Internship, FreePlay on Parkway

Posted by on April 23, 2012

Internship Opportunity for College Students at FreePlay on Parkway

Unique opportunity for students looking to earn credits this summer.

About FreePlay on The Parkway:
FreePlay on The Parkway is located on Ben Franklin Parkway between 21st & 22nd Streets.  It is the 1st pocket park created by Play Inbetween, a non-profit organization that fills underutilized City spaces with creative and contemporary pocket parks.

FreePlay on The Parkway features Philadelphia’s only eight-sided public sand box, a cast concrete Ping Pong table, Imagination Playground in Blocks, and free activities from local educational and cultural organizations for both children and adults.

Job Title: Play Associate

Job Responsibilities:
-Responsible for opening and closing FreePlay and all of the play components, ensuring the working conditions of each.
– Manage the daily operations of FreePlay.
-Engage with children, guiding them in their play.  Play Associate will need to review the Imagination Playground play guideline video, and run FreePlay accordingly.
-Greet and connect with visitors, parents, and caregivers, representing the Play Inbetween organization.
-Initiate and develop craft projects, chess games, checkers, etc. for kids who choose not to play with blocks or sand.  Play Inbetween will provide all supplies.
-Host the additional activities that are produced at FreePlay, welcoming and assisting the various local cultural and educational institutions that come to the site.
-Ascertain and interpret overall feedback of each additional activity, taking notes on how each activity could be improved to better entertain and engage visitors.
-Maintain daily visitor records, taking notes throughout the day, and informing management of all visitor feedback.
-Confer with managers to discuss and resolve visitor suggestions/complaints.
-Enforce rules and regulations of FreePlay to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
-Oversee upkeep of FreePlay.
-Perform related work as required.

Qualifications needed:
– Ideal candidate would be a student, majoring in Education, Communications, or Public Policy.
– Candidate must like children of all ages, and see the importance of play in kids’ education.
-Friendly, outgoing, energetic and engaging
-Responsible
-Comfortable with light physical labor and working outdoors.

FreePlay on The Parkway hours: Tues.-Sun., 10:00am – 6:00pm
Hours of Job: 20-40 hours/week

Applicants can contact: catherine@playinbetween.com
Please do so by May 24th.