2017 WGB Internship Program Overview & Survey

Green Business Internship Program Overview

Westchester Green Business Member,

Thanks to a grant from The Westchester Community Foundation and support from The Greenburgh Nature Center, WGB members are invited to participate in the 2017 Green Business Internship Program. This new benefit was developed to assist members in forwarding your sustainability goals, while offering college students a unique and meaningful work experience.

WGB will be recruiting undergraduate and graduate-level students currently enrolled in local Business, Accounting and Environmental programs. Prior to beginning the internship, students will participate in a two-day training session at the Greenburgh Nature Center to learn more about the Westchester Green Business program, sample projects and internship expectations.

The internship program will run for 8 to 10 weeks in the summer (June to August) and fall (September to November). We are asking businesses to offer students a pay rate of $10 - $15/per hour. We will also promote unpaid opportunities to students requiring the internship for credit, should the internship be structured to meet federal labor standards for unpaid internships. WGB will receive all student applications and pre-screen students before sending you candidates. We do ask that businesses conduct an in-person interview at your office before making a final decision to hire.

Participation will be limited to 15 spots per session. Deadline to register is March 1st. The below survey will help to develop the specific parameters of your summer or fall internship opportunity. Once the survey is completed, we will email you a draft internship job description to review and approve – before we begin promoting it to the participating colleges and universities.

Please direct questions or comments to Meg Curtin at mcurtin.wgbc@gmail.com.

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* 1. Employer Contact Information

Name

Company

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Website:

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Internship Information

Internship Location (if different from business address)

Internship Supervisor (if different than main contact):

Internship Supervisor email:

Internship Supervisor phone:

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* 3. Please list your mission statement -or- a description of your business/organization below. This copy will be included in the job description.

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* 4. Internships require 15-20 hours per week. Please indicate below whether students will be offered flexibility in arranging their own fixed schedules during your hours of operation, or whether interns will be required to work a specific 15-20 hours each week.

Interns can arrange their fixed schedules during our hours of operation (please list hours of operation below)

Interns would be required to work specific hours each week (please list those specific hours below)

Please list either your hours of operation, or specific schedule required here:

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* 5. What pay rate will you offer your summer intern?

$10 - $12/per hour, based on experience

$12 - $15/per hour, based on experience

Unable to offer a paid internship opportunity, please promote opportunity to students requiring internship for credit

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* 6. Are there any specific projects or tasks you would like an intern to focus on? Please check any of the below projects, or note other projects in the comments field.

Completion of Action List to achieve certification

Completion of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory required for certification

Assistance with communications, including presentations, website and/or social media

Analysis of green purchasing options

Promotion of green transportation programs

Development of educational materials related to green business practices

Review of HR materials for inclusion of sustainability

Policy development and analysis

List additional tasks and projects here:

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* 7. Other than the projects/tasks listed above, do you have additional sustainability goals your intern could work toward? Are there particular skills or qualifications an intern may need to achieve those goals, or to be successful within your business or organization?

Please list additional goals:

Please list additional skills required:

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* 1. Employer Contact Information

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* 2. Internship Information

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* 3. Please list your mission statement -or- a description of your business/organization below. This copy will be included in the job description.

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* 4. Internships require 15-20 hours per week. Please indicate below whether students will be offered flexibility in arranging their own fixed schedules during your hours of operation, or whether interns will be required to work a specific 15-20 hours each week.

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* 5. What pay rate will you offer your summer intern?

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* 6. Are there any specific projects or tasks you would like an intern to focus on? Please check any of the below projects, or note other projects in the comments field.

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* 7. Other than the projects/tasks listed above, do you have additional sustainability goals your intern could work toward? Are there particular skills or qualifications an intern may need to achieve those goals, or to be successful within your business or organization?

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* 8. Please list any comments that would be helpful in developing your internship opportunity.