Marketing / PR (Learning Disabilities)
LOCATION
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
MorningAfternoon
Available days/hours
Day hours at the School.
Certain tasks may be performed on weekends with approval.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
*Ability to write copy using correct grammar, spelling, etc.
*Computer literate (Excel required)
*Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
*Patience and understanding for children with special needs
*Ability to research on the internet
*Desire to learn about all facets of marketing and event planning
*Be compassionate about children with learning disabilities
*Want to work hard and have fun!
CATEGORIES
DisabilitiesEducation
Fundraising
Marketing
Public Relations
COMMUNITY PARTNER
New Way Academy
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
This exciting position will be in the Marketing Department of New Way Academy. New Way Academy is an independent school, which teaches students with learning differences in grades k-12. Located right on campus in South Scottsdale, this Marketing Department is responsible for all collateral, public relations, grant writing, event planning, strategic planning, social media, advertising and community relations. If you like being involved in lots of things, this is for you.
Interns will be involved in all aspects of the Marketing Office, plus interacting with students who attend New Way Academy. Tasks include planning the Auction/Gala, helping with press releases, working on the school Bike-a-Thon, working with Marketing Director on education grants, assisting with social media communications and performing miscellaneous marketing duties.
Population served
Students with learning differences in Grades K-12 from across the Valley of the Sun attend New Way.
Community need/impact
New Way Academy is one of few approved schools for children with learning disabilities. Since1968, thousands of children in K-12 have attended New Way to learn how to manage or overcome their learning difference and find academic success. A learning difference is a neurobiological disorder which affects a person's ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason, recall, organize information or do mathematics. Students may have dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, or motor skills challenges. For over 43 years, the School has been instrumental for those students who cannot find success in a mainstream classroom. These are students who might be "zoned out" or disengaged in class. They are bright, but simply learn differently. Once they learn how to work with their disability, they become engaged and productive members of both their schools and the community.
Students with special needs who do not get the help they need tend to drop out of school at three times the rate of children in mainstream classes. The goal of New Way Academy is to help students reach their full potential. New Way prepares students to go back to a mainstream classroom if they are able or to stay at the Academy and further develop the skills they will need as adults. This has tremendous implications for community as students seek employment or stay in school.
