Youth Guidance DC - Intern (3355)

Position Summary:

Administrative-based interns will focus on various administrative tasks, research, report-making, training and development, leadership, and program management. Interns will be matched with a qualified site supervisor or program manager and supported by Youth Guidance’s Internship coordinator.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Outreach to local government officials, organize stakeholders and create testimonies for public hearings  

• Partnership liaison providing communication to existing partners aligned with our mission and vision  

• Observe, co-facilitate, or facilitate group sessions for postsecondary readiness aligned with our social emotional objectives  

• Support weekly required documentation of attendance, surveys, etc. (non-Salesforce related)  

• Parent engagement, coordination and communication  

• Support administrative duties in the areas of marketing all BAM-FI events and external affairs to include graphic design, content creation, etc.   

• Participate in other professional development opportunities, as assigned  

• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor. 

Education/Experience/Training:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree 

• Currently seeking school credit through an internship 

Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills 

• Capable of collaborating in team settings and working independently 

• Demonstrates cultural competency, including an understanding of the effects of institutional racism and systemic oppression on marginalized populations 

• Demonstrates creativity in engaging youth 

• Exhibits a positive team-based approach to treatment and care working with clients 

• Fluent in other languages besides English preferred 

Core Competencies:

• Communication: Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, and community served; demonstrates empathy and listening 

• Client orientation: Recognizes needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation, to ultimately maximize the impact 

• Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity, consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace 

• Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if the change is required, demonstrates curiosity and eagerness to learn 

• Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work, and the work of the team to ensure delivery of high-quality work 

• Supervisory skills: Effectively manages and develops others 

• Mission drive: Demonstrates commitment to the missing of the organization as a whole and alignment with organization values 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• This job operates in a professional office environment, school setting and working with the public, all Youth Guidance employees must be fully vaccinated or approved for a medical or religious exemption 

• Occasional local and national travel 

DEI Statement:

At Youth Guidance, we understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are fundamental to realizing our vision of bright and successful futures for all young people. We celebrate the diversity of youth and recognize them as empowered leaders, problem-solvers, and experts of their own experiences. At the same time, we acknowledge that many systems and institutions meant to support youth are inequitable and unjust. 

As such, we are committed to advancing DE&I through our words and our actions, both internally and externally, by: 

• Strengthening cultural competence as well as policies, practices, and organizational structures that foster belonging and leverage the unique backgrounds and talents of staff; 

• Offering youth-centered programs that are accessible and responsive to people from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, language, and cultural and religious beliefs and practices; 

• Influencing systems that youth, their families, and communities are impacted by, such as schools, organizational networks, governmental bodies, researchers, and the funding community, to apply approaches that embrace DEI in addressing the needs and supporting the aspirations of young people. 

Youth Guidance is an equal opportunity employer. Youth Guidance does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and is committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.