I'm not rollin' in dough, but I ain't hurtin' either. (Thanks, Rob :* )
May 2009 - August 2009: Case manager for the Youth GED program at CWU in Brighton MA
This was my first internship for the MSW program. I "hit the ground running" (even though MythBusters found this to be impossible). I had a caseload of nine clients, at the most. My job was to help people keep their welfare benefits in order in addition to helping them plan out education and career goals. While it indeed was a stressful summer, I thoroughly enjoyed working there.
September 2005 - May 2009: Senior staff assistant, Astronomy Department at Boston University in Boston MA
This job was kind of split in two -- no, many parts. A brief list follows: library stuff, graduate admissions stuff, the mail, delivering checks, filling in for the admin, odds and ends for the CRaTER project, filling in at the CSP. A jack-of-all-trades, seriously.
September 2005 - December 2005: Teaching Associate, Citizen Schools; Boston MA
This after-school program is designed to help middle school students in urban education environments in and around Boston realize that there's more out there in the world, and to life, than getting caught up in the wrong kind of activities after school. This program introduces kids to things like how to keep your homework neat and clean, how to organize studying for a test, how to prepare for a project, and various occupations throughout a series of 'apprenticeships' during the school year. I only lasted one semester with this program because having two part-time jobs became very difficult, and I realized that standing in front of a classroom was not how I wanted to do it. Still, a noble program just the same!
Summers (2002 - 2005): RA, Jacob's Ladder; Chatham, VA
I must say, this would be my ideal of a lifetime dedication to work. It's too bad that at the moment there's no necessity to hire full-time associates. This summer program just rocks, and I can't use typeface to convey how much I love it. It's almost like a secret society, in a way. Only those who were there can truly appreciate and understand ...