Student Advocate Intern – Future 5 Inc – Stamford, CT

Future 5 is an entrepreneurial non-profit with a youth-development mission. We are based in Stamford, CT and have a relationship-based model that is built on the power of connections. We serve 135+ student members with a series of workshops and close coaching relationships and our focus is on building strong character and behavioral traits like persistence, grit and positivity.

Future 5 runs a weekly curriculum of workshops such as College Prep, Job Prep, Here-to-There and Community service.

Future 5 intends to grow our successful membership model to scale by 2017 by serving upwards of 250 students in Stamford, or 10% of the low-income high school population, before implementing expansion plans outside of our community.

The Mission

Future 5 helps motivated, low-income high school students in Stamford connect to their full potential.

The Position

Working closely with Future 5 staff, this individual would report directly to the Student Supervisor to help facilitate the workshop curriculum and assist in the general day-to-day operations. The job would be to act as back up to the Supervisor and Student Advocate staff in managing the Future 5 student experience.

Qualifications

Self-starter with ability to initiate projects

Positive, outgoing personality

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility and ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environment

Good people and communication skills (Adults and teens)

Willingness to learn new concepts and think outside the box

Willing to take on new tasks and opportunities

Investigative ability to collect and analyze student data

How to apply

If interested please send a cover letter and resume to Ellen Berube at eberube@futurefive.org

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