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Chicago Children's Museum offers many exciting internship
opportunities.
Our internships enable you to gain valuable experience in your
preferred area by working with a supervisor who has extensive
knowledge in their
field. Although CCM Internships are unpaid, interns enjoy working
a part-time schedule of 15-20 hours per week in a friendly,
open and relaxed atmosphere.
If you are interested in any of the below opportunites, please
fill out an on-line application. For more information, email
us or contact:
Sarah Williams
Volunteer and Intern Resources Coordinator
700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax 312-527-9082
Passport to the World Intern
The Passport to the World (PPTW) intern will work closely
with the Director of Cultural programs to develop programs
and activities that educate CCM visitors on a wide range
of diverse communities and cultures. Primary responsibilities
will be assisting with logistics and operations of PPTW events
during internship term, documentation of the impact of program
participation through interviews, photos and collection of
artifacts and helping with day to day needs of the Community
Connections Department.
Requirements: Experience or interest in working with diverse
people, research skills, strong Communication skills (verbal
and written), and availability to work some weekends and
evenings.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Student and Educators Programs Intern
The intern is responsibilities include helping with day to
day needs of the department, including preparing for and
helping facilitate programs, assisting in writing curriculum,
if bi-lingual (Spanish) may help to translate written materials
for students and educators and may also assist in developing
marketing for programs.
Requirements: Flexibility and ability to manage diverse tasks,
comfort interacting with groups of students and teachers,
interest in working on developing and facilitating programs
for students and teachers.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Arts Learning Intern
The intern is primary responsibility will be working with
Arts Learning staff researching, implementing and documenting
Kraft Artabounds Studio family programs, which serve our
general visitors. Interns will work closely with Arts Learning
staff to develop, prepare and lead art activities for family
workshops. Interns assist in keeping the studio organized
and preparing supplies for workshops. Interns record attendance
and assist Arts Learning staff in record keeping. Interns
are involved with other programs/special projects on an expressed
interest/need basis.
Requirements: Education experience with elementary children,
knowledge of and experience with diverse art forms, ability
to communicate with and lead groups of people, documentation/photography
experience, organization, creativity, flexibility, self-direction,
imagination and patience.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Health and Community Connections Intern
The Health and CC intern will work closely with the AVP of
CC and the CC team to review existing healthcare initiatives,
revise and/or develop new healthcare initiatives, and assist
w/the plan to execute these initiatives. All initiatives
must fit in w/the larger goals and objectives of the CC department
and must support existing community partnerships.
Requirements: Experience or interest working w/diverse people,
Research, Strong Communication Skills (oral and written),
Program Planning and Event Management
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Human Resources Intern
The Human Resources Intern will assist the HR department
and the Volunteer & Intern Resources Program. Tasks will
include helping research and develop CCM’s Wellness
Program, Creating and sending correspondence to prospective
employee, intern and volunteer candidates, scheduling interviews
and checking references, assisting with job fairs, helping
with employee and volunteer trainings, enhancing and promoting
CCM’s Volunteer Program, maintaining accurate HR files
and project development and implementation.
Requirements: Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written
and verbal communications skills, strong organizational skills,
ability to work independently, knowledge of computers (word
processing), creative, self-motivated and flexible.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Family Programs Intern
The Family Programs Intern will Learn about museum programs
for families by preparing, facilitating, and evaluating scheduled
hands-on activities for the public. Tasks include and creating,
piloting, and evaluating a new Family Programs Activity,
assisting with organizing materials, brainstorming ideas,
and working alongside museum staff, developing, facilitating
and evaluating a new Family Programs Activity Plan and reporting
results to the team and department, attending and contributing
to staff and team meetings and training sessions and maintaining
and reporting records of programs.
Requirements: Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, proven
ability to organize groups and projects, excellent written
and verbal communication skills, experience working with
children and families, knowledge of computer systems a plus
(word processing, desktop publishing), flexibility, team
player
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Museum Research Intern
The Museum Research Intern will be responsible for collecting,
coding and analyzing data for on-going research through a
variety of techniques, including live observation, videotaping,
programming, and interviews, prototyping experimental interventions
to increase learning and/or family interaction, contributing
to discussions about family learning in informal settings
and reading and summarizing published research pertinent
to museum-based research. The intern will be ultimately responsible
for summarizing and discussing data and conclusions in a
short paper and also presenting these findings with a PowerPoint
presentation to the Partnership of Playful Learners Steering
Committee by the end of their internship.
Requirements: Able to work independently, comfortable working
with families, good team player, computer literate in Microsoft
and other programs (Statistical software desirable.), computer
access desirable, strong writing skills, self-motivated,
flexible
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Sound Installation Intern
Chicago Children's Museum in collaboration with Favorite Chicago Sounds is seeking
an intern for the Favorite Chicago Sounds project slated for installation in
the museum this August. Internship duties will include conducting outreach to
CCM partnership organizations, giving presentations on the FCS project, and administering/collecting
surveys of participants' favorite sounds. In addition, inputting and organizing
data online, assisting with the creation and curation of audio field recordings
of Favorite Chicago Sounds and taking photographs to use as part of the display
of the Favorite Chicago Sounds installation.
Requirements: A background in media production,
preferably sound recording, experience with photography preferred,
excellent public speaking skills and confidence interacting
successfully with the public, organized self-starter who
can plan her/his own schedule, as much of the work will be
outside of the office. Must be flexible with travel throughout
the Chicago community on a weekly basis.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September
2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Early Learning Intern
The Early Learning Intern will be responsible for Assisting Early Childhood Educators
with curriculum creation, helping staff with development and implementation of
learning environments and programs for early learners (children developmentally
5 years and younger), Documenting programs using digital photography and other
forms of media, contributing to special projects and complete other projects
as assigned and completing a culminating project identified jointly by supervisor
and intern to be mutually beneficial.
Requirements: Strong interpersonal skills, ability to organize
groups and projects, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong
computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc) creative, self-motivated, flexible.
Digital photography experience a plus. Passion for creating beautiful and effective
learning environments for children and their caregivers. Experience working with
young children and caregivers.
Ability and willingness to take ownership of assigned projects. Punctual and
professional. Ability to lift moderately heavy items required.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September
2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
Media & Public Relations Intern
The Media & Public Relations Intern will be responsible for developing calendar
listings of museum exhibits/programs/events to send to multiple media, generating
an issue of Handprint, the museum’s members’ newsletter, acting as
a staff photographer—updating the photo archive of programs, exhibits & events,
assisting the PR Manager in media relations initiatives pitches to media such
as writing press releases and media alerts, and targeted pitches and helping
with any other administrative support, i.e. creating press kits, faxing media
alerts/releases, etc.
Requirements: Excellent written, verbal and electronic skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to organize groups and projects,
creative, self-directed and comfortable with process and change. Mature, extremely
organized with good judgment and willingness to show initiative.
Internship Term: May/June through August/September 2008
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Apply
Now!
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