Training Intern/Volunteer

The Aparecio Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was designed as an economic development strategy to lift women out of poverty and as a community development approach to build the leadership capacity of low-income women. The Aparecio Foundation provides academic support and scholarship programs for high-potential, low-income women in public high schools through an eight-year multiple-mentor program.

The culture of Aparecio Foundation is characterized by an informal and laid back environment, where employees work independently and in teams to develop and carry out effective organizational structure and work processes. Employees are driven through self-motivation and passion for the not-for-profit sector. Through the development of quality services to the enhancement of the organization’s goals and objectives employees are able to use their strengths and skills the best ways they can! Therefore Aparecio Foundation employees are given freedom to be creative and energetic in performing their tasks and duties as professionals in their respective field of expertise.

This is a unpaid Volunteer / Intern position.

The Training Intern’s primary goal is to provide support to the OD Department on various projects and objectives.  The Training Intern is responsible for the innovation and development of the role.

Description of Duties / Responsibilities:

• Assist with regularly scheduled meetings with volunteers, providing on-going training and support.
• Track volunteer activity and targeted outcome expectations.

• Assist with development of systems for training and evaluation of volunteers.
• Assist in creating an employee/volunteer manual.
• Assist in development of on-boarding/orientation process.
• Meet with Supervisor to discuss progress regularly.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Innovation!

• Bachelors Degree.  Masters preferred.
• Have some work experience in HR, OD, I/O Psychology or related field.