Community Engagement Intern

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Work Shift Day

Work Day(s) Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Shift Start Time 8:30 AM

Shift End Time 4:30 PM

Worker Sub-Type Temporary

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description The Community Engagement Intern will support outreach and relationship-building efforts by assisting with event planning, creating marketing materials, and managing communications. Key duties will include direct community contact, developing social media content, recruiting volunteers, and helping to coordinate community events and initiatives.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Community outreach: Engaging directly with community members through events, presentations, and tabling.
• Event support: Assisting with the planning and execution of community events, fundraisers, and special activities.
• Marketing and communications: Creating flyers, social media posts, newsletters, and other promotional materials to publicize engagement efforts.
• Volunteer management: Assisting with the recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling of volunteers.
• Administrative tasks: Performing data entry, managing contact lists, and compiling progress reports or analytics, and tracking invoices.
• Partnership development: Collaborating with internal teams and external community partners to develop and implement engagement strategies.

The Children's Summer Intern Program allows interns the opportunity to gain hands-on experience related to their field of study by working on meaningful projects alongside Children’s professionals. Intern responsibilities may include project management, event planning and support, logistics, data base management, research, and analysis. Interns may explore career paths and apply for full-time positions upon successful completion of the program.

Experience
Research area: research experience necessary either through previous internship, work experience, or course work; practical knowledge about the conduct of research principals required

Preferred Qualifications
N/A

Education

Clinical Focus:
College student with at least two years in a health sciences related program, such as pre-med, nursing, biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry, or statistics, or post graduate student working toward a Master’s of Science in public health or medical degree

Non-Clinical Focus:
College or graduate student that is currently working towards a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Business, Marketing, Healthcare Administration or other related field, required

Certification Summary
No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Organized, detail oriented; Able to prioritize time sensitive assignments
Creative and flexible; Able to adapt to change
Self-starter; Able to make decisions independently
Strong verbal and written communication skills; Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
Able to work well with diverse groups, comfortable interacting with all levels
Able to represent Children’s in a mature and professional manner
Willing to work long hours that could include evenings and weekends, if applicable to internship
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook) or other applications as required
Able to travel throughout expanded metro Atlanta area; Must provide reliable transportation, if applicable to internship

Clinical Focus:
Knowledge of medical terminology useful
Knowledge of basic statistical software useful

Job Responsibilities
Develops and implements projects as assigned, which could include events, activities, programs, or research studies.
Creates and carries out a cohesive plan for each assigned project. Establishes and maintains contact with all appropriate individuals to ensure that the plan is implemented in the best interest of the organization.
Executes administrative and operational tasks for assigned projects.
Supports and participates in the continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of services provided and projects produced.
Understands and complies with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations, while meeting all in-service requirements as outlined per policy.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address 1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family Intern/Extern