Job and Internship Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

A small but energetic staff carries out the work of the Coalition. From time to time we expand our staff or have employment openings. Such opportunities will be posted here.

Americorp/VISTA Opportunities

In January of every year, the Coalition posts three Americorps*VISTA positions on the Americorps*VISTA website. During the winter months, we interview applicants and choose three college graduates who demonstrate passion for ending hunger, a willingness to work hard, and a desire to learn and grow. The positions start in August and are a year long commitment, finishing a year from the start date. Visit the VISTA site to learn about this great opportunity for a year of service with some compensation, health and travel benefits, and a cash or education award at the end of the year of service.

To locate our postings on the VISTA website, select - hunger, PA, full-time, and Americorps*VISTA

Internships

Do you have a significant amount of time to volunteer during the summer? We can work with you to design an unpaid college internship (or paid if you are eligible for off-campus work study through your college or university). Consider working as a Food Stamp Advocate with the Coalition. Call the Coalition with questions at 215-430-0555.

Summer 2008 Internship Descriptions

The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger is looking for committed students to support its Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign during the summer of 2008. Interns will be involved in this exciting effort to connect 85,000 eligible but not participating Philadelphians with the Food Stamp Program. All internships include a service component which places the intern at a community site to offer food stamp screening and application assistance to clients. All summer internships are unpaid.

Position: Client Advocate and Outreach Assistant

  • Follow up with clients who applied through the Coalition’s Food Stamp Hotline or through Coalition volunteers to ensure that food stamp benefits are obtained
  • Advocate on behalf of food stamp clients, serving as a watchdog to ensure applications are processed accurately
  • Track problems consistently faced by clients at local County Assistance Offices and create monthly reports for Coalition staff
  • Organize Food Stamp outreach and screening events at local supermarkets and health fairs
  • Create an emergency feeding program list for each Philadelphia County Assistance Office
  • Applicant must be a self-starter with strong communication, interpersonal, and writing skills. Spanish or other language skills a plus

Position: Research Assistant

  • Conduct research on Food Stamp retention (efforts to keep eligible clients enrolled in the food stamp program)
  • Analyze qualitative data gathered from food stamp retention interviews
  • Assist in implementation of a quantitative food stamp retention study with Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare
  • Develop strategies to combat retention problems
  • Write articles for the Food Stamp Enrollment Campaign’s monthly newsletter, The Screener
  • Strong writing and research skills are required. Applicant must be a self-starter with ability to work individually. Knowledge of Microsoft Access and other statistical software is a plus.

*Internship positions may be altered according to the interests of the applicant.

* Flexible daytime hours are available, up to 40 hours per week. Interested students with less availability should consider volunteering as a Food Stamp Screener one of our ten Health Centers and Career Links screening sites.