Intern WeGo Together for Kids
Metropolitan Family Services
Location
Wheaton, Illinois
Quick overview
The intern will support early childhood play groups and participate in the WeGo First Responders Academy. They will also attend community events to share resources and programs with families.
Requirements summary
Preferred candidates are bachelor's level students pursuing a degree in Education. Applicants must pass background checks and possess a valid driver's license, insurance, and access to a vehicle.
Job description
If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.
- Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive.
- Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.
- Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 205,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.
- Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line?
- Then we’d love to hear from you!
We are now seeking a part-time intern for the summer to join our WeGo Together for Kids Team at DuPage!
- Intern responsibilities
- Learn about and experience the varying methods of teaching and education our partners use with kids
- Help lead early childhood play groups
- Participate in WeGo First Responders Academy
- Attend community events to share resources and programs with families
- Other duties, as assigned
Qualifications
• Bachelor's level students pursuing an Education degree are preferred
Additional requirements
• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks
Transportation/Travel requirements
• Must have access to a vehicle, proof of insurance, and a valid driver's license to perform essential functions, required.
- Physical demands
- While performing the essential duties of this internship, the intern is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The intern is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal. The intern may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.