The Office of Indigenous Education provides tuition, transportation and supplemental funds to 13 school districts educating Indigenous students of the nine (9) New York State Tribal Nations. Included are the Higher Education Indigenous students pursuing an Associates, Bachelor's, Graduate and Ph.D degree. Assisting school districts and tribal nations with educational technical assistance, tuition and transportation payments, academic data, cultural and language, social and mental well-being for Indigenous students. Overseeing three SED nation schools, Onondaga Nation School, St.Regis Mohawk School and Tuscarora Nation School with capital projects and operations and maintenance.Ìý
Purchasing of regular and electric school buses, vendor transportation contracts for schools serving Indigenous students residing on Tribal lands here in New York State.Ìý
Assisting post-secondary students with application process and required documents for approval of New York State Indian Aid and working with SUNY, CUNY, Private and Trades schools for assisting with financial assistance.Ìý
Coordinating Indigenous Advisory Council meetings with SED Commissioner and Tribal nations, collaborating with the Native American Indian Education Association, SED My Brothers Keeper and Bi-lingual Language programs, Culture and Language Teacher Certification, and School Summer Meals, Cultural Education and Museum.Ìý
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The student intern will assist with educational data collecting, school sports mascot research, advisory council meetings, education conferences and post-secondary student recruitment outreach. The assignment the intern will be directly engaged will be the involvement of the My Brother's Keeper Indigenous Student College and Career Fair and Higher Education Indigenous Student Survey.Ìý
Student intern will gain professional experience through assisting with Indigenous events and meetings, team player on coordinating events related to field of study.Ìý
Intern student must be working towards a Bachelor or Graduate's Degree in the field of Education, Business, Human Services, Communications or Computer Technology.Ìý
Skills:Ìý
1. Research on Indigenous topicsÌý
2. Computer and Technology skilledÌý
3. Good communication written and oral
4. Incorporating OIE Website InformationÌý
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Student intern must be available on Tuesday and Thursday ( pending students schedule) and assigned times of special educational meetings and events.Ìý
Qualified candidates should email a cover letter, resume, transcript (student copy is acceptable), and completed internship application to internships@nysed.gov. Please include the Assignment Number (OHE-FA-24-3Ìý) in the subject line of your email to reference this assignment.
Failure to send complete application materials via email will result in your removal from our consideration.
Clarissa JacobsÌý