2024-2025 Part-Time Grant Funded Community and Civic engagement Program Internship (High School Applicants)

Primary Purpose

Assist in encouraging family Civic and Community engagement throughout the district including voter registration drives and civic education.

Education / certification

• Must be enrolled as a student in an Alief ISD High School
• Junior / Senior preferred

Special knowledge / skills / abilities

• Knowledge about and experience in voter engagement
• Ability to present to a diverse community
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills proven ability to self-motivate and achieve goals with little supervision
• Ability to serve as a role model for students
• Ability to work flexible hours part-time ( ie, summer, evenings, and weekends)
• Experience in Google docs, Microsoft office, Excel, Power Points, Canva, and additional programs as needed
• Bilingual in various languages preferred

Experience

• Experience interfacing with the public through leadership in volunteerism and or civic engagement
• Participate in and develop with guidance marketing campaigns to promote, encourage and support voter engagement among students and the alief community
• Represent the district at community events as needed
• Assist with special event programming
• Assist in organizing and implementing non-partisan voter engagement in other civic participation strategies and tactics on campuses
• Work with the AISD FACE department, high school principals and teachers and other District departments as needed
• Work with high school students to create a voter engagement marketing strategy
• Seek out new opportunities and methods of connecting with underrepresented populations
• Work closely with campus Program Mentor and Family Liaisons
• Assist with additional record keeping and required data collection and monitoring

Records and reports :

None

Supervisory responsibilities :

None

Evaluation :

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of district personnel

Mental Demands / Physical Demands / Environmental Factors :

Tools / Equipment Used : Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals

Posture : Standing, prolonged sitting, occasional kneeling / squatting, bending / stooping, pushing pulling, and twisting

Motion : Repetitive hand motions; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching; may also require climbing stairs and reaching over head

Lifting : Moderate lifting and carrying (up to 15 pounds); May require occasional heavy lifting and carrying (15-45 pounds)

Environment : May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent district wide travel; all campuses are temperature controlled with hard surface floors

Mental Demands : Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Hiring administrators review applications, interview, and recommend for hire.

This position requires a letter of recommendation from one of your current or past teachers and / or Alief Votes Program Director.

Length of Assignment :

August - June (Part-Time)

Up to 8 Hours / week

Salary Range 12.00 / Per Hour

Shift Type Part-Time