Spring and Summer 2024 

Duration: April 15, 2024 – August 16, 2024)

Organization Overview

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. These positive outcomes are achieved through three core elements: people - trained staff and volunteers who build lasting, mentoring relationships; environment - girls-only, physically, and emotionally safe, where there is a sisterhood of support, high expectations, and mutual respect; and programming - research-based, hands-on and minds-on, age-appropriate, meeting the needs of today’s girls. Informed by girls and their families, we also advocate for legislation and policies to increase opportunities for all girls and address the systemic barriers that impede girls’ success, particularly girls in low-income communities and girls of color. 

Girls Inc. of Chicago, incorporated in November 2016, is one of the newest affiliates of the network of Girls Inc. organizations with the shared mission to inspire girls to be strong, smart and bold. 

Position Overview

Girls Inc of Chicago is an exciting opportunity for a Programs Associate Intern to join the team in support of developing healthy living, academic achievement and life-skill development program and events. The Programs Associate Intern is a key resource for aligning city-wide initiative to community needs, modifying program curriculum and defining a framework for translating enrichment opportunity to a program environment. 

Additionally, the Programs Associate Intern will support Girls Inc. of Chicago by participating in organization-wide initiatives, as needed, to help ensure that all employees are serving as a visible and effective leaders and advocates for Girls Inc. of Chicago. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with the facilitation of programming to girls in groups of 15 – 25 and between the ages of 5-18, in- person. 
• Assist with preparation of hands-on and intentional programming activities within our Core Essential Services (Healthy Living, Academic Enrichment and Support, Life Skills), in-person program models. 
• Maintain safe spaces by implementing in-person safeguards for engagement. 
• Support with planning and execution of field trips and supply orders for spring, summer and fall 2024 programming.
• Maintain inventory of program supplies at school and camp sites. Conduct essential tasks to ensure the maintenance of program equipment and activity supplies. 
• Actively assists with inventory efforts including moving, packing, labeling and removal of program supply materials for beginning and end of each school and camp site.
• Supports with daily registration, daily setup, clean up and food distribution at camp sites and GIoC sponsored school events. 

• Prepare correspondence to engage school building partners during out of school time.
• Support goals for girl engagement and family outreach. Assist with building capacity for upcoming 2024-2024 school year with support creating newsletters for parents to keep them engaged over the summer.
• Attend regular staff meetings, trainings, and work in collaboration with Girls Inc. staff and partner contacts. 
• Support the collection of data related to program outcomes, girls’ interests, and/or family needs. 

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in related discipline. 
• Ability to work at least 20 hours a week during the spring and summer 2024 semester.
• Experience working with youth as a Facilitator is preferred.
• Great written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion. 
• Flexibility, initiative, and follow-through. 

GIRLS INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Girls Inc. of Chicago has a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy