Title:                             KCPS Summer Internship Coach

Reports to:                    Internship Coordinators

Terms of Employment:    May 30 – June 28, 2024

Compensation:               Hourly Rate

Responsibilities

The KCPS Summer Internship Coach will guide and inspire district high school students through internship experiences during the 4-week internship summer program. Coaching students for a successful internship experience and professional development is critical for producing a positive influence through internship activities and for the projection of future intern career opportunities.

This role reports to the Internship Coordinator and is responsible for developing close and frequent collaboration with KCPS students, KCPS Summer staff and KCPS school site supervisors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Actively support KCPS District Interns at their assigned Board of Education Departments and summer school locations through daily site visits, observations, and professional development activities.
• Monitor interns at their assigned placements and provide support in internship performance and completion.
• Provide encouragement and insight for “on the job” duties and responsibilities.
• Enforce a conducive atmosphere that adheres to all district policies on behavior, student responsibilities and rules of the school district.
• Provide academic direction and evaluate work-based learning derived from internship expectations and academic projects.
• Assist interns in completing individualized, or work-related activities that focus on positive self-value, the demands of a working environment, modification and/or improvement of behavioral skills, personal characteristics, school, and work behaviors.
• Assist interns with soft skill development and work force readiness by establishing and reinforcing program norms and culture.
• Participate in internship reflection processes during and after the summer internship that help to support program improvement efforts that may be related to future internship programming.
• Accepts and willingly conducts special assignments or duties, when needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.
• Maintains employee and student confidentiality.
• Knowledge of district offices, schools, and other locations that may require visits and validation of intern attendance.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, inquiries, and/or complaints.
• Ability to manage, support, and provide positive reinforcement to high school aged students.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to identify and define problems, collect, and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions based on use information between students, staff, and summer school employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Current KCPS District Teacher
• Education: Combination of degree and work experience in fields of education or Secondary teaching (teaching certification preferred).
• Experience and knowledge of team building, problem solving/developing solutions, and high-level student engagement.
• Prior experience with youth preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Will include travel between summer school sites
• Daily schedule will be no more than 7.5 hours each day
• Participation in student intern orientation on May 14 and/or May 17 (per administrator approval)
• Participation in supervisor training on May 7 and/or May 9 (per administrator approval)