Email a cover letter and the answers to the below questions to rachel.protentis@conflictcenter.org no later than Friday April 4, 2021. We will begin scheduling and conducting interviews the following week.
Why did you decide to apply for this position?
Will you be able to commit to 2-3 hours a week for 6-8 weeks starting in mid April?
Are you interested in participating in the summer camp piece? Are you available to attend in the mornings of July 26-29?
What is something you wish adults understood better about people your age?
Do you ever think, “They should have asked a young person for advice on how to make this worth my time!” Do you think you have what it takes to be that young person giving advice? We want you! Help us develop youth programming including our upcoming YOUth Leadership Academy summer camp. We are looking for youth ages 15-17 to help create a more appealing, interesting, relevant, and engaging program for other youth. View details in the image below!
Who Should Apply
Youth ages 15-17
Consider yourself creative
Consider yourself a leader
Interested in communication
Have strong language art skills
Interested in developing programming
Interested in working with middle school students
Benefits
Free training
Letter of Recommendation
Work with a team of motivated youth
Non-profit program development work experience
Receive mentorship from Conflict Center staff and interns
Opportunity to join us at the YOUth leadership academy summer camp as youth counselors
Compensation
There are 3 different tiers of compensation for Youth Programming Advisor depending on the level of involvement.
Tier 1 – Curriculum/program development and feedback
Participation in 2-3 hours of weekly meetings for 6-8 weeks
Providing input and feedback on on programming, mainly for the upcoming YOUth Leadership Academy
Done mostly virtually with a group of other Youth Programming Advisors and TCC staff/interns
Receives training related to our current youth curriculum
Maximum number of 10 participants
Upon completion of this piece, teen receives $110
Tier 2 – Participation in YOUth Leadership Academy summer camp
Summer camp is from 7/26-7/29 from 9am-12:30pm
Youth Programming Advisors would work closely with TCC facilitators as assistant facilitators during this in-person camp half-day camp
Facilitator training and/or meeting with the TCC facilitators before the camp starts
Upon completion of this piece, teen receives an additional $130
Maximum number of 3 Youth Program Advisors
Tier 3 – Ongoing support/consultant
Youth Programming Advisor would work in an ongoing basis with TCC staff and interns to give occasional feedback and input on programming
May have an opportunity to create/suggest new programming or TCC resources
Commitment would be roughly for one 1-2 hour meeting per month until spring of 2022.
Upon completion of this piece, teen receives an additional $110
Maximum number of 7 participants
Details
Meetings will be conducted virtually starting mid April 2021. This is a year long PAID internship. For more information about compensation contact: Rachel.Protentis@conflictcenter.org. Youth ages 15-17 can apply!