About the role
Federal Work Study – Workforce Solutions Intern
Harold Washington Campus – District Office Workforce Solutions
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the largest community college system in Illinois, is made up of seven colleges and five satellite sites, providing more than 70,000 students each year access to a quality, affordable education.
The Federal Work Study Program (FWS) is a federally-funded financial aid program that provides subsidized part-time employment for eligible students in order to assist them with postsecondary financial needs. City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) complies with the Department of Education’s regulations regarding the FWS program and allows students to benefit from this opportunity.
Primary Objective
The FWS program encourages students to gain experience in their prospective fields by placing them in areas and departments aligned with their area of study whenever possible. Students are able to use their wages towards educational and living expenses.
FWS jobs are available in areas such as academic departments, laboratories, libraries, administrative offices, student centers and several off-campus locations.
Essential Duties:
Position 1: Business Development & Data Intern
- Research prospective employer partners and draft outreach communications.
- Maintain and quality-check employer partner data.
- Support development of partnership outreach tracking reports.
- Assist with the team's marketing calendar and content planning.
Position 2: Outreach & Communications Intern
- Create and update student-facing flyers.
- Assist with outreach to student applicants of work-based learning opportunities.
- Monitor and triage the shared apprenticeship inbox, escalating priority items.
- Support Workforce Solutions staff at career fairs and tabling events.
Qualifications:
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants must be 16 years or older, have work permit consent, and eligible to work in the United States.
- Applicants must be actively attending one of the City Colleges of Chicago.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 semester hours pre-credit or credit classes.
- Applicants must be pursuing an approved educational credential, degree, or certificate.
- Applicants must have and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (waived for first semester new students).
- Applicants must be in “good standing” – no City Colleges of Chicago academic restrictions.
- Applicants must not be current Full or Part-time employees of the City Colleges of Chicago.
- All positions are “employment at-will”.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required or actively pursuing a GED at the City Colleges of Chicago.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word/ Data Entry.
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Strong math/counting skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Promotes a positive role model and favorable public image as City Colleges of Chicago representative.
- Adheres to the City Colleges of Chicago Customer Services Excellence Standards.
City Colleges of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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