Get Involved! with Smart Start-Centre County
Internship Opportunities
Testimonial
I want to assure you… that my experience and time at Smart Start-Centre County this summer will not be forgotten. I think about you often and hope that the start of the fall semester brings you great luck and enthusiasm with future endeavours. I would also like to take this time to thank you, for everything. I never imagined this summer would hold such fun and fulfilling times for me. Your professionalism is a trait I am keen to look for in future employers; You have set a high standard :) Additionally, your kindness in the form of your own personal thank you note . . . was greatly appreciated. Eileen, you have a way to always make someone feel welcome and important. You never doubted me and that taught me to never doubt myself. Thank you, again, for EVERYTHING.
Testimonial:
As a broadcast journalism major, I thought my main role at Smart Start would involve Communications tasks including: proofing and editing publications, marketing events, airing our PSA on local TV stations, etc. Never did I think that, after three and a half months, my involvement and desire for the organization would run so deep. Smart Start is an admirable force within the field of early childhood education. Witnessing first-hand the immense time and effort Smart Start puts into advocating early childhood issues, making resources available, and organizing community outreach activities is, truly, astonishing. The dedication to such an important issue is inspiring and I am so honored to have been a part of it.
As a small organization with big plans, we LOVE our interns!
Internships Positions Available: SEEKING HDFS and Communications Interns
Internship Category:
Human Development and Family Studies Interns: unpaid/taken for 12 credits, 35 hours/week
Communications Interns: unpaid/may be taken for credit, 8-15 hours/week
Intern Responsibilities:
Interns participate in designing and presenting high-quality, high-impact displays, publications, and events to engage and inform parents and community leaders about the importance of early childhood. Tasks may include editing publications, outreach to media, planning and implementing public events, coordinating volunteers, administrative assistance, organization, communicating with board and committee members, attending various meetings
Special Features: Ideal training for students whose goals include leading a non-profit organization in the future.
Wide opportunity for creativity and responsibility on the part of the student.
Many opportunities for portfolio development
To Apply:
Send cover letter, resume, and two writing sample to Eileen Wise at eileen@smartstartcc.org.
Recent intern projects:
Interns worked on editing and updating all four of our major publications in 2011.
Our Spring 2011 HDFS intern planned and coordinated the month-long One Book, Every Young Child project
Our Summer 2011Communications intern did video interviews with families to promote quality early childhood programs.
