Northeast Regional Internship
About Special Olympics Colorado:
Special Olympics Colorado provides year-round sports training and competition for over 20,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities and unified partners. Through the support of an amazing community of coaches, volunteers, donors, sponsors and partners, Special Olympics Colorado is able to offer hundreds of annual engagements, free of charge, to individuals age 2 and up. For more information about Special Olympics Colorado please visit SpecialOlympicsCO.org.
At Special Olympics Colorado, we’re committed to building a diverse, creative, engaged, collaborative, and hard-working team that does the right thing for our athletes, our communities, and each other. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and we celebrate this through recognition and benefit enhancements that reflect our changing times and help our employees create a satisfying work-life balance for themselves and their families.
About the Internship:
The Northeast Regional Intern will assist the Northeast Regional Manager in a number of duties that will include but are not limited to;
- Attend and assist with event management at all Northeast Region events during the specified time frame
- Support pre-event planning logistics as needed
- Support marketing initiatives for all Northeast Regional tournaments and
fundraisers - Volunteer recruitment support
- Support with fundraising efforts, including Polar Plunges (winter/spring) and Plane Pull
- (spring/summer)
- Sponsor and donor outreach and recruitment
- Assist with college campus involvement initiatives; SO College membership
- Other duties as assigned
Time Frame: Spring: January-June; Summer: June – August; Fall: August – December
Compensation:
his position is an unpaid internship. Hours will be documented for service learning hours and/or experience purposes.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should email the following to easlin@specialolympicsco.org:
– Cover letter (1-page or less) that includes why you want to join the Special Olympics Colorado team and why youfeel this position is a good fit for you.
– Resume
A complete application is required for consideration for this position.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
Special Olympics Colorado is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Updated 4/2022