2018 Summer Intern

Description

This internship is to provide employment and educational opportunities. The intern will learn the inner workings of Purdue Extension in Elkhart County by working with Purdue Extension Educators, support team members, adult volunteers and youth grades K-12.

Responsibilities

1. Networking with a team of five Extension Educators to develop and implement Extension programming.
2. Agricultural and Natural Resources work - Teamwork with Extension Educator on printed materials and ribbon boxes necessary for 4-H livestock judging, open class, livestock and agriculture/horticulture judging.
3. Health and Human Sciences - Teamwork with Extension Educators and volunteers on Home & Family Arts pre-fair materials, fair special contests, judging and follow-up.
4. Pre-fair judging - Development of printed materials for judging boxes, awards, working with computer program determining enrollment and inputting results.
5. Fair - Networking with 300 volunteers and 4-H’ers on building supervision and action demonstrations. Networking with media to make contacts for youth.
6. 4-H Ten-year recognition - Design, develop, photograph members, and create display for 150 youth.

Qualifications

• Communicate with public as well as the office team members.
  • Verbal - in person as well as on phone.
  • Develop printed materials.
• Manage time wisely
• Project
  • Design; develop; implement; bring to completion.
  • Web site development.
  • Create materials for 10-year recognition as well as mini 4-H daycamp
• Strong work ethic
  • Punctual; reliable.
  • Team member
  • Work independently following directions provided.
• Desire to learn
  • Team building skills
  • Computer skills
  • Working with volunteers