Highlights
school students across New Mexico to learn about how the New Mexico government works, and to help students understand how to interact with their elected and public officials as active. Developing learning materials for students and delegation leaders, such as materials for how to write bills, debate using parliamentary procedure, or develop media content.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Albuquerque, NM |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1889 |
| Website | http://www.unm.edu/ |
Description
Organization: YMCA of Central New Mexico
Location: 12500 Comanche Rd NE Albuquerque, NM 87111
An Off-Campus Work-Study Position - MUST have a Work-Study Award
Position Summary:
New Mexico Youth and Government is a program of the YMCA of Central New Mexico that
provides a civic education opportunity for high school students. This program is offered for high
school students across New Mexico to learn about how the New Mexico government works,
and to help students understand how to interact with their elected and public officials as active
members of the electorate.
The Youth and Government program is in need of work-study student support for several needs
within our program. Job duties may include:
- Participate in conference planning and preparation activities for our spring events, such
as student orientation, student training, and the annual state conference.
Develop advertising content for social media outreach.
Write program grant applications for funding.
Assist in outreach for program needs, such as creating a professional clothing drive for
student participants or program fundraising.
- Develop a program digital archive of the historical content developed by students to
demonstrate the impact of the program over time.
- Developing learning materials for students and delegation leaders, such as materials for how to write bills, debate using parliamentary procedure, or develop media content.
About Company
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