21C Internship Liaison  - Internal SPS Staff ONLY

Job Description & Program Goal:
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Internship Grant aims to provide high school students interested in the education field with a school-year internship. This program allows students to gain valuable experience while offering additional support to students at 21st CCLC school sites, which include: Collins Middle School, Horace Mann, Witchcraft Heights, and Bentley Academy 

Role & Responsibilities:
The 21C Internship Coordinator will supervise 10-15 high school interns throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting HR paperwork and onboarding.
• Managing intern payment schedules, timesheets, and paychecks.
• Facilitating bi-weekly workshops to support interns' professional development, focusing on youth development competencies and career pathways.
• Coordinating site visits with elementary and middle school program site coordinators.
• Providing feedback to help interns improve their work-based learning skills.
• Collaborating with the Director of Extended Academics & Enrichments to develop systems and structures aligned with high school career pathways and internship programs.

Requirements:

• Support student intern recruitment and placement.
• Monitor student progress throughout the internship.
• Participate in Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)-sponsored virtual training sessions for hiring and supervising interns.
• Recruit a diverse group of student interns that reflect the identities of the students served by 21st CCLC grant funds.
• Design and provide ongoing training and support for student interns, attending department-sponsored internship training and networking sessions.
• Plan and facilitate bi-weekly workshops aligned with internship outcomes, 21C site SAYO outcomes, and MYCAP opportunities.
• Collaborate with 21C program site coordinators to identify strengths and growth areas for interns.
• Develop communication strategies to support intern success, including communication with interns, parents, and school-based support teams.

Qualifications:

• Current SPS teacher or counselor.
• Experience with MYCAP and Work-Based Learning.
• Familiarity with youth development research and out of school time programming.
• Strong work ethic and a willingness to learn and contribute to the team.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to meet deadlines and complete tasks.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to commit to schedules and program requirements.
• Open to feedback and collaboration.

Compensation:
Hourly rate (anticipated 2-4 hours per week)

Number of Openings: 1
Ideal Start Date: October 2024
End Date: June 2025

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.  We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.

• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.

• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS.  You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.

• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for professional development. You model persistence and a growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.