Interested in exploring an internship or staff position with the Good Works Community?

At Good Works, we welcome inquiries from people interested in exploring how God may be calling you to love and serve the poor in the context of community. While we may not have a position open when you inquire, we welcome you to explore the community of Good Works and allow us to get to know you so that when we do have a position open, we can keep you in mind. Here is the process we would encourage you to follow:

  1. Explore our web page with special focus on:
  2. E-mail us at goodworks@good-works.net. Share with us who you are, how and through whom you heard about Good Works and share something of where you are in your life, what your interests are and what you might like to explore in the Good Works community. We want to learn about what motivates you, where your passions are and what you believe are some of your natural abilities and spiritual gifts.
  3. Send us some information about yourself. Do you have a resume or something you’ve written about yourself? Is there an article written on you or by you? Send us some information so that we can get to know you.
  4. COME AND VISIT US! We can provide overnight accommodations at the Hannah House at no charge during your visit. Additionally, we are happy to include you in all of our meals while you are with us. Contact us by e-mail or telephone to set up a time to visit with us. If you are interested in exploring a paid staff position or paid internship with us, plan to stay for at least 2-3 days. This will give you a chance to informally interview us and allow us an opportunity to get to know you. While we do make occasional exceptions for weekend visits for prospective staff, the best time to come is Monday through Friday, when most of the staff is available. We desire for you to experience and participate in at one of our staff meetings (held Tuesday from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon & Friday from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm) as well as some of the other aspects of our ministry.

Here are the two questions we encourage yourself to ask during your visit:

  1. Can I learn something from these people?
  2. Are these the kind of people that I believe can learn something from me?

Our Rationale

We prefer that anyone interested in a staff position or internship spend some time inside the community working along side of us as part of your discernment process. We want you to come and meet us and participate with us as we engage in mission with the vulnerable populations we are learning to love. Come and meet some of the people we are serving and allow us to get to know you in a less formal atmosphere. We want to include you in several different aspects of our ministry so that you can experience what we do and allow your experience to inform and clarify your decision process. We prefer to talk about the Good Works organizational philosophy, salary/ benefit issues, and Good Works personnel policies before we do a formal interview with you. That way, you can think about and interact with with us concerning these issues before a more formal interview is conducted.

After your visit, we encourage you to go home and talk with some of your friends, mentors, and family. Encourage them to help you process your visit. Invite them into the discernment process. Encourage people who know you to ask you questions about your expectations and how you experienced the Good Works community. If you would like to take the next step and arrange for a formal interview with several Good Works staff members:

  1. Call or e-mail Keith Wasserman at goodworks@good-works.net or 740.594.9000.
  2. Request an application for employment. We will send this to you by e-mail and ask you to return it with references 1- 2 weeks prior to our formal interview.
  3. Be aware that you will need to return again for a formal interview.