JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Boston Program Intern - Summer

Duration:  June--August 2010

Description
Peer Health Exchange (PHE) gives teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions.  We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education.  The PHE Boston Program Intern will assist PHE staff with the research and revision of the Peer Health Exchange Boston Teen Health Resources Cards, compiling program evaluation data, preparing program materials, and other program research and administrative tasks.

This is an unpaid position requiring a commitment of at least ten hours per week.  Candidates are encouraged to seek outside funding to support their work at PHE.

Responsibilities
The PHE Boston Program Intern will:

• Research and revise the Boston Teen Health Resource Cards, which are distributed to all PHE Partner High School students and list websites, hotlines, and local health centers where teens can find more information about the health topics PHE addresses and/or health services.
• Help prepare program materials for volunteer and high school recruitment and training.
• Help compile data from end-of-year Program Evaluations completed by PHE Partner High School students and staff and PHE college student volunteers.
• Assist PHE staff with program research and administrative tasks.

Qualifications
Peer Health Exchange is looking for someone who:

• Has or is pursuing a Bachelors degree
• Has excellent research, writing, and editing skills
• Has strong interpersonal skills
• Is comfortable traveling around Boston by public transportation

Contact
Please submit a resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample (your best writing, non-fiction 3 pages or less) to the following email address: Chloe@peerhealthexchange.org
Resumes will not be considered without cover letters and writing samples.
More information about Peer Health Exchange can be found at www.peerhealthexchange.org.