Economic Mobility Program Intern

MISSION

Our mission is to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities.

VISION At Martha’s Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to stay and thrive.

ABOUT MARTHA’S TABLE

At Martha’s Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to thrive. For over forty years, we have worked to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities by increasing access to quality education, health and wellness, and family resources.

Together, we are “One MT.” This means we work across all three of our locations to support our shared mission. In all that we do, we exemplify our four core values of respect, compassion, teamwork, and accountability. These values -- and our commitment to “the MT Experience” -- guide how we engage with the communities we stand alongside and how we work together as a team. When you come to Martha’s Table -- as a guest or as a team member -- you are valued and you deserve our very best.

In order to be the best version of MT, we are deeply committed to equitable practices. We apply the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in providing programming and services; in creating our Board; in partnerships and procurement; and in hiring, training, and advancing our team members.

We invest in our team members’ personal and professional goals through our “STEP” program, which includes tuition for continuing education, certifications, and professional development; funding to unlock financially held transcripts; and flexible leave options.

THE MARTHA’S TABLE EXPERIENCE

We lead with our core values to bring friendly and excellent service. We strive to be kind and helpful to everyone we meet. We actively listen and collaborate to help people get what they need so they can thrive. By doing this, we create meaningful relationships with the people around us and work together to make a positive impact through trust, care, and shared purpose. When you come to Martha’s Table, you are valued and deserve our very best.

To be the best version of Martha’s Table, we are deeply committed to equitable practices. We apply the principles of belonging in providing programming and services: in creating our Board, in partnerships and procurement, and in hiring, training, and advancing our team members and mission.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Martha’s Table seeks a dependable, motivated and self-driven intern to support multi-faceted operations of Economic Mobility department programs. The Economic Mobility program portfolio consists of an Automotive Technician Training Program, a cash assistance program, a children savings account program and a community kitchen program. The desired candidate must have the ability to support program operations ranging from in-class support of the Automotive Technician training program, developing targeted recruitment material for the children's savings account program or supporting planning efforts for evaluation of the cash assistance program. The program seeks to provide a robust internship experience that offers hands-on experience supporting the operational and administrative functions of dynamic program portfolios at a community-centered social impact organization. The ideal candidate is someone who has experience supporting multi-faceted programs in diverse capacities.

The commitment for this role is a maximum of 25 hours per week with core hours being 10am to 3pm Monday through Friday. This is an unpaid internship with an estimated start date of January 4. 2027 and end date of May 1, 2027.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide in-class support of the Automotive Technician Training program, which includes direct student engagement and providing support to program facilitator
• Support the planning and execution of events or activities
• Draft correspondence or external program collateral
• Testing of evaluation tools, planning for evaluation activities (i.e. interviews)
• Analyze program data and produce a report outlining impact and recommendations by the end of the internship period
• Support data maintenance in a system of record, established database or workbook
• Development of forms or data collection sheets
• Support management of the space calendar for the Community Kitchen Program
• Support recruitment and enrollment for the Children Savings Account program through direct family engagement (i.e. tabling or providing enrollment support)
• Ability to work on-site (Commons Location) and virtually

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Team player with the ability to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and acclimate to quickly to changes
• Possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse groups including team members, volunteers, and communities
• Demonstrated capacity to support people with different learning styles
• Comfortable with virtual reality hardware (headset) and software (program application)
• Bilingual in English/Spanish, preferred but not required

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

COVID-19

Martha's Table requires all team members and interns to have:

• 2 doses of either Pfizer or Moderna administered before April 18, 2023;
• 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen administered before May 22, 2023;
• 2 doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Adjuvinated; or
• 1 updated dose of either Pfizer or Moderna administered after April 18, 2023

Martha's Table will consider waiving the vaccination requirement for:

• Candidates who object in good faith and in writing, pursuant to procedures established by the City Administrator or his/her designee, that the employee's vaccination would violate their sincerely held religious beliefs; and
• Candidates who have obtained and submitted written certification from a physician or other licensed health professional who may order an immunization, that being vaccinated for COVID-19 is medically inadvisable because of the employee's medical condition.

Marha's Table is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants who are unable to be vaccinated for religious or medical reasons should contact Human Resources (hr@marthastable.org) as soon as possible to engage in the interactive process and explore what, if any, reasonable accommodations Martha's Table is able to offer. This position requires the completion of a satisfactory background check. Martha's table is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. Martha's table is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for the employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion or belief, age, sex (including pregnancy), national, social or ethnic origin, disability status, HIV status, family medical history or genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, family or parental status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Martha's table will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at 202-328-6608 or via e-mail at hr@marthastable.org.