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EPIC Training and Program Intern Job Description

EPIC Training and Program Intern Job Description

EPIC Mission and Vision:
Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC) prepares young people with disabilities to become actively engaged community leaders through education, leadership development and community service.

EPIC’s vision is for young people with disabilities transitioning into adulthood to be empowered to embrace their abilities and leadership skills, in order to achieve their goals for gainful employment, higher education and to live healthy lifestyles.


EPIC Training and Program Intern Overview:
The EPIC Training and Program Intern position is to assist the Director of EPIC in executing the programs of EPIC in direct service, development and capacity building. This position is for a young person between the ages of 18-24 with a disability who is looking to gain first hand experience in non profit start up, program development and program directing.

This position requires roughly 10 hours a month of development and program planning work and as EPIC’s programs launch an additional 2-10 hours a month at program events. Interns are expected to be punctual, dependable, professional and effectively manage the following responsibilities:
*Assist in presenting EPIC Community Trainings.
*Assist with community outreach to potential program participants, volunteers and partners.
*Proficient with email and knowledge of/willingness to learn other computer programs and skills.
*Available to attend monthly staff meeting and program events as necessary.
*Provide feedback in a timely manner
*Ability to represent EPIC’s mission and values within the community.
*Other responsibilities may be assessed over time to meet the needs of EPIC’s programs and development.

This internship is unpaid, however the Intern will receive the following:
*Training and experience in facilitation, public speaking, teaching techniques, event planning, fundraising and capacity building among many other skills.
*Customized career guidance by Pitch. Including assistance with resume building, interviewing and networking skills. For more information on Pitch please go to thewindup.tumblr.com
*Experience in all aspects of non profit start-up, program development, marketing and training and development.

For more information on EPIC please visit us at epicleaders.tumblr.com

To apply please send your resume and cover letter to inclusiveservice@gmail.com

2011 Summer Teen Fellowship, and May 21st YAWP

Applications are now open for
the 2011 Summer Teen Fellowship!

Also: the next YAWP is May 21st, featuring Fiction, Poetry, and "Impossible Fiction"

Hello YAWPers!
We're now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Teen Fellowship! Applications are due Friday, June 3rd. The fellowship will take place here at Grub Street HQ July 18th to August 4th. For more information, and to apply, go here.

Next Saturday, May 21st, we'll have another excellent line-up of YAWP classes. Click here to register! (Don't worry, it's still free.)

This month we're offering Fiction, taught by Becky Tuch; Poetry, taught by Regie Gibson (note that Poetry will ONLY take place in the morning this month!! Sorry!!); and Impossible Fiction, taught by Drew Jameson. After class, there will be a volunteer open-mic reading from 3 to 3:30 PM.

As ever, the Saturday YAWP session will be located at 160 Boylston Street, Boston, and is FREE for all young writers ages 13-18. You'll get a YAWP notebook, writing exercises, feedback from brilliant teachers, and snacks. All you need to bring is your imagination.
Here's the schedule:
• 10 AM to 12 PM: AM Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Impossible Fiction
• 12 PM to 1 PM: Social hour and lunch (we encourage you to bring your own lunch)
• 1 PM to 3 PM: PM Workshops in Fiction and Impossible Fiction
• 3 PM to 3:30 PM: Open Mic Reading
Email me at chip@grubstreet.org if you have any questions -- and we'll see you on the 21st!

Chip Cheek
Administrative Coordinator
YAWP (Young Adult Writers Program) is now entering its fifth year and is hosted by Grub Street, Boston's only non-profit creative writing center. YAWP has been recognized by Boston Globe as the city's hub for young writers. For more information visit grubstreet.org or contact us at 617.695.0075 or email Chip Cheek at chip@grubstreet.org.

I too am not a bit tamed-I too am untranslatable;
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world!
-Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass