About the Program. The Summer Enrichment Internship Program provides paid internships for local youth outside the classroom, inside the workforce. High school aged students will be paired with local government agencies, non-profits, and employers to provide meaningful, paid work experiences and adult mentorship, opening doors to explore future careers, training, and higher education.

Our mission is to create healthier and more prosperous communities by advancing the best education for students who need it the most. We envision schools as sites of innovation and opportunity, where students become the creators of healthy and more prosperous communities.

This summer, Torrance County is partnering with employers, and a breadth of community partners to offer paid summer internships to the youth in our community.

Position Summary. The Summer Intern Coordinator promotes the success of the Summer Internship Program by assisting students with application and interview process, by monitoring and supporting assigned interns and employers, including site visits and surveys, leading weekly workshops, and other duties as assigned. They will collaborate with the County and partner staff and will participate in training and meetings scheduled by the County and Public Education Department (PED). The descriptors below are illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and are not all-inclusive.

Program and Curriculum Design

• Supported by PED and Torrance County, help Lead Intern Coordinator create and implement preparatory experiences and a basic program curriculum focused on workplace readiness skills.
• Help Lead Intern Coordinator Implement a one- or two-day orientation that includes review of County HR (Human Resources) policies and procedures such as sexual harassment, drug free workplace, and other required training.
• Serve as liaison between the Interns, and the Lead Intern Coordinator.
• Follow framework for regular mentor/intern check-ins and site-visits to be utilized and created by Lead Intern Coordinator.
• Facilitate weekly reflection and evaluation tools created by Lead Intern Coordinator.
• Work with Lead Intern Coordinator to design a closure activity in which interns demonstrate what they accomplished and learned from the experience (preferably also thanking the mentors).

  Recruitment, Application, Selection, and Matching Process

• With guidance from the County and key partners, support the intern recruitment and application process.
• Assist with the selection and placement of interns as needed.
• Support interns through any compliance and/or onboarding steps required by County or other partners.
• Maintain key documents and agreements required for participation.
• Assist students with the application and interview process.

  Coaching and Support

• Monitor and manage 10-15 interns, keeping track of hours, feedback, site-visits, and employer evaluation reports and all other assigned duties.
• Monitor and maintain communication with Lead Intern Coordinator, mentors, and students including weekly check-ins with Lead Intern Coordinators.
• Learn about challenges faced by interns during their participation and help to address them.
• Adapt and facilitate mentor/intern onboarding activities and intern placements.
• Collaborate with Lead Intern Coordinator, mentors, and partners as necessary to facilitate effective coaching approaches for interns that make use of culturally responsive and timely intervention and acceleration strategies to support each student's professional, personal, and social-emotional success through the summer placement.
• Maintain the following documents (if utilized):
  • Training Agreement
  • Confidentiality Agreement
  • Communications Agreement
  • Timesheet/Skills Grid
  • Visitation notes/reports

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills are preferred.
• Knowledge and connection to local communities.
• Work experience in areas related to education, case-management, workforce training, youth programming, youth recreation, or mentorship, especially in settings serving opportunity youth.
• Experience in work-based learning or service-learning program development and implementation, youth social work, case management, and/or coaching experience.
• Experience working with high school aged youth and young parents and families.
• Experience with group facilitation.
• Experience working directly with and in programs that serve opportunity youth.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, problem-solving, dependability and integrity.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to exercise cultural competency and manage multiple types of relationships in professional, educational, and outreach settings.
• Genuine interest and ability to build healthy relationships with youth and young adults.
• Strong group facilitation skills.
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Work Environment

• While working on-site at Torrance County, the Grant Office will be the primary base for the Summer Intern Coordinators. When not required to be on-site or at local business or school, they may work from a home office or other office space.
• Coordinators are expected to be in the State of New Mexico for the 8-week program.