21st Century High School Out-of-School Time (OST) Internship Coordinator, Internal SPS Staff ONLY [SY 2025-2026] at Salem Public Schools

21st Century High School Out-of-School Time (OST) Internship Coordinator, Internal SPS Staff ONLY [SY 2025-2026]

Compensation: Stipend Position Based SPS Hourly Rate

Job Description & Program Goal

The 21st Century Internship aims to provide high school students interested in a career in education with a year-long, out-of-school-time internship. This opportunity allows students to gain valuable work experience while providing additional support to students in our 21st CCLC after school programs at:

• Witchcraft Heights Elementary School
• Horace Mann Laboratory School
• Collins Middle School
• Bentley Academy Innovation School

21C Internship Coordinator Commitment

The 21st Century Internship Coordinator position is a part-time stipend role over the school year starting in October 2025 and ending in May 2026.

The internship coordinator will support the following: 

• Onboarding Interns: This includes interviewing candidates, scheduling program walkthroughs, managing hiring paperwork, and confirming intern schedules.
• Program Orientation: Facilitating an orientation session for all student interns.
• Professional Development: Facilitating a minimum of 10 bi-weekly professional learning workshops to develop interns' job readiness and youth development skills.
• Mentorship: Conducting weekly site observations and providing feedback to interns using an observation tool.
• Coaching: Leading intern coaching cycles as needed.
• Communication: Conducting weekly check-ins with program site coordinators.
• Celebration: Supporting the end-of-program celebration and certification process.
• Payroll: Assisting interns with processing their bi-weekly timesheets.
• Additional Duties: Other duties as assigned to support the internship and student success.
• Collaboration: Work in collaboration with the Director of Ext. Academic & Enrichments to support program priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be:

• A Salem Public Schools staff member with experience working with high school students or interns.
• Familiar with Work-Based Learning and My Career and Academic Plan (MYCAP).
• Experienced in working with young people.

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.