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Non Profit and Youth Development Intern (CU PIIE)

This internship is part of the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE). Please visit our website for qualifications, descriptions, and information on how to apply to this and other internships. Applications are due February 1st.


Position Title:
Non Profit and Youth Development Intern

Host Organization:
YMCA of Northern Colorado ( Formerly the YMCA of Boulder Valley)

Description
In the morning (7:20- 9:20/10:00 AM) PIIE interns will serve as day camp support specialists. You are the link between our business/corporate offices and your day camp location. You will be responsible for assisting parents and campers with check in, paperwork, payment collection, registrations for future weeks, and other business office functions. As camp staff, the support specialist may be asked to assist with additional camper and day camp activities. Reliable transportation is required.

Once morning paperwork and greetings are completed at camp and site programming is in full swing, PIIE interns will return to our offices to complete registrations and updates with our business offices. You will then delve into a project in your department of choice in non-profit business. Opportunities exist for students to work on projects to provide experience in Finance, Human Resources, Fund Raising, Member Services, Communication, Corporate Sales, Youth Programing, Preschool Education, Health and Wellness Initiatives, Recreation Management. We will help match projects to your unique skills and interests.

Our goal is for PIIE students to have a meaningful experience and build competencies in at least 4 different facets of our Non Profit, while having a huge amount of fun with our Day Camps!

Day Camp staff training is held 5/18 and 19, ideally, you can attend this training, so you'll have CPR and First aid and know all the camp staff at your site and throughout the association. For the non-profit business component, you'll be presented with a project list and asked to choose which are most interesting to you. Please know there may be times when we need all hands on deck with a smile for an "opportunity" which you might not have chosen.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be able to think fast on his or her feet, have charisma, energy, patience and a sincere desire to do good. You will be ready to work hard, learn from those around them, and have fun.

We can be flexible with start and end dates. We have listed ideal dates but understand that student schedules may require adaptation. We cannot be flexible with daily start times for camp. If you are scheduled for work we need you there and on time. As a licensed program we must meet state staffing requirements and our PIIE interns are included in opening staff counts. Please plan for all days, Monday through Friday, to start at 7:20am.

  • All Majors
  • An interest in guided discovery of non-profit business and youth development
  • Understanding of excel spreadsheets
  • Sense of humor
  • Experience with elementary age children or a desire to gain this
  • Ability to work as part of a team and complete independent projects on your own
  • Internal motivation to succeed and closed toe shoes are required!

TO APPLY
Do not apply through Handshake or to the host organization directly.
Please apply to the CU PIIE program here: https://goo.gl/forms/21hiR4HxfahEboCA3