Slifka is hiring interns! Below are the positions, please take a look. If you are interested in any of these roles, send an email to rachel.leiken@yale.edu or aviva.green@yale.edu with the role in the subject line and a few sentences about why you’re interested. We will follow up with you!

 

SNACK Intern- Slifka Nourishment and Community Kitchen Intern – Managed by Rachel

The SNACK intern is responsible for helping to maintain Slifka’s common student spaces, including Sussman Hall, the Noah Wellness Center, and the student-use kitchen. This includes tidying these areas up at the end of each day, ensuring that there is no trash laying around and that items from the Noah Center are replaced and moveable charging stations are plugged in. They are also responsible for liaising with staff around ordering snacks and supplies for the kitchen, as well as maintaining the popcorn machine in the SFS Office. The SNACK Intern will gather student feedback and input on the Noah Wellness Center and the kitchen, and will communicate this information with the staff. The Intern will also support the planning, advertising, and implementation of at least one event of the Noah Center each semester. The SNACK Intern is expected to spend 5-10 hours per week on this role and will be compensated at $14.30/hr.

 

JLF Intern – Managed by Rachel

The JLF Intern supports the JLF facilitators in creating a meaningful experience for those who participate in the Jewish Learning Fellowship. They are involved in each aspect of the fellowship, from advertising and recruitment to planning and facilitation. Their particular focus is on fostering a sense of community and connection among fellows in each cohort. This includes having coffee conversations with fellows, sharing information about other Slifka events they might be interested in, and attending events together. On a weekly basis, the JLF Intern is expected to (1) attend the JLF session, (2) meet with Aviva and Rachel to debrief and plan the next week, (3) engage at least 2 JLF fellows in conversation, and (4) send out a weekly email. The JLF Intern is expected to spend 2-3 hours per week on this role and will receive the JLF stipend of $300.

 

Reform Chavurah Intern – Managed by Rachel

The Reform Chavurah Intern supports the functioning and flourishing of Slifka’s Reform community. This includes logistical responsibilities such as maintaining the Reform email list, sending out weekly emails in advance of services, setting up or getting supplies for services or events, creating a calendar for service leading, and more. They will work closely with Rachel, Associate Jewish Chaplain and Reform Clergy person, to ensure that students know and are excited about Reform services and programming, and that those who attend receive follow-up engagement. They will also support community-building activities among the Reform Chavurah, planning, advertising, and implementing at least one social or outreach event each semester. The Reform Intern will represent the Reform Chavurah at G?!d Squad meetings and will support community-wide holiday planning. The Reform Chavurah Intern is expected to spend 5-7 hours per week on this role and will be compensated at $14.30/hr.

 

Social Media Intern – Managed by Aviva 

The social media intern will create content for Slifka’s Instagram, facebook, and screens in the Slifka building. The intern will be responsible for creating original content as well as content made per the instructions of their supervisor. They will make sure there is a content calendar for the Slifka social media pages that is dynamic and exciting. This intern will also be responsible for creating and posting two student spotlights per month. Along with their work with supervisor, Aviva Green, they will work with Operations Manager, Margarita Nieves, and Student Life Operations Associate, Nick Rivera. The social media intern will be expected to work 5-10 hours per week and will be compensated $14.50/hr. 

 

Service Engagement Internship – Managed by Aviva

The Service Engagement Internship is run in partnership with Repair the World and Hillel International for students interested in direct service, social justice work, learning and peer engagement. Interns will create and run service projects that engage their peers and participate in cohort learning sessions run by Hillel International and Repair the World. Each student intern will receive $500 directly from Repair the World for their participation in the year-long program and will be supervised by Springboard Fellow Aviva Green. There are 3 internship spots available. 

Note: one internship spot is reserved for someone who will be working on a community fridge project. The community fridge, located outside of the YMCA on Howe Street in the Dwight neighborhood of New Haven, serves as a food supply resource for those living in the neighborhood. It is open one day a week and receives food donations from Slifka and local grocery stores. The intern working on this project will oversee the maintenance of the fridge, ensure it is continually stocked, and serve as a liaison to other community partners working on the project. 

Internship requirements: 

• Interns will be required to attend a two hour orientation session on Zoom at the beginning of the program.
• With the support of Aviva, each intern will develop a service engagement plan to be submitted for approval to secure funding no later than November 7, 2022. 
  • Qualifying plans will result in each intern engaging in at least 10 acts of individual service and learning along with engaging at least 25 additional students who will each participate in at least one act of service and learning 
• Interns will be required to attend a 2-hour mid-year session via Zoom in January 2023.
• Interns will be required to participate in a topic-based small learning cohort run by Repair the World and Hillel International. Interns will be able to choose among several issue-specific topics such as Climate Justice, Food Justice, and Racial Justice. Cohorts will meet approximately 4 times during the year.
• (Optional): Interns will have the option of joining some or all of four skill-building trainings. These will be offered throughout the fall 2022 semester. Topics will include:
  • Recruitment 101
  • Planning a Program
  • Influence/Campus Mapping
  • Identifying Service Partners 

Photography Intern – More Info Coming Soon!