Family & Community Development with PS: It Works! And the 2Gen

The Family & Community Development intern will support CCE-Tompkins Family & Community Development Program Area with PS: It Works! and the 2Gen project. PS: It Works! is a research-based, evidence-informed parenting education workshop series developed at CCE Tompkins. It is a communication skills workshop series for parents and their 6-10 year old children. 2026 will be the third year of a three-year pilot for 2Gen. The primary intended outcome is to reshape these curricula into well designed manuals ready to market. 

Roles and responsibilities

In their role, the intern will:

• Support parenting educators in preparation and delivery of parenting education programs, playgroups, events.
• Clean up, edit and design of the PS: It Works! and 2Gen PS: It Works! curricula manuals.  
• Develop a marketing and promotional plan for both programs.

Qualifications and previous coursework

• Coursework and or experience in marketing and design.
• Experience working with children.
• Interest in working together as part of a dynamic team.

Learning outcomes 

• Increase awareness and understanding of the Cornell Cooperative Extension System, across the state and at CCE-Tompkins.
• Hands-on experience with families and children through parenting education workshops.
• Experience of development of workshop manuals