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CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
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current job openings at this time
INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
Assessment
Intern
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you for your interest in Jobs For Youth, however we have
no current job openings at this time.
INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
Assessment Intern
| OBJECTIVE |
Responsible for assisting the Assessment Coordinator with
the evaluation of clients for our program. Additional
work with the Career Development Team, whose functions
include teaching the JFY eight-day Job Readiness and Life
Skills Workshop. Career Development also works one-on-one
with clients to overcome barriers to employment (such
as lack of CTA fare, child care, and housing), as well
as help clients to formulate a job searching/continuing
education strategy to be implemented after graduation
from the Jobs For Youth workshop. Tracking progress of
clients who have been placed into jobs is also an integral
function of Career Development.
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| DUTIES |
Perform
the following activities as part of the assessment of
prospective GED and Pre-Employment workshop clients:
- Introduce
prospective clients to JFY by presenting an overview
of and answering questions about JFY's programs and
services. It is very important that the person who
does this have a positive attitude, and is able to
present a realistic and comprehensive picture of JFY
services.
- Conduct
one-on-one interviews with the clients to evaluate
their previous education and work experience, to determine
their educational and career goals, and to enroll
them in the appropriate program
- Administer
applications and tests (TABE), which assess work experience
and grade level of client.
- Assist
in proctoring and scoring of tests.
- Maintain
the assessment room (stock supplies, make copies,
etc.)
- Follow
up on assessment activity and arrange appointments
and/or inform clients of workshop dates.
- Place
follow-up calls to clients who have been placed into
jobs to assess progress and identify/resolve any potential
problems or concerns that could endanger their employment
status
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| QUALIFICATION |
- Undergraduate
upperclassman majoring in Psychology, Sociology, or
a related field
- Good
academic standing (i.e. GPA of 3.0 or above)
- A
strong desire to work with youth in the areas of job
preparation and career development;
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills, with an attention
to detail
- Pleasant
personality, results-oriented, with an interest in
personal growth
- Proficiency
in using computer software.
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| EVALUATION
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The
Assessment Coordinator(s) will serve as the intern's immediate
supervisor(s) and will conduct the intern's initial orientation
and training. The Coordinator(s) will evaluate the intern
at midterm and at the completion of the internship. The
evaluation will be based on guidelines including standards
and objectives from the respective schools as well as
on attendance and performance while at Jobs For Youth.
We encourage the intern to provide feedback at any time.
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| TIME
FRAME |
JFY
has several Assessment Assistants per semester/quarter.
Internship hours are available Monday through Friday,
however interns MUST be able to cover at least
one assessment shift on either Tuesday or Thursday from
either 11:30-3:30PM.
This is not a paid internship.
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| CONTACT
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Please
submit your cover letter and resume to Maya Ashwal, Volunteer
Coordinator at mashwal@jfychicago.org.
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