NC Choices – Local Meat Communications Internship

Expectations for Interns

General Expectations:

  • Weekly communication with Content Supervisor and Intern Coordinator
  • Timeliness to meetings/deadlines
  • Initiative + self-direction 

Getting Started:

  • Attend orientation
  • Set up an initial meeting with Content Supervisor, Intern Coordinator, and app administrators

Weekly:

  • Check in with Content Supervisor
  • Check in with Intern Coordinator
  • Keep check in documents and Google Drive up to date
  • 10 – 15 hours of work

Meetings:

  • RSVP for google calendar invites
  • Be on time
  • Be prepared with updates, questions, and next steps
  • Advanced warning for cancellations + reschedule for that same week (if possible)
  • Attend whole group meetings (as scheduled)
  • Attend professional development (as scheduled)

Communication:

  • Prompt communication + responses
  • Follow code of conduct when communicating

Hours and Payment:

Code of Conduct for Interns

Interns shall:

  1. Represent NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and farm partners with professionalism and courtesy.
  2. Demonstrate respect towards others at all times.
  3. Abide by the rules, policies, and procedures of CEFS and NC State.
  4. Abide by the rules, policies, and procedures of NC Choices, CEFS, and NCDA&CS regarding a Drug-Free Workplace, Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination.
  5. Direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to their Content Supervisor and Intern Coordinator.

At no time may an Intern:

  1. Engage in any activity that is illegal under local, state, or federal law.
  2. Engage in activities that pose a significant safety risk to others.
  3. Engage in political advocacy during paid work hours.

The following acts also constitute a violation of the program’s rules of conduct:

  1. Unauthorized absence
  2. Use of profanity, abusive, or inappropriate language
  3. Refusal to comply with the instructions of their supervisor
  4. Stealing or lying
  5. Harassment of any kind, including sexual, verbal, and physical harassment
  6. Engaging in any activity that may physically or emotionally damage other interns in the program or people in the community
  7. Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of any controlled substance or illegal drugs during the term of employment
  8. Consuming alcoholic beverages during the performance of work-related tasks
  9. Being under the influence of alcohol or any illegal drugs during the performance of work-related tasks
  10. Failing to notify supervisors of any criminal conviction that occurs during the term of employment

Social Media and Being the Public Faces of NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and Farm Partners

Interns are the public faces of NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and farm partners they serve. You will be uniquely suited to speak about how your Host Site makes a difference. The more the public hears positive messages about your NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and farm partners, the more likely these types of programs will benefit from wide-scale sustainable support. Therefore, it’s important to have a good handle on what your NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and farm partners do. In all aspects of the internship, including outreach on social media, interns will be expected to act professionally to represent the missions, values, and expectations of NC Choices, CEFS, NCDA&CS, and farm partners.

Goals for Interns

Utilize an equity lens when implementing the outlined performance requirements including:

  • Ensuring that program design, implementation, and evaluation efforts include specific outreach to underserved communities and engagement with historically marginalized populations,
  • Providing opportunities for staff and partners to learn about food systems, local meat and supply chains, and food equity. Apply these concepts to program design, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Ensuring education and communications materials are culturally sensitive, linguistically appropriate, and at an appropriate comprehension level to accommodate stakeholders with varying backgrounds.
  • Partnering with organizations, agencies, and/or community groups that include farmer and buyer audiences across all of the state.