Commitment: 12 - 20 hours per week over a 3-6-month semester, minimum 100 hours
Location: Lincoln Park Adoption Center, 1997 N. Clybourn Ave Chicago, IL 60614
Students in this position will develop exceptional customer service and communication skills. Our staff provides mentorship to students while giving them hands on, day-to-day exposure to the organization’s operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Adoption Program interns engage in a variety of responsibilities under the supervision of PAWS Chicago staff. Intern responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage the Welcome Center, the first point of contact for all potential adopters and volunteers.
- Greet and welcome guests, answer customer questions and return phone calls.
- Complete ongoing tasks and projects including daily data entry and website maintenance.
- Engage with and provide guidance for volunteers.
- Work with potential adopters and facilitate adoption counseling for cat and dog adoptions.
- Photograph animals and utilize photo editing software to enhance website photos.
Requirements
- Commitment to a high level of customer service
- Excellent written and verbal communications, with the ability to represent the mission, goals, policies, and core values of PAWS Chicago in a sincere and energetic manner
- Comfort with a dynamic environment in which flexibility is key
- Strong, collaborative teamwork skills
- A deep love of animals; some experience working with animals a plus
- Basic computer skills, including Email, Word, Excel; some web experience a plus
- A genuine interest in, and desire to learn more about animal welfare and the No Kill movement
This internship may interest you if you are interested in the following fields: Communications, Psychology, Customer Service, Animal Welfare, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration.
This role is only available in-person.
Please note that all PAWS Chicago internships are unpaid.
