Title: Circles of Support Intern

Reports to: Director of Programs

About Nicholas House: Nicholas House’s mission is to help families who are experiencing homelessness and support them through their crisis. Nicholas House helps families who are struggling to pay rent move into affordable homes, get themselves to work and their children off to school, and ultimately lift themselves up and out of poverty and toward a better life.

About Circles: Circles of Support is a poverty reduction initiative designed to help low-income families achieve upward mobility from poverty. Circles works to help families increase their income and economic stability while also working to remove the barriers that keep people in poverty. 

Our “From Surviving to Thriving” short term program that can lead into the longer-term Circles program that will be launching in 2024. Participants sign up for an 8-week course that helps them gain a better understanding of themselves and their relationship to the rest of the world.  Participants will create budgets, future plans, and SMART goals and grow in community with others.

We are looking for a motivated intern who wants to be part of the “Surviving to Thriving” and “Circles” program, an exciting and innovative new initiative in our community that is working to help families who experiences homelessness move from a cycle of poverty management to a strategic focus on poverty reduction.

Intern position is available on a semester-to-semester basis (i.e., Summer, Fall, and Spring) with preference for one person to serve for multiple semesters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, setup and execution of the weekly “From Surviving to Thriving” and “Circles” Program.
• Attend weekly “Thriving to Surviving” and “Circles” Program meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-8:30 PM (Dinner and programming included in schedule)
• Assist with volunteer and participant recruitment.
• Help foster strong relationships between Circle Leaders and Allies
• Research community resources and area agencies.
• Assist with collecting and manage attendance and program data in accordance with Circles USA requirements.
• Gather feedback from Circle Leaders and Allies around success stories and recommended areas of improvement within the program.

Other Duties:

• Attend meetings with Nicholas House staff, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing undergraduate education in sociology, social work, psychology, or other relevant fields.
• Cross cultural sensitivity and knowledge with the ability and desire to work with people from different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write reports and make presentations.