Your organization can have a hand in helping successfully launch young people ages 14-24 into the workforce. Participating as a Career Pathways host organization is a great way to:
- Increase diversity for your team
- Prepare individuals to fill roles so they are ready and qualified to do the work
- Build experience working with and supervising young people
- Develop social responsibility in your organization
Hosting an intern
Here’s how it works:
- Identify a project or position description that will allow the intern to work a minimum of 100 hours for 4-10 weeks during the fall, spring or summer
- Provide intern wages for a minimum of 120 hours, which includes 100 hours of work experience and 20 hours of professional development workshops
- Identify a youth-friendly supervisor who can commit to coaching an intern
- Complete mid- and post-placement assessments for the intern
Become a host organization
To get started:
- Assess your organizational capacity to host an intern—if hosting isn’t the right fit, but you’d like to support the program contact us to discuss financial sponsorship opportunities
- Complete the Career Pathways Hosting Partner Application of Interest
- Attend a supervisor orientation
- Complete placement and screening for the intern
To learn more or to commit to hosting an intern, contact us.