POSITION DESCRIPTION
MISSION: PEARLS for Teen Girls is improving quality of life and strengthening our community one girl at a time by empowering young women with self-development tools, guidance and support to strive for better, brighter futures by living out the PEARLS values:
P – Personal Responsibility, E – Empathy, A – Awareness, R – Respect, L – Leadership; and S – Support.
POSITION OVERVIEW: Interns are caring young adult women who want to make a difference in the lives of younger girls in the Milwaukee community. Interns help plan and facilitate meaningful activities for PEARLS groups. The Intern will work closely with the Program Coordinator to ensure that all of the following job functions are fulfilled. Interns can also receive personal coaching and participate in trainings to develop their leadership skills and satisfy their internship goals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS / ADA:
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Must be enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college program.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Read and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure guidelines and fiscal reporting requirements. Write routine reports and correspondence. Generate reports for use by others. Speak effectively through telephone and before youth, adults, and professionals.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to perform basic high school mathematical operations. Ability to operate and have working knowledge of basic computer software, including word processing.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality. Ability to work with non-judgmental attitude in a population comprised of diversity in gender, socio-economic and ethnic group, sexual orientation, and physical or mental abilities. Ability to work within the parameters of the program and be able to work in an environment where there is frequent exposure to stressful/critical situations. Ability to frequently use standard office equipment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, we are working remotely at this time. This is subject to change based on local data and recommendations from the CDC and health experts. We will begin a phased back approach to in-person programming beginning this August / September 2021.