Technology Intern - PAID

This internship is an opportunity to be hands on with technology in our office environment.  It's a resume builder and learning experience for anyone pursuing a career in IT. The successful candidate will have completed some training/courses in networking and business pc hardware/software.

This internship must be done physically in our office in Allentown, PA.  We are following all of the CDC and state guidelines regarding COVID19.  This internship may have to be suspended/rescheduled should guidance related to in-person operations change.

This internship requires a commitment of approximately 6 hours per week with flexible start and end dates of approximately January to May. This is a paid internship opportunity with compensation of $10/hour. 

Detailed projects and learning experiences

Cable mapping in the office; may expand to asset tagging, inventory verification, and possibly software installs on PC’s.

General Internship Information

Internships at UWGLV are available in most of our business areas year round.  We are highly flexible with start and end dates for internships.

·         Open to individuals of any age over 14, in a formal educational program or not, who demonstrate they are developing new professional skills and would benefit from the opportunity to work and learn in our organization.

·         Will work on projects that go beyond that which the organization expected to accomplish with regular employees and which are not core to the achievement of the organization’s mission.

·         An intern is expected to get as much from the work experience at UWGLV as UWGLV gets from the intern.  The supervisor of an intern anticipates a “break-even” exchange of time invested in mentoring the intern versus work product contributed to the organization.

·       May serve as an intern for no more than 1 year or no more than 950 hours.    

DIVERSITY STATEMENT
We believe that diversity of thought as well as cultural diversity of staff and volunteers strengthens United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley’s ability to achieve its mission, vision, philosophy and values. United Way is committed to having a workforce and volunteer teams that reflect and celebrate the diversity of our community in all respects.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is an equal opportunity employer.