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:

VOCEL's Child Parent Academy (VCPA): VOCEL’S flagship 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 is 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 Networked Improvement Community designed for school leaders and their team to identify and improve strong early learning practices.

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

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See website for more info.

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 About the Positions: 

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Development/Operations Intern

• Support development team in planning of fall benefit fundraiser

• Support operations efforts in creating a digital and in-person professional library for staff

• Support in planning and structuring of VOCEL All Team Meetings

• Research and lead a session for all staff on a professional development topic of your choosing, ie time management, working with a project management software, methods and techniques for keeping organized, etc

• Fundraising tasks related to gift processing, database management, and donor acknowledgement

• Take inventory of all VOCEL swag and provide a report to Partnerships Manager, with recommendations for additional materials to purchase

• Support with in-person tabling events on behalf of VOCEL with the Partnerships Manager

• Support with creating inventory of office supplies

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

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Our Ideal Intern Exhibits: ​

• Interpersonal Skills

• Collaboration

• Technical Skills

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Program Intern

• Support with in-person events during our family-facing summer program, FamBam

• 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

• Research and lead a session for all staff on a professional development topic of your choosing, ie child development, a deep dive on Chicago communities and neighborhoods, other education related area of interest, etc

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

• Create a short survey to assess where alumni of family-facing programs are now

• Review historical data on VOCEL and create database for program alumni

• Support in inventory of office supplies and resource management

• Support in data transfer of program surveys and data

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

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Our Ideal Intern Exhibits: ​

• Interpersonal Skills

• Collaboration

• Technical Skills

 

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 Time Commitment: 

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Up to 35 hours/week working (We close Fridays at 1:00)

Up to 5 hours/week professional development activities

$19/hr compensation​

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 To Apply: 

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We would ask candidates to send their resumes and a short cover letter to raha@vocel.org. We will review it and invite candidates to a short interview/get to know a few of the staff.