Organization Address
1343 N. California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

Organization Supervisor
Vicki Hadaway, Vice President of Programs
773.645.2300

The Chicago School Liaison
Jill Glenn, LCSW
Director of Community Partnerships

Website Address
www.casacentral.org

Appropriate Programs
Open to all programs

Days/Hours Available for Students
10 to 20 hours a week, depending on position

Description of Organization
Casa Central is Chicago’s largest Latino organization with multi-services to clients from birth to 98 years of age.  Come learn in a bi-lingual (English/Spanish) and bi-cultural environment.

Type of Project(s)

• Human Resources Assistant
  Student will assist the Human Resources Department in creating an employee satisfaction survey agency wide and a survey specific to human resources services. He or she will conduct the surveys, analyze the data and provide feedback from the information gathered. This information will help the agency to strengthen their services offered to the employees. Bilingual encouraged (20 hours)
  
• Information and Referral Specialist
  Student will provide scheduled hours of information and referral to community residents and update resource directory with current information and research new referral sources.  Bilingual essential (10 hrs)
  
• School-Age Specialist
  Student will assist 6-12 year olds in out of school time with social skills and problem solving.  Bilingual preferred 
  (10 hrs)
  
• Training Assistant
  Student will prepare and present skills essential for supervision to our middle managers in facilities, cafeteria and program staff. Bilingual essential (20 hrs)

Organizational Requirements

• TB test, Illinois Department of Human Services background and fingerprinting checks
• Nine month commitment
• Attend monthly on campus CES seminars

Number of FWS Positions Available: 4