Opportunity Details

One Friday evening a month from September through May for 5 hours at our facility on Lackland AFB. Help educate and entertain dozens of children, aged 6 months to 13 years, with serious and chronic special needs and their siblings. PNO allows both Military and non-Military parents a chance to enjoy an evening to themselves while CAMP volunteers lead their children in educational games and social interaction.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Entire duration of event	15	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

That's what we believe in at The Family Effect. Join our children, ages 1 to 6 years, on Friday evenings for two hours of fun! Play outside, complete a craft, read a book, or put on a puppet show. Our kids love making new friends! This is a perfect opportunity for groups, families wanting to volunteer together, couples, and individuals.

All volunteers must complete screening and training prior to service to protect our children. Volunteers should have experience working with preschool-age children and be able to demonstrate appropriate interaction skills.

The Family Effect works to reduce addiction in the home as a leading cause of family collapse in SC. Part of our work involves providing childcare on weeknights so that moms in recovery can attend support group meetings. Learn more about our work online at www.familyeffect.org.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Infants	6	n/a	n/a
Preschoolers	6	n/a	n/a
Infants	4	n/a	n/a
Preschoolers	4	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

This work is with the Somos Village mothers and children who attend the local school. A working knowledge of English in Guatemala is a strong tool to rise out of poverty and underemployment. This teacher would design an appropriate curriculum and implement it in daily classes. It may also include some work to be coordinated at the local public elementary school. Must also be willing to assist in other capacity building activities with the mothers and children.

Skills Required:

Some fluency in Spanish is helpful
ESL training
Good overall communication skills
Cultural flexibility
Ability to self-organize
Love of children

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

Seeking a creative, detail oriented videographer to photograph and film the various activities that are taking place at Project Somos. Using the footage, you will be expected to create promotional videos that exemplify Project Somos' values. These videos will be featured on our social media websites, and will be created in a team setting in conjunction with the Executive Director and Social Media Intern. Additionally, the Videographer may be asked to organize and file videos/photographs and label them accordingly. Successful candidates will also be expected to photograph the progression of various projects on location, and may be asked to photograph special events if required.

Skills Required:

Portfolio submission required
Competency in, and access to Photoshop an asset
Must own a digital SLR camera, or have knowledge of how to use one
Self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to collaborate closely with others
Some fluency in Spanish is helpful
Cultural flexibility

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

The work would be in collaboration with the Executive Director and Project Manager of Project Somos. It would require researching and consolidating existing information in various historical documents to be able to produce a Manual to be used by staff in the future. It would require some interviews with staff to extract information that is not written.

Skills Required:

Good organizational ability
Proficiency with computers and associated programs
Self-motivated, detail oriented, and good follow through
Some fluency in Spanish is helpful
Cultural flexibility
Ability to use creativity to problem solve

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date: June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

Looking for a passionate and proactive communications intern to expand and update Project Somos' social media platforms for public relations. Our social media intern will actively interact with online communities (including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) by building and managing social media profiles and developing our internet presence. The successful candidate would work in coordination with the Executive Director in redesigning Project Somos' official website, to make it more user friendly. Additionally, daily duties will include scanning newspapers/websites daily for stories that would be relevant to Project Somos and assisting with philanthropy and sponsorship announcements.

Skills Required:

Marketing experience, preferably in IT
Knowlage of basic web design
Self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
Strong communication presentation and influencing skills essential
Excellent written communication skills to communicate effectively on social media and in professional contexts
Ability to collaborate closely with others
Some fluency in Spanish is helpful
Cultural flexibility

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

This position requires working alongside our Guatemalan pre-school teacher in our newly developed pre-school program. A knowledge base or curiosity of Waldorf education is a must as we have a Waldorf-inspired pre-school program which embraces the natural curiosity of the child, nature and incorporates arts and music. The program includes a parent participation aspect so that the early childhood educator can role model adult-child interactions to the parents.

Skills Required:

A strong level of Spanish is required.
Cultural flexibility
Experience in working with young children.
Experience in developing children's recreational programs
A deep love and respect for children.

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

This work would be in collaboration with the Project Manager to develop a short/mid and long-term agricultural plan to produce agricultural products for the Guatemalan market. This would include the consideration of value added products suitable for the local tourist market.

Skills Required:

Experience in organic agriculture or permaculture
Some fluency in Spanish is helpful
Cultural flexibility
Good communicator
Some business experience
Ability to apply agricultural principles in unusual situations

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Description:

Looking for a passionate and proactive technology intern to help set up a computer lab in the local school. As the IT specialist, and part of the Project Somos team, successful applicants must have patience to work with students and faculty that have a limited understanding of modern technology. The successful candidate will be able to provide technical support for user requests, and is responsible for the setup, installation and configuration of hardware and software.

Skills Required:

Experience with computers and networking systems
Ability to configure, customize, and program
Experience in web development, maintenance of modern HTML/CSS is an asset
Familiarity with computer operating systems and database technology (design, software and structure) is essential
Self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to collaborate closely with others
Fluency in Spanish required
Cultural flexibility

General:

As well as the above outlined position description, all interns are expected to participate in Village activities and special events where needed. All will be expected to work together to offer extra-curricular programming for the children based on skills and interest level. Successful candidate will be required to submit current Criminal Record Check.

Starting Date (flexible): June 1, 2016
Duration: 6-12 weeks

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

KCDC has opportunities for dentists who like to help others... mainly children in need of treatment. General or Pediatric Dentists can help children out of pain through fillings and basic extractions. KCDC also needs Dental Hygienists to help with cleanings, sealants, and deep scaling on teens. Once a week, once a month, twice a year. We are flexible to have your help. We provide all materials plus RDAs to support you during treatment. Mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekdays or weekends. We are flexible to assist. Call us for more info at 818-841-8010.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
DDS and/or RDH	100	n/a	n/a