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Company/Organization: Save Our Youth

Description:

2014
Save Our Youth
Internship Position – Summer Academy Intern

SOY is looking for enthusiastic and motivated interns with a sincere interest to work with at risk youth for their educational development and remediation. Applicants should have upstanding moral character, basic understanding of computers and working online and have adequate personal transportation. An intern needs to be a person who wants to make a difference in the lives of young men and women by helping them achieve academic success where struggle and failure has been the norm.
Please view our intern video at www.facebook.com/saveouryouth to hear the perspectives of previous interns.

Agency Mission:
• Save Our Youth (SOY) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, dedicated to transforming the lives of at-risk youth through mentor relationships, that provide the skills for success in educational, emotional, and spiritual development.
• SOY provides a Summer Academy to remediate students in language arts and math. SOY Summer Academies use online educational software. Academies run from 8am-2pm, each student spends 3-4 hours on the academic recovery skills and spends part of the day in life skills enrichment to enhance their educational experience. Interns are part of a larger group of 20+ interns who oversee 8-10 academic sites. Energy and motivation of the staff and the intern team are essential to the success of the Summer Academies.
Job Description:
Summer interns are key to the success of each academy. Their emotional and spiritual engagement and involvement set the tone for how much students will accomplish. Interns report to the Academy Site Manager in their administration of the academy in the following areas:
• Oversight of the online software
• Track student’s progress and attendance
• Assist students in math and language arts
• Oversight of all program logistics
• Provide classroom management
• Responsible for the spiritual and emotional development of the students
• Training in “Why Try” curriculum (a motivational positive change curriculum)

Qualifications:

High School Graduate

Passion for assisting urban at-risk-youth educationally

Paid Internship Info:

Option to raise funds, possible stipends

Hours:

30 hrs a week Mon-Fri 8-2

Length/Availability:

3 Months

Start Date:

5-27-14

End Date:

, 8-15-14



Deadline:
5-26-14
Tags:
Summer    faith  based    urban  youth    education 
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