Family Engagement Intern

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Tutoring Family Engagement Initiatives
• Support the planning and development of family engagement workshops and literacy events
• Facilitate/lead family literacy workshops for parents and caregivers
• Create and update workshop materials, handouts, slides, and simple take home resources
• Auxiliary with outreach to schools, community partners, and families to increase participation
• Help with event logistics such as sign-in, set up, photos, and follow up
• Collect and organize feedback from families and partners to strengthen workshop impact
• Support simple data tracking related to attendance and engagement

How You’ll Do It

• Relationship Management & Communication
• Cultivate strong internal relationships with peers and support managers as needed
• Forge and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders in building a community of literacy
• Demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively as an ambassador of Reading Partners externally
• Possess a strong aptitude for effective communication with program team members and other Reading Partners staff
• Be able to set up strong systems for communication

• Project Management
• Demonstrate an ability to effectively manage time, balance multiple competing priorities at once, and, above all, remain adaptable, flexible, and positive while navigating challenges
• Anticipate challenges and/or questions, and proactively act to address them
• Understand larger strategic priorities and make measurable progress against these larger goals
• Demonstrate a strong detail orientation, a strong drive for accuracy, and the ability to manage projects independently and as part of a team
• Execute all work in a data-driven manner
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem-solve

• Innovative Thinking
• Demonstrate an ability to create processes and systems to streamline internal operations
• Demonstrate a high level of comfort with ambiguity and an ability to create order
• Demonstrate an aptitude for framing problems as opportunities, and always pushing to further streamline

Qualifications

• About you: You’ll Be Successful In This Role If You Have access to reliable transportation
• Can problem-solve through challenges and failures
• Enjoy project management and organization
• Are flexible and adaptable in both your work style and work environment
• Possess a natural ability to connect with people
• Demonstrate an eagerness to support volunteers
• Take initiative in meeting goals and seeking professional growth
• Familiar with databases like Salesforce and have a high level of comfort with Google Apps and Zoom conferencing
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Display a deep belief in our mission and root your work in our core values
• Able to prove eligibility to work legally in the U.S. and that you are at least 18 years old
• Current NJ undergraduate student
• Current NJ graduate student
• Recent NJ college graduate: must have graduated less than one year prior to start of the internship experience (May 2025-May 2026 graduates)

The Other Things You Need To Know

• This role is a hybrid role in Newark, NJ, and interns must have access to reliable transportation
• Physical Demands: Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Listen and verbally communicate to provide coaching to tutors and students working together on literacy goals
• Work effectively in a noisy setting with frequent interruptions
• Maintain focus and productivity despite environmental distractions