Franklin
Learning Center Intern
Opening Date: 12/16/13
Closing Date: 1/6/14
Job Type:
Internship
Location: Franklin
Library, 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Position
The Franklin Learning Center (FLC) provides adults with resources to
educate themselves. Learners, instructors and trained volunteers work
collaboratively, trusting each other’s wisdom and experience. In partnership
with other local organizations, we create a vibrant, cross-cultural learning
community. At FLC, people are empowered with the knowledge they need to fulfill
their professional, family and community roles.
This unpaid
internship is for the duration of one semester, January - May 2014, 6 - 12
hours per week and may be used for college credit or work experience.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities include:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities include:
·
Tutoring
adult students one-on-one and helping them with
o Basic English and
math skills
o GED and United
States citizenship exam preparation
·
Assisting
the Franklin Learning Center Staff with
o Monitoring and
assessing learners’ academic progress
o Ensuring a good fit
between each student’s study materials and his/her goals and skill level
o Designing student
study plans
o Developing new
lessons about skills the students would like to master or about particular
topics in which the students have a strong interest
·
Work with staff to
compile a collection of student’s writings
o Develop new writing prompts for students
o Provide feedback and edit students writing
o Design layout for publication
o Plan semi-annual student reading celebration
Best Qualified Candidates will have:
· Exhibited
flexibility, patience and enthusiasm with adult students
· Proficiency with maintaining
professional boundaries
· Interest in
tutoring adult students reading at elementary grade level
· Experience working
or volunteering in an educational setting
·
Not
completed an internship with Hennepin County Library in the past
To Apply:
Submit
a resume, brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship,
and contact information for two references to:
Barb
McKenzie
Hennepin County Library - Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org
Hennepin County Library - Ridgedale
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org
(612)543-8579
