Intern
Program, Marketing, and Outreach Intern position
Little Water Prep is a kindergarten through 5th grade tuition-free public charter school for Dutchess County, New York, with a focus on serving Poughkeepsie and neighboring communities. We are working to open in August 2022 with 90 kindergarteners, and 30 first-graders, adding one grade per year until fifth grade. Our mission is: To work in partnership with the community to provide a rigorous and affirming environment for all K-5 scholars through reflective, data-driven teaching and a responsive curriculum that allows our students to recognize their power and have agency over their futures.
Our commitments are as follows:
We are committed to providing a school environment that prepares our scholars to thrive in and out of school. We focus on intensive literacy and math development as well as project-based learning to ensure students are critically thinking about who they are in connection to the people and world around them.
We are committed to unlocking potential in every student. We focus on developing independent thinkers who understand the impact they can have on and within their communities.
We are committed to excellent teaching and learning. High-quality teachers are critical to creating and sustaining a culture of excellence and building academic success for every student, in every class, every day.
We are committed to building an affirming community that seeks to respond to and heal intergenerational traumas affecting our community through education and relationship building.
This is where you come in. Little Water Prep is looking for a Program, Marketing, and Outreach Intern who, alongside our Executive Director, will support the startup efforts that will change the game for students in Poughkeepsie. Founding a school is hard work, and we are seeking a collaborative, creative, and resilient team member to help bring Little Water Prep's vision into reality. You will know you have been successful in your role based on the following outcomes and activities:
Programs
? Managing communication with and coordination of full-time staff candidates during the recruitment process
? Attend local events with Executive Director
Marketing
? Develop visually engaging posts on Instagram, and Facebook
? Generate ideas for blogs and additional content
? Develop three high-resolution flyers for distribution
? Coordinate translation process into Spanish (language proficiency not required)
? Dramatically grow our followers on social media, with a focus on local families and teacher candidates
Outreach
? Execute a recruitment strategy to talk to families and collect applications for our founding kindergarten and first grade class
? Coordinate the logistics of multiple recruitment information sessions and outreach days
? Maintain a database of prospective families
To be excellent in this role, you will have to have the following values, characteristics and qualifications:
? An interest in learning what it takes to start a new public charter school in Poughkeepsie. A willingness to support the unglamorous work of starting a school from the ground-up (handing out flyers, making copies, talking to anyone and everyone who will listen)
? Expertise in Excel (all roles), Powerpoint (all roles), Social Media platforms (marketing intern), image editing software (marketing intern)
? Flexibility to travel to and from Poughkeepsie City
? A growth mindset
? A keen attention to detail
? An ability to respond to requests quickly via phone, text, or email
? A cheerful demeanor
? At least a high school degree; some college or college degree preferred
? Multiple languages spoken is preferred (e.g. Spanish, Bengali, Hindi)
Stipend: $17/hr for 20 hours per week = $340/wk, paid biweekly as a 1099 consultant to the school (taxes not withheld)
Starting date: immediately
Duration: Initial, paid 1-week trial period, followed by 3-6 months of work, pending need. Potential for full time roles available.
Program, Marketing, and Outreach Intern position
Little Water Prep is a kindergarten through 5th grade tuition-free public charter school for Dutchess County, New York, with a focus on serving Poughkeepsie and neighboring communities. We are working to open in August 2022 with 90 kindergarteners, and 30 first-graders, adding one grade per year until fifth grade. Our mission is: To work in partnership with the community to provide a rigorous and affirming environment for all K-5 scholars through reflective, data-driven teaching and a responsive curriculum that allows our students to recognize their power and have agency over their futures.
Our commitments are as follows:
We are committed to providing a school environment that prepares our scholars to thrive in and out of school. We focus on intensive literacy and math development as well as project-based learning to ensure students are critically thinking about who they are in connection to the people and world around them.
We are committed to unlocking potential in every student. We focus on developing independent thinkers who understand the impact they can have on and within their communities.
We are committed to excellent teaching and learning. High-quality teachers are critical to creating and sustaining a culture of excellence and building academic success for every student, in every class, every day.
We are committed to building an affirming community that seeks to respond to and heal intergenerational traumas affecting our community through education and relationship building.
This is where you come in. Little Water Prep is looking for a Program, Marketing, and Outreach Intern who, alongside our Executive Director, will support the startup efforts that will change the game for students in Poughkeepsie. Founding a school is hard work, and we are seeking a collaborative, creative, and resilient team member to help bring Little Water Prep's vision into reality. You will know you have been successful in your role based on the following outcomes and activities:
Programs
? Managing communication with and coordination of full-time staff candidates during the recruitment process
? Attend local events with Executive Director
Marketing
? Develop visually engaging posts on Instagram, and Facebook
? Generate ideas for blogs and additional content
? Develop three high-resolution flyers for distribution
? Coordinate translation process into Spanish (language proficiency not required)
? Dramatically grow our followers on social media, with a focus on local families and teacher candidates
Outreach
? Execute a recruitment strategy to talk to families and collect applications for our founding kindergarten and first grade class
? Coordinate the logistics of multiple recruitment information sessions and outreach days
? Maintain a database of prospective families
To be excellent in this role, you will have to have the following values, characteristics and qualifications:
? An interest in learning what it takes to start a new public charter school in Poughkeepsie. A willingness to support the unglamorous work of starting a school from the ground-up (handing out flyers, making copies, talking to anyone and everyone who will listen)
? Expertise in Excel (all roles), Powerpoint (all roles), Social Media platforms (marketing intern), image editing software (marketing intern)
? Flexibility to travel to and from Poughkeepsie City
? A growth mindset
? A keen attention to detail
? An ability to respond to requests quickly via phone, text, or email
? A cheerful demeanor
? At least a high school degree; some college or college degree preferred
? Multiple languages spoken is preferred (e.g. Spanish, Bengali, Hindi)
Stipend: $17/hr for 20 hours per week = $340/wk, paid biweekly as a 1099 consultant to the school (taxes not withheld)
Starting date: immediately
Duration: Initial, paid 1-week trial period, followed by 3-6 months of work, pending need. Potential for full time roles available.