parent-Child Education Program), utilize digital platforms to publicize the work of the organization, and work with staff to develop new marketing strategies and fundraising campaigns.
  • Early Childhood Internship: This position will work alongside AVANCE’s Early Childhood Instructors in providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children, with a focus on pre-literacy, math, and mental, emotional and physical development leading to age appropriate school readiness.
  • English Language Internship: This position will be assisting the ESL Instructor and working one-on-one with the more advanced level students and helping them gain more conversational skills. AVANCE ESL instructors intern will also have the opportunity to assist in the early childhood classroom, so that children from Spanish-speaking homes to encourage early literacy in English and bilingualism.
  • Parent Facilitator Aid: The Parent Facilitator Aid will assist Program Facilitator in providing pregnant parents and parents with children from 0 to 3 years of age parenting and early childhood education and support group services.  The Parent Facilitator Aid will assist in translating guest speakers into Spanish, secure guest speakers to the sites, volunteer coordination, data entry and other duties related to the program.

Go to www.avance-austin.org/support-us/jobs-internships/ to learn more about each position, responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply.

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Fall Internships with GENaustin

GENaustin’s mission is to support and guide girls as they navigate the unique pressures of girlhood.  Their programs serve girls in grades 4-12 all throughout Central Texas.

Fall intern placements are available for 10-30 hours a week, for credit, and are a great fit for students who are passionate about gender equality. GENaustin is seeking students who have interest in:

  • Working directly with girls—grades 4-12, delivering skill building workshops, and other program coordination tasks.
  • Event planning—helping to run the annual We Are Girls conference which serves 1,600 parents, girls and educators in November.
  • Fundraising—gaining first hand experience in the development program of a nonprofit.

To apply students can access the application at http://genaustin.org/about/employment/.

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Ted Strauss Civic Internship Awards – Apply by April 29th for $2,000

Ted Strauss Civic Internship Awards

University of Texas undergraduate students who will not be graduating before December 2013 are invited to apply for The Ted Strauss Civic Internship Award to supplement their paid or unpaid internship in the fields of public policy, public service, government, or politics for the summer.  Previous award winners have worked for CNN, the U.S. Department of Education, the United States Senate, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, among other organizations and governmental agencies.

Amount of the stipend:  $2,000

Applications Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2013

To apply, please email to chuck.courtney@austin.utexas.edu:

  • Contact information including name, address, email, and telephone number
  • Major field of study and current overall GPA
  • Resume
  • Letter of acceptance from the office or agency where the internship will take place
  • 250 word description of your reason for applying

Internship Requirements:

  • Internship must be in the area of public policy, public service, government, or politics.
  • Must be an undergraduate and not be graduating before December 2013.
  • Internship must be a minimum of 10 hours a week for 10 weeks.
  • Internship must not include more than 25% clerical work.
  • Course credit is preferred, but not required.

Expectations by the Institute: The recipients will be expected to write a summary of their experience by September 15, 2013 and to make a brief oral report at the Strauss Institute’s advisory council meeting following their internship experience if requested. Please contact Chuck Courtney, Assistant Director for Administration at 471-7208 with questions.