About Our Organization: 

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VOCEL is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure every child has the foundation to learn, grow and lead. We believe that all parents, caregivers and educators can be extraordinary teachers of young children, if they have access to brain science, coaching, and communities of peer support.

 

VOCEL's portfolio of programs is made up of four distinct programs:

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VOCEL's Child Parent Academy (VCPA): This program is a dynamic, two-generational early learning accelerator where young children (0-4 years) and their parents learn side-by-side.

 

Powered by VOCEL (PbV): Using a “train the trainer” approach, VOCEL equips parents and community members at select CPS elementary schools to implement the Child Parent Academy at their home schools with coaching and support from our expert staff.

 

Building Early Learning Leaders (BELL): Working with Chicago Public School Principals and other school leaders, this is a professional development community designed for school leaders and their team to identify and improve strong early learning practices.

 

Early Educators for Thriving Children (EETC): Our educator program is a Teacher Fellowship focused on helping pre-K - second grade teachers learn developmentally appropriate practices and implementation on mental health supports and social emotional learning.

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See VOCEL'S website for more info.

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 About the Positions: 

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Program Recruitment Intern 

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Responsibilities of the Program Recruitment Intern include

• Attend in person and virtual recruitment events, like tabling at partner schools, CPS back to school bashes, etc

• Work with the Partnerships Manager to develop summer plan for recruitment, with targeted goals for recruitment in each program

• Support in creation of recruitment and marketing materials, including flyers, social media posts, and presentations

• Support in creating and adapting virtual information sessions for each VOCEL program

• Support in research and development of a newsletter for LinkedIn or other platform for VOCEL supporters and partners around Early Childhood, Child Development, etc.

• Support with events during VOCEL’s family-facing summer program, FamBam

• Other responsibilities and projects may be added, with mutual agreement by intern and VOCEL staff

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A general idea for a summer capstone project may involve researching and implementing an engagement and recruitment strategy for program enrollment at VOCEL. We found success with our previous interns that having a general idea of a project, and working to co-creating a capstone experience that utilizes the interns' skills, talents, and desires as well.​

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Our Ideal Program Recruitment Intern Exhibits: ​

• Communication

• Organization

• Adaptability

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Program Operations Intern

Responsibilities of the Program Operations Intern include

• Attend in person events during VOCEL’s family-facing summer program, FamBam

• Work with family-facing programs to support FamBam related events and curriculum

• Support with in-person recruitment and tabling events in coordination with the Partnerships Manager

• Manage supports and distribution of diapers or other resources to our membership

• Support in inventory of office supplies and resource management, creating systems for use for full staff supply ordering and usage

• Research and create system for professional development with resources and timelines for implementation over the course of a year

• Other responsibilities and projects may be added, with mutual agreement by intern and VOCEL staff

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The capstone will be co-created with the intern involving research and plans for professional development opportunities and planning for our program and full team to develop for the year as practitioners in early childhood and in non profit.​
 

Our Ideal Program Operations Intern Exhibits: ​

• Organization

• Community Engagement

• Team Work

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 Time Commitment: 

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Up to 35 hours/week working plus 5 hours/week professional development activities

(We close Fridays at 1:00)

$17.50/hr compensation​

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 Location of Internship: 

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60% Remote, 40% Onsite at

1550 W Carroll Ave, Suite 203, Chicago, IL 60607

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 To Apply: 

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Please send a resume and short cover letter to Deb@vocel.org with the subject line: PROGRAM INTERN APPLICATION. A background check may be required.