Contact
ADDRESS: 283 EML Hall, NDSU Fargo ND 58105
TELEPHONE: (701) 231-8268 Dr.Jim Deal, Head
For Fall and Spring Semesters contact
Nancy Kaler
For Summer Semesters contact
Debra Habedank
Address: Bismarck
AARP North Dakota is looking for a full time intern (21-35 hours/week) in Bismarck. The intern will attend legislative hearings, gather information on selected legislation, provide administrative support for news conferences and lobbying efforts. Also assist volunteers in preparing and presenting testimony. Pay is $15.00/hour.
Site: Alzheimer's Association
Responsibilities: Co-facilitate a montly early onset support group, visit other programs, write press releases and newsletter articles, answer Help Line and make follow up calls.
Site: Big Brother / Big Sister Program
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Diane Fritz or Susan Smith or Carrie Holland (Village Family Service Center)
Responsibilities:Calls to match participants (parent, child and volunteer), supervision calls, assist in contacting matches for response to annual review questionnaires, responsible for case closure questions and final match evaluation for case file on matches that are closed, assist Case Managers with volunteer and client orientations, interviews, and EMPOWER groups, assist with group activities and program fundraiser's, receive inquiry calls, assist with miscellaneous program projects.
Site: Cass County Social Services - Child Care Licensing
Address: 1010 2nd Ave S, Fargo
Supervisor: Ruby Kolpack
Responsibilities: Learn licensing regulations for family, group, center, preschool and school age center programs. Complete licensing visits to assure minimum standards are met. Complete unannounced visits to child care programs to assure minimum standards are maintained. Write correction orders to those programs that do not meet minimum requirements. Do computerized background checks on professionals working with children.
Required: Interview and references, car.
Site: CDFS Department
Address: 283 EML Hall
Supervisor: CDFS Faculty
Responsibilities:Research opportunities with faculty.
Site: Center for Child Development – Child Care and Education
Address: Room 261 EML Hall, NDSU, Fargo
Supervisor: Deb Habedank
Responsibilities:The Center for Child Development is an accredited early childhood program serving children 6 weeks – 5 years of age. Hours of operation are 7;30 – 5:30 p.m. (M-F). August May. Students will plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for children. Set-up and maintain a developmentally appropriate environment that ensures children’s safety and hands-on experience. Implement developmentally appropriate guidance techniques based upon individual needs of children and the group. Implement room management skills through head or team teaching weeks. Based upon your observation and/or assessment of a child, write a child case study and conduct or sit-in on a minimum of one (1) parent conference. Develop parent partnerships through open communication, home visits, and attending parent involvement opportunities.
Required: Authorization for Background Check.
Site: Center for Child Development – Director or Manager
Address: Room 261 EML Hall, NDSU, Fargo
Supervisor: Deb Habedank
Responsibilities: Review and help maintain licensing standards. Help maintain The Center Accreditation through the National Academy of Early childhood programs by reviewing criteria and observing classrooms. Develop parent partnerships through open communication, home visits, and attending parent involvement opportunities. Help maintain an up-to-date waiting list. Solving problems using a team approach and good communication skills. Help maintain an attractive, clean and safe environment for children, families and staff. Help maintain required paperwork on children, families and staff. Assist in writing monthly newsletter. Support Center staff in the day to day operation of the Center.
Site: CHARISM Center
A non-profit, family resource center serving the needs of the McCormick Park Community of South Fargo. The mission of CHARISM Center is to create opportunities for individuals and families that increase their strengths and potential.
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Sarah Dixon
Responsibilities:Responsibilities include assisting in the creation of unit plans, interacting with school-age children, offering individual help to children using hands-on activities, leading children in activities, preparing and serving a health snack, guiding children in following simple rules, cleaning up at the end of the day’s activities.
Site: Childcare Resource and Referral
Address: Moorhead
Supervisor: Linda Lembke
Responsibilities: Assist in overall goals of CCR & R, including assistance to parents in finding childcare, updating provider files maintenance of childcare data, professional development.
Required: Interview required along with Autobiography and resume.
CHILD LIFE PLACEMENTS
Site:Mayo Clinic - Child Life Specialist (available Fall and Spring Semesters Only)
Address: Rochester, MN
Supervisor: Write for application:
Mayo Foundation
Department of Nursing
Child Life Specialist Program, Supervisor
Joseph M-90
1216 2nd St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Responsibilities: Full-time (40 hrs/week) internship.
Pay attention to application deadlines.
Site: MeritCare Medical Center – Child Life Specialist (Summer Semester Only)
Address: 720 4th St North, Fargo
Supervisor: Wendy Iwerks, Kay Mjolsness, Kristine Schimek, Lorri Ferguson, Hillery Mork, Melissa Schmautz
Phone: CDFS Coordinator will contact Meritcare for interview.
Responsibilities:Child Life Professionals strive to reduce the impact of stressful or traumatic life events and situations which affect the development, health, and ell-being of infants, children, youth and families. We embrace the value of play as a healing modality as we work to enhance the normal growth and development of infants, children and youth through assessment, intervention, prevention, advocacy, and education.
Requirements:Application is DUE January 5th with decision in February Interview required along with autobiography and resume Student must register for 11 credits with the goal of taking the Child Life Certification Exam upon completion. Infant-child CPR Certification First Aid Certification
Authorization for Background Check
Site: Minneapolis Children's Hospitals and Clinics
Address: Children's Hospitals and Clinics
Child Life Department MS 32-7210
2525 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55404
Supervisor: Diane Dingley, MS,
CCLS Application Deadlines - - - - - - - - -- - Decisions
Fall - May 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 22
Spring - September 5 - - - - - - - - - - - October 22
Summer - January 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - February 2
Site: Rockford Memorial Hospital
Address: Child Life Services
2400 N. Rockton Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103
Supervisor: Colette Rossi-Luebkel, CLS, OR Marcia Stalter
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Site: Chidren's Club - Fargo Jaycees
Address: Fargo
Help select the educational curriculum/programs, creative learning activities, for children ages newborn to 12 years of age.
Need to be available 6:30-8:30 PM 2 Thursdays per month, 3:30-5:30 PM 1-2 weekdays or weekends.
Another aspect of the internship would be to help run programs such as Jaycees Against Youth Smoking, programming with other youth groups, such as girl and boy scouts.
Resume and interview required.
Site:Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Jill Zander - Education Coordinator
Responsibilities: Developing age appropriate educational activities and special events for the hands-on Children’s Museum.
Interacting with children and their families.
Required: Interview
Site:Church Youth Groups
(To be discussed with Field Experience Coordinator)
Site: Clay County Extension - 4-H Afterschool
Supervisor: Ellie McCann or Becky Harrington
Responsibilities: Plan and coordinate activities (including field trips, hands-on activities) for 4-H Clubs that are scheduled after school in several Moorhead elementary schools. Serve as mentor/role model for children kindergarten through 6th grade.
The program is 2 hours once a week. However, prep time is extra.
A year-long commitment is encouraged; but semester will be accepted. Summer placements are available in other areas.
Site:Community Living Services, Inc.
Partnership Program Other programs available: Respite Care and Family Support Services for Physically Disabled Children
Address: 111 N. University Drive Fargo
Supervisor: Andrea Schroeder
Responsibilities: This program is designed to support and assist children by providing role modeling, behavior management assistance and/or supervision within the home and community, observation of children, supportive activities within the home and community, and assistance with transportation. This project serves children and adolescence with emotional/behavior disorders.
Required: Interview
Site:Couple & Family Therapy Center
Address: CDFS - NDSU (Alba Bales Institute)
Supervisor: Heather Guttormson or Dr. Tom Stone Carlson
Responsibilities: Client reception, notify therapists, set-up therapy and observation rooms, fee collection, child care, data entry, phones, and some client scheduling.
Required: Only for students interested in further education in Couples and Family Therapy. Interview Required.
Site: Early Childhood Family Education
Address: 215 10th St N, Moorhead
Supervisor: Kim Bushaw
Phone #: Contacts will be made by Field Experience Coordinator
Responsibilities: Hands-on experience with a diverse group of learners, parent educators and child development, early intervention, office and administrative duties.
Required: Minnesota background check, university coordinator makes call for possible openings.
Child Development Option Only.
Site: Elim Care Center
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Dani Brandt - Volunteer Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Case management for elderly residents
- Medicare assessment
- Plan of care development
- Documentation of plans
Elim Care Center is a Registered Eden Alternative Site. This means they’re an intergenerational program with interaction between their children in their on-site child care center and the elderly residents; on-site animals for the therapy/care, love/support of the elderly residents; plants and flowers for the elderly to care for and enjoy.Elim Care Center - 3534 South University Drive Fargo
Supervisor: Dani Brandt - Eden Alternative Coordinator/Volunteer Services Director
Responsibilities:
- Development of experience outcome
- Working closely with residents at Elim at an inter-disciplinary approach
- Attending Care Conferences for residents
- Documentation in residents charts
- Assist with organizing and conducting meetings and events with staff, residents, volunteers, public
- Researching and processing data
- Assisting with Volunteer Services department
- Attending managers and staff meetings regularly
- Public Relations work
- Ongoing promotion of Elim and The Eden Alternative
- Other responsibilities as determined by student/facility personal
Required: Interview, authorization for background check, TB Mantoux tests done at Elimâs expense, other required paperwork upon placement of the individual
Site: English Language Learner Program K-12 or Adult - Fargo Public Schools
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Verleen Dvoracek
Responsibilities: Assist teacher with classroom assignments designed to assist in learning English as a second language.
Required: Interview and resume
Site: Fargo Head Start – (locations)
North Fargo Head Start - 57 11th Ave N. - Fargo
South Head Start - 3239 A South University Drive - Fargo
South Fargo Head Start - 3233 S. University Drive - Fargo
Supervisor: Marsha Anderson( for all 3 locations)
Early Head Start (Birth - 2 yrs)
3600 15th St. South - Fargo
Supervisor: Janine Jorgenson
West Fargo Head Start
1005 1st St East - West Fargo
Responsibilities:Head Start is a Federal program for preschool aged children (3-5) and their families from low-income households. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities. Parent involvement is one of the requirements of Head Start. Families receive free medical and dental care, have healthy meals and snacks and enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting. Plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for children. Set-up and maintain a developmentally appropriate environment that ensures children’s safety and hands-on experience. Implement room management skills through head or team teaching weeks. Based upon your observation and/or assessment of a child, write a child case study and conduct or sit-in on a minimum of one (1) parent conference. Develop a parent bulletin board or write/contribute to the Parent Newsletter. Organize and implement one field trip for the children, if developmentally appropriate for ages of children served. Develop parent partnerships through open communication, home visits, and attending parent involvement opportunities.
Required: Interview, Authorization for Background Check.
Site: Fargo Parks and Recreation
Address: 701 Main Ave - Fargo
Supervisor: Scott Fredrickson
Site:Fargo Public Schools – Teacher Assistant
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Depends upon placement interests
Responsibilities: The Fargo Public schools have many programs throughout the city serving children in regular and special education classrooms. Students work with the classroom teacher to provide care and education to 3-8 year old children. Typically students work in classrooms with special needs children and/or kindergarten through second grade classrooms. It is important for students to understand that this experience is not the same as an elementary education degree student teaching. This placement helps prepare students to work with 3-8 year old children using a developmentally appropriate curriculum and environment.
Required: Interview and autobiography, authorization for background check.
Site:FirstLink Hotline
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Sarah Kemp, Director of Hotline Operations
Responsibilities: CDFS interns provide listening and support, information and referral, and crisis intervention to callers. Interns also assist HotLine staff in programming and volunteer management duties, such as discussing caller needs, special event planning, etc. Opportunities for personal and professional development are offered.
Site:Fraser, Ltd. (Independent Living Services)
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Susan Berwest
Responsibilities: Assist with assessments of individuals with developmental disabilities. Coordinate and monitor client activities.
Site:Girl Scouts
Address: 2506 35th Ave S. - Fargo
Supervisor: Traci Seeley
Agency's Mission: To inspire in all girls the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and service, that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.
Responsibilities:To work with girls between the ages of 4-17, promoting the values set forth by Girl Scouts Organization. Duties could include: lesson planning and implementing, writing newsletters, reviewing Girls Scout curriculum, developing brochures and serving as a leader and role model for girls.
Required: Background check, interview and orientation training.
Site: Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
Address: Moorhead, MN
Coordinate a committee of community people who are helping to plan and execute Tuesday night presentations on all aspects of family and community resources. The exhibit "In Our Family" will run January - March of 2007. Students will step in and follow through on leads, coordinate schedules, and help plan publicity with the communications coordinator. Community involvement includes YWCA, Rape and Abuse Crisis Center and other organizations.
Approximately 10 hours per week.
Site:Hospice of the Red River Valley
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Deb Kluck
Responsibilities: Direct patient care during respite care, shopping, errands, including office work, computer entry, filing.
Site: Make a Sound Choice
Address: 1351 Page Drive, Suite 205, Fargo
Supervisor: Vicki Larson, Director of Prevention Programs
Required: Interview and Resume.
If interested in this site, the CDFS Field Experience coordinator will contact the organization.
Make a Sound Choice, is a character-based 'abstinence until marriage' program and an educational outreach arm of FirstChoice Clinic (formerly AAA Pregnancy Clinic), a Christian non-profit organization that offers free services to young women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy.
Make a Sound Choice targets young people, parents, educational, medical and church professionals within a 125-mile radius of Fargo-Moorhead. Presentations are made both in secular and faith based schools and organizations by trained speakers who encourage abstinence from sexual expression until marriage, and from other risk behaviors, such as drugs and alcohol. Conferences and seminars are provided for educational and medical professionals.
Responsibilities: Providing assistance with various programs and events sponsored by MSC, and other office duties. There may also be an opportunity to work with the nurses of the clinic and clients facing unplanned pregnancies.
Site:Make-A-Wish Foundation
Address:1102 43rd SW Suite E Fargo ND
Supervisors: Renee Myhra or Sharon Mazaheri
Responsibilities:Grant writing, coordinating wishes for children with terminal illnesses, organizing fund raising events, etc.
Site::Moorhead Parks and Recreation
Address: Moorhead (14 different parks)
Supervisor: Melissa Discher
Responsibilities: Fall/Spring: After school program attendance, accident forms, plan activities and lesson plans, work with school age children.
Summer: Field trips, group activities, games for elementary age children.
Hours: 1:30 - 5:30 M-F. Work with Recreation Leader.
Site: Messiah Lutheran Church
Address: 2020 Elm Street N.
Supervisor: Jan Nelson
BeFriender Program is a one-on-one visitation program. A 20-hour training is required (counts towards fe hours). BeFriender Ministry provides leadership training and program support for a listening ministry. The mission is to educate, form and support men and women as leaders for a listening ministry of care. Student responsibility is personal one-on-one visits and attend "Cheerful Hearts Fellowship" once a month. Students are encouraged to participate for 2 semesters.
Site:NDSU Extension (CDFS)
Address: 277 EML Hall
Supervisor: Sean Brotherson, Debra Pankow,
Responsibilities: Research, developing education materials, delivery of education programs, designing educational programs. Topics include: fathering, divorce education, marriage and couple education, family enrichment program, parent education.
Site:Nokomis I Child Care Center
Address: 618 23rd St South - Fargo
Supervisor: Nichole Nelson
Nokomis I is a private, non-profit organization providing affordable educational child care to children whose families need support due to special circumstances. Nokomis I is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. Hours of operation: 7:00 - 5:30 - M-F.
Site: Parenting Resource Center - Cass County Extension
Address: Fargo
Supervisor:
Responsibilities:Participation in extension programs including parent education, youth development, lesson planning, attending workshops, making presentations, developing display and handout materials. (birth-18 yrs of age)
Required: Interview, short resume
Site: Rainbow Bridge
Address: Moorhead, MN
Supervisor: Jody Bittrich
Responsibilities: Transfer of children between custodial and non-custodial parent, monitoring visits for non-custodial parent. Assist in exchanges and supervised visitations, gathering statistics, assist in survey undertakings, scheduling and paperwork, help with volunteer program, intakes and newsletter, attend meetings. Fundraising activities, prepare and submit grant applications.
Site: Rape & Abuse Crisis Center
Address: Moorhead and Fargo
Supervisor: Roxanne Kuhn or Cindy Ulland
Responsibilities: Observe and document domestic violence and sexual assault cases in the court system. Advocacy and answering crisis calls.
Site: Riverview Place
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Bonnie Peters
Responsibilities: Participate in programming for elderly residents. Variety of other responsibilities as determined by supervisor and student.
Site:Ronald McDonald House
Address: 1234 Broadway - Fargo
Supervisor: Ruth Hagel
Description: "The Ronald McDonald House mission is to provide lodging and emotional support to families with sick children"
Site:Sister's Path/ShareHouse
Address: 4219 9th Avenue SW
Fargo, ND 58103
Supervisor: Julie McCroskey
A non-profit organization in partnership with Fargo Housing Authority that provides housing and supportive chemical dependency related services for homeless single parent families. The mission of ShareHouse is to provide chemical treatment and recovery services to those in need and the prevention of abuse through education. The purpose of Sister's Path is to provide a sustainable safe and nurturing environment; with evidence-based services to promote the recovery of homeless single parenting families; helping them achieve a happy, healthy, self-sufficient life.
Responsibilities:Assist in the provision of childcare and/or structured child activities. Provide direct childcare or plan, implement and supervise structured activities for the children. Requires direct interaction with children ages birth to 18.
Site:: Small Wonders Child Care Center
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Lynette Lien
Responsibilities: Assisting in administration, parent education, and other director/manager activities.
Site: Southeast Human Service Center - Right Track Program
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Mary Quittschreiber
Responsibilities: Development tracking program for children, birth - two years. Right track provides developmental screenings, ideas on promoting child development, etc.
Required: Students much have a name tag before starting work. Name tag should say student’s first name in Big Bold letters and next line say Student Teacher.
Site: Southeast KIDS (formerly Infant Development Program)
Address: Eagles Early Childhood Center, 3502 S University Drive, Fargo
Administered by Northern Plains Special Education; Keith Gustafson, director
Early Intervention home based services for children ages birth to three years with developmental disabilities and delays and their families.
Site:Village Financial Resource Center
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Sheri Ekdom - Director
Responsibilities: Assist with financial resource library data collection, observe counselor interviews, case aide work, budget counseling, and educational projects.
Required: Interview with Director.
Site:YMCA Child Care South
Address: 1721 1/2 University Drive - Fargo
Supervisor: Donna Strand Site: YMCA Child Care West
Address: 4243 19th Ave Southwest - Fargo
Supervisor: Tania Olson
Site:Youth for Christ
Address: 65 3rd St N. - Fargo
Supervisor: Bo Huntley
Responsibilities: Go into detention centers and talk to teens about current events and about how it relates to the Bible and our futures, give alternatives to their present life styles. Comfort, serve and befriend teens between 14-18 years. Interdenominational.
Site:YWCA Shelter
Address: Fargo
Supervisor: Kelli Rice
Responsibilities:Plan and implement activities that are developmentally appropriate for children ranging in age from infancy through adolescence, child care, meals, field trips and cleaning up at end of day.
Required: Interview
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