Kansas City Learning Center - Apprenticeship Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: The HALO Foundation
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The HALO Learning Center is committed to improving the lives of youth in need. It serves as a safe haven that fosters educational and emotional growth while equipping at-risk youth with the skills to become contributing members of their communities.
The HALO Learning Center is looking for an Apprenticeship Coordinator to oversee its newly created Apprenticeship Program. This position will report to the Director of the Learning Center, and will require 15-20 hours per week, including some evenings and the occasional weekend. The time frame for this Internship is one year.
The Coordinator will work closely with HALO Center youth in the application and orientation process for the Apprenticeship Program. This role will also work directly the Apprenticeship Program Mentors. This position will schedule and lead professional orientation and will maintain weekly contact with the Mentors. In order to build a rapport with the youth who will potentially become apprentices, the Coordinator will be expected to attend workshops in the Learning Center as part of his or her training. This position will also focus on building partnerships with area businesses who may be interested in hosting an apprentice and to recruit volunteers to serve as mentors. The Coordinator may occasionally be asked to attend meetings and recruiting events.
Candidates for this internship must exhibit strong organizational, writing and communications skills. Must also be highly motivated, enjoy brainstorming and take the initiative on all projects. Familiarity with the Kansas City area is a plus. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in networking and supervising.
If interested, please send cover letter and resume to Chelsea Herzberg at chelseaherzberg@haloworldwide.org
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About The HALO Foundation
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1600 Genessee St, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64102, US
Mission Statement
HALO helps one more child spend one less day alone.
Description
HALO provides the foundation of a family to thousands of homeless and at-risk children. At HALO, we give our homeless kids a home. We teach life skills through art to unlock dreams about their future. We work wherever kids who have been abused, abandoned, and orphaned, need to feel loved. We work help one more child spend one less day alone. Love heals.
HALO believes every child should have the foundation of a family. Since 2005, HALO has provided love in the form of housing, healing and education to heal homeless and at-risk children. Featured in the Moroccanoil INSPIRED film series, "American Spirit" of CBS Evening News, "Heroes Among Us" and "25 Women Changing the World" of PEOPLE magazine, "The Today Show," and Variety Magazine, HALO serves more than 3,000 children and supports 11 programs around the globe each year. It has Learning Centers and Housing programs in Kansas City, and Jefferson City, Missouri, and art programming in New York and Portland. HALO also supports orphanages and programs in Uganda, Kenya, Mexico and India. Learn how Love Heals at HALO and help one more child spend one less day alone at www.haloworldwide.org.
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1600 Genessee, Suite 140Kansas City, MO 64102
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October 14, 2011
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