Here are some social impact opportunities that have come into my inbox over the past week:
Hot Education Internships & Jobs in Handshake
Here are some Education related opportunities that came into my Handshake inbox below and a curated list HERE:
Job Opportunity: Admissions Counselor, Middlebury College Admissions Office
Seniors and recent Feb Grads – this is HOT OFF the PRESS and LOW HANGING FRUIT! Experience Vermont in a new adventurous way:
The Middlebury Admissions Office has a late-breaking additional opening for an Admissions Counselor for this coming year. We are reaching out to those who might be interested in working with high school students and/or in careers in education. Serving your alma mater and helping to build the Middlebury community are certainly fun perks of the job, too!
The counselor position is an entry-level, term position (22-month commitment) and a wonderful opportunity to share your experiences with high school students and their families as they navigate the college admissions process. It is also a valuable and multidimensional professional work experience and can be a way to test your interest in the field of education. Recent Middlebury graduates have transitioned quite successfully into this role. The Admissions Office staff truly appreciates the insights that young alumni can provide in our recruitment work.
A link to the job posting is available on the Human Resources website: https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/26923.
In the meantime, feel free to reach out to Michelle Nelson at mmnelson@middlebury.edu with any questions.
VT Food System News: Farm2Plate Opportunities
Lots of ways to stay in Vermont this summer or after graduation if you are interested in contributing to Vermont’s sustainable food system growth. Below are a few of the great places looking to hire YOU!
| Food System Jobs (Compliments of VT Farm to Plate May News) |
Vermont Innovation Summer: Education Intern @Center for Women & Enterprise
This opportunity is part of Middlebury College’s Vermont Innovation Summer cohort program, sponsored by the Innovation Hub. This program supports students working with companies and on self-directed projects across Burlington’s innovation ecosystem. For more information about Vermont Innovation Summer, please contact Ben Yamron at byamron@middlebury.edu.
This position comes with access to affordable, fee-based dormitory housing through an educational partner in Burlington. More information will be available in April upon the intern’s offer of employment.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Center for Women & Enterprise Vermont (CWEVT) is an inclusive economic empowerment organization. We help women business owners and aspiring women entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by providing greater access to the resources, tools, and support they need. We are home to the Vermont Women’s Business Center, which receives partial federal funding to provide no-cost business counseling and tons of training experiences to women entrepreneurs at all stages of their development.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN AN INTERN
CWE seeks a dynamic, organized independent person to oversee the redesign of some of our signature entrepreneurship education programs. This position is great for students interested in educational design, Universal Design, entrepreneurship, and branding.
Entrepreneurship Training Curricula Internship – CWE is known for its entrepreneurial training experiences, where entrepreneurs have a chance to connect deeply with the community and with each other to build their businesses. Over the last year, CWE has undergone an extensive curriculum audit, conducted by outside parties, with an eye on best practices in adult education, cultural competency, and feminist principles in business. Now, we need those updates and suggestions vetted and incorporated into our 3 signature curricula: Getting To Your First Sale, Business Planning, and Power Forward: Strategic Growth Planning.
Work Towards Food Justice & Learn About Regenerative Agriculture
New Community Project (NCP) is an international non-profit organization with a local program in Starksboro VT – a 28 minute drive from the Middlebury campus.
Our mission is to seek social justice and ecological healing to create a more peaceful world. We express our mission through several community programs aimed to help low income Vermonters have a fair shot at a decent life while benefiting the environment.
These include:
A weekly food pantry program that combines food rescued from area stores with food we grow in our Food Justice Garden. We also are a distribution hub for the Everyone Eats Program and Age Well VT’s Grab and Go meals for seniors.- Our Food Justice Garden Project. Located next to the Town’s Community Garden. Each year we grow over a thousand pounds of vegetables to help supply our food pantry program. This year we have expanded our growing area by three times. So we will be able to significantly increase the amount of food we can share with those in need.
- Our Community Woodbank and Emergency Heating Assistance Program. Each winter we supply firewood and other heating fuels to those in emergency heating situations. We also work with low income residents to help guide them through the process of applying to the State’s Weatherization Program.
In 2022 we are seeking help with the expansion of our Food Justice Garden. We are looking for folks who want to help serve those in need and also learn about regenerative agriculture. Work will include planting, weeding, mulching, watering, harvesting, cleaning, and managing insect pests.
Work days and times can be flexible. We tend to aim to work in the morning or the evening when possible to minimize evaporation of water and not work in the heat of the day.
If you have an interest in learning to grow food and serving the community we’d love to hear from you. For more information please contact Pete at NCP at 802-434-2333 or antosketchamncp@gmail.com
Vermont Innovation Summer Internship Opportunity at the Center for Women & Enterprise!
The Center for Women & Enterprise Vermont (CWEVT) is an inclusive economic empowerment organization. We help women business owners and aspiring women entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by providing greater access to the resources, tools, and support they need. CWE seeks a dynamic, organized independent person to oversee the redesign of some of our signature entrepreneurship education programs. This position is great for students interested in educational design, Universal Design, entrepreneurship, and branding.This position will be part of the Innovation Hub’s Vermont Innovation Summer cohort of students working across Burlington’s innovation ecosystem. The position comes with access to subsidized housing at Champlain College in the heart of the city.
Read the full job description and apply on Handshake!
Hot Social Impact Internships & Jobs in Handshake!
Folks, if you think you are too late in the game to find a summer opportunity you couldn’t be more wrong! There are plenty of opportunities for employment right now so don’t wait to apply! Also note, some of these are Fall internships that could work for you too. Here’s a sampling of what dropped into my inbox this week:
Environmental/Climate/Renewable Energy/Conservation:
Social Justice/Equity/Children & Women’s Empowerment/DEI:
Policy/Government/Legal/Think Tanks/International Trade & Development/Global Health:
Middlebury Area Land Trust Looking to Hire a Graduating Senior: Stay in VT to Protect the Land You’ve Learned to Love!
HOT OFF THE PRESS: MALT (Middlebury Area Land Trust) was awarded an AmeriCorps member position for the 2022-2023 year. The position serves 450 hours during any time between September 2022 and August 2023. This is a new format for us and we’re wondering if a Midd student could be a good fit, serving the hours over the course of the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. We’d like to recruit a student before the fall so we have time to plan with them before the academic year begins.
We’re looking for someone who:
- would fit well in a small environmental non-profit setting
- wants to connect people with the outdoors
- skills and interest in any combination of mapping, conservation and land stewardship, recreation trail work, and/or environmental education with youth
- availability to serve 450 hours over the academic year
The compensation works out to be about $15.00/hour including the stipend they receive for future education costs (or existing student loans).
We’re in the early stages of shaping the experience, so if you might be interested, please reach out to MALT’s new Education Manager, Simon Schreier, simon@maltvt.org.
Hot Social Impact Internships & Jobs in Handshake
Environment/Conservation/Sustainability/Climate Change & Resiliency:
Energy Efficiency Research Intern, The Consortium for Energy Efficiency Middleton, Massachusetts, United States
International Development & Trade/Policy:
Social Advocacy & Impact/Social Services/Policy & Justice:
