Ethics & Leadership in Health Care

CareBOX Program is an Austin based nonprofit providing free care supplies to cancer patients to help prevent malnutrition, infections, and injuries from falls.

Our organization is comprised of a team of 4 women acting as Executive Director/Director of Operations, Program Manager, Program Coordinator, and Event Coordinator.We rely significantly on volunteers and interns to help us achieve our mission and grow our program to serve an increasing number of Central Texas cancer patients in need. Internship positions offer a great learning opportunity in a startup nonprofit environment and are critical to aid in the development & success of the CareBOX Program.

Responsibilities

As a start-up non-profit, we appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit & excellent candidates must be self-starters. Interns with the CareBOX Program will have their own specific projects and will work together, with volunteers & staff alike, to help keep the organization moving in the right direction. All internship positions require flexibility and a willingness to help across the nonprofit, perhaps sometimes outside of designated roles.

We currently have three internship opportunities open:

Program/Operations Intern: A wide variety of projects are available, including but not limited to; receiving inventory, packing patient supplies, patient onboarding, and communication, participating in third-party community events and community research projects.
Development Intern: This role will include assisting the Program Coordinator/Event Coordinator in planning and executing in-house and community engagement opportunities, donor communication and cultivation, and utilizing/updating a donor management system.
Social Media/Marketing: Interns in this area will work with all members of the team to ensure that consistent and ongoing outreach is happening to key CareBOX Program stakeholders (e.g. donors, patients) as well as leveraging ways to increase awareness and engagement among new community members.

Requirements

Applicants must be either currently working towards a degree or have recently completed a Bachelor’s degree. We are looking for interns who are passionate, dedicated, hardworking, creative and entrepreneurial minded. Being a detail-oriented, self-starter is a must. CareBOX Program is a fast-paced environment with a multitude of opportunities to learn and master a wide range of transferable skills. A candidate who is able to commit 15-20hrs per week is preferred.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to info@careboxprogram.org

HealthStart Foundation Internships

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

HealthStart builds healthy communities through children’s science based health education. We teach kids how their body works, what it is made of and how this relates to what to eat and how to keep their bodies fit. HealthStart lessons also teach kids that taking care of one another and our environment builds community health and wellbeing.

Development Internship

Develpoment Interns will help with a variety of tasks that may include grant writing, implementing our marketing/public relations strategy planning and executing fundraising events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health Start is currently seeking a part-time Development Intern with a strong interest in or prior experience with fundraising; grant writing, and event planning and execution who can work about 12-15 hours per week. Candidates for the position must be creative problem solvers with fantastic interpersonal skills. Employment experience in fundraising, proposal writing or knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies is a plus. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, the Internet and Adobe Creative Suite.

Job Responsibilities

Help execute HealthStart’s fundraising plan
Perform in-depth research into grant-making organizations Write grant applications that display meticulous grammar and spelling
Seek financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations
Assist with other development projects as requested

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates for the position should have experience with or a strong interest in public relations, marketing, event planning, nonprofit development, or related activity. Employment experience or a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, social marketing, health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, and the Internet specifically social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, email clients, etc.

In addition, candidates should have some or all of the following skills:

Quick Study
Strong written communication skills; ability to write clearly and persuasively.
Attention to detail
Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques
Willingness to learn fundraising prospect research techniques.
Strong contributor in team environments
Enthusiasm about making a difference
Ability to meet deadlines with little or no daily onsite supervision
Bilingual

Health Promotion Interns

Health Promotion Interns will use their talents and health/nutrition knowledge to help change the world for the better through our What are YOU Feeding? Nutrition awareness program, Community Health Education Workshops (CHEWs), community outreach, implementing our marketing/public relations strategy planning and executing fundraising events. In addition, the selected intern(s) may have an opportunity to participate in hands on activities with children, data collection, and tasks that help us evaluate our effectiveness.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

HealthStart seeks a part-time Health Promotion intern with highly developed organizational skills, ability to manage their time, and creative talents. Interns work 12-15 hours per week under the supervision of our Outreach Coordinator.

You will be part of a team implementing and evaluating HealthStart’s health promotion programs and related tasks. All of these experiences should be highly transferrable to a professional public health, nutrition, or health promotion work environment.

Job responsibilities will include:

Assisting in organizing and executing our What are YOU Feeding? Nutrition awareness programs
Assisting in organizing the development of a series of Community Health Education Workshops to be executed in Summer 2017.
Attending and assisting with Health Promotion activities, community wellness fairs, and other events that educate and raise our profile within our community
Working directly with HealthStart’s Scientific Committee
Contributing Health and Nutrition related articles for HealthStart’s Monthly Newsletter, press releases, articles for parenting and health magazines, and a blog
Other health promotion related tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates for the position must have experience with or a strong interest in public health, health promotion, health communications, event planning, nonprofit development or related activity. Employment experience or a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, social marketing, health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, and the Internet specifically social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, email clients, 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
Bilingual

Public Relations/Communications Internship

PR & Communcations Interns will help with a variety of tasks that may include media and community outreach, implementing our marketing/public relations strategy, and planning and executing fundraising events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
HealthStart seeks a part-time PR and Communications intern with highly developed organizational skills, ability to manage their time, and creative talents. Interns work 12-15 hours per week under the supervision of our Outreach Coordinator.

You will be part of a team shaping HealthStart’s message through social media that may include daily Facebook and Twitter posts, monthly newsletter production, donor correspondence and management, marketing campaigns designed to inform and attract education partners and related tasks. Additionally, you will help with the marketing and execution of our premier event, the I Heart HealthStart Fundraising Gala. All of these experiences should be highly transferrable to a professional work environment.

Job responsibilities will include:

Raising HealthStart’s profile within our community
Executing a media and public relations plan
Working directly with HealthStart’s Board and Director
Helping write HealthStart’s Monthly Newsletter
Other public relations and communications related tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates for the position must have experience/familiarity with public relations, communications, event planning, nonprofit development or related activit(ies). Employment experience or a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, social marketing, health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Experience with digital arts or graphic design is a plus. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, and the Internet specifically social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, email clients, 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
Bilingual

For All Internships:

Compensation
This is an unpaid internship.

Address

3710 Cedar St #227
Austin, TX 78705
United States

Start Date

1/16/2018

Application Due Date

12/15/2017

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter (required), and portfolio, if appropriate, by email to Erin Damm at erin.damm@healthstartfoundation.org on or before December 15, 2017. Two references required. Candidates must be able to begin work no later than January 16^th, 2018.

Applicants may perform their internship tasks remotely or at the HealthStart office, however, applicants must be able to participate weekly Friday 9:00a-10:30a staff meetings.