Make an impact working with local homeless youth while using your own creativity! The HALO KC Program Coordinator Intern will primarily focus on developing, coordinating, and facilitating HALO Art & Life Skill workshops that will be geared towards at-risk youth ages 5 and older. This position will be for 20+ hours a week (including some evenings and the occasional weekend) comprising of, 3-4 workshops per week, and office hours at HALO Headquarters. This intern will report to KC Program Facilitator and HALO Program Director. The time frame for this Internship is flexible, with 6 months- 1 year preferred.
A majority of this position will comprise of:
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Collaborating with volunteers & Program Facilitator to plan, prepare and facilitate 3-4 workshops per week.
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Spending 2-3 days a week in the office working on developing programming based on needs of youth and/or partnering shelters as they are identified.
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Assisting Program Facilitator with administering program surveys to youth to assess program effectiveness on a quarterly basis.
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Meet individually with youth to help provide resources, programs and services for their immediate needs surrounding the areas of housing, healing or education.
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Assist Program Facilitator and Program Director on local outreach needs to expand the reach for HALO in Kansas City and surrounding communities.
Other focuses during internship will include:
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Track weekly statistics and outcomes by compiling information reported through Workshop Facilitation Reports & entry into Apricot
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Managing HALO Connect Wall as new services and resources are discovered, while encouraging youth to utilize the resources available in the community.
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Gathering content for Marketing department to promote programs and needs in the Learning Center
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If desired, internship provides the opportunity to plan and facilitate your own program to benefit at-risk youth.
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Assisting with special events that arise during the time of your internship
