Lift Every Youth Intern
- Summary
King County's Lift Every Youth Mentorship and Employment Program (the Program) aims to help youth and young adults who, compared to the general youth population, overly experience ongoing barriers and unequal access to meaningful employment caused by harmful systems and structures of discrimination, bias and oppression. By increasing these youths' access to employment, learning, and mentorship opportunities, Lift Every Youth's goal is to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and start to build the school-to-work pipeline for King County government.
Each youth participant will work with a (or a team of) King County Employee Mentor(s) to identify career goals – for now and in the future – and develop a plan to achieve those goals, which involves completing a specific internship project with the Employee Mentor(s).
Youth eligible for this program:
The Program prioritizes eligibility of youth and young adults ages 14 years and older who are experiencing greatest barriers to employment (i.e. low-income, charged with truancy, suspension and expulsion, detained and incarcerated, child welfare-involved, homeless, experiencing various forms of exploitation and violence such as gang-involved, domestic and sexual violence). Priority given to those who are currently or previously have been involved in King County's juvenile justice systems, including various restorative practices.
Please note: to be eligible for consideration and placement in this program, candidates MUST be a participant in one of the following programs:- EET Program in Community Programs in King County Juvenile Court
- Choose 180 Program
- POCAAN (in partnership with King County)
- Returning participants from 2018 Lift Every Youth Mentorship and Employment Program
Who may apply: The program is open to youth and young adults ages 14 and older, who meet the eligibility criteria. The number of slots available for this program will vary each year.- Job Duties
Successful candidates will:
• Be creative and enjoy solving problems
• Be responsible with the ability to present themselves in an office setting
• Enjoy working with others
• Be open to learning and exploring new ideas, concepts and ways of growing
• Have an interest in working for government
Forms and Materials:
1) Completed application
2) Schedule agreement
Work schedule: This position is part time. Interns are eligible to work up to 29 hours per week. Generally, schedule will be Monday thru Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM but may be changed.
Work location: Interns will work primarily out of King County government's downtown offices, and may have opportunities to participate in field-based learning.
In this position, interns will:
• Attend job readiness training and onboarding sessions
• Build education and employment portfolio
• Get a valid ID
• Do research and gather information related to the specific internship projects
• Build relationships and attend scheduled meetings with assigned Employee Mentor Supervisors and other interns
• Participate in and gain skills related to planning, programs and services delivered by King County government
• Learn how to do general office work related to the specific internship projects
• Participate in and complete King County's 12-hr Restorative Justice Conflict Mediation Training and Certification for Youth
• Attend King County Equity and Social Justice trainings (if offered during this time period)
• Perform other duties as assigned
Skill Development and Learning:
•Work readiness skill development by working in an office environment that mirrors real-life work situations and expectations like time management, completing projects, managing expectations and feedback
•Competency based, 21st century skill development including leadership, conflict management, work-appropriate communication, working with diverse peers and professionals in team settings
•Technical skill development including word processing, research, information gathering and literacy, notetaking, etc.- Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Internships will be from June 25 – August 23, 2019. Internship opportunities are available with the following agencies on the following projects:
Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)- Administration Internships (2 positions)
- Finance Internship in Behavioral Health Services
wide range of programs and services to assist the county's most vulnerable residents and strengthen its communities. These include services for older adults, developmental disabilities, housing and community development, homeless shelter and services, behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder) prevention and treatment, veterans' services, women's program services (survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault), education and employment programs, and youth and family services. The intern will work with a team of experienced finance professionals developing skills to accomplish routine office tasks and learn the basics of financial analysis and budget monitoring. To provide an introduction to the fiscal management of Publicly Administered Behavioral Health services; to include how services are funded and how the service are provided. The intern will learn how Behavioral Health Finance supports services in the community.
- Finance Internship-General
- Housing Homelessness and Community Development Division (HHCDD) Coordinated Entry for All (CEA) Internship
This internship will provide direct experience into how interlocking systems impact delivery of services in an environment where multiple stakeholders have complex relationships and dependencies, and at times may have competing interests and goals.
- Housing, Homelessness, and Community Development Division - Housing Policy and Special Projects Team Internship
- Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Support Division Prenatal-To-Five Internship
- Best Starts for Kids – Youth Development / Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline
- All Home Internship (2 positions)
Department of Human Resources – Alternative Dispute Resolution & Director's Office
The King County Department of Human Resources Career and Culture Division is seeking a detail-oriented summer intern to work closely with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Team on restorative mediation in the criminal justice system. The intern will have opportunities to really understand all the aspects of mediation and alternative approaches to addressing harm and broaden awareness of potential career paths within King County. Intern candidates should be able to assist with or willing to learn skills and competencies such as researching information on the internet and county website to answer questions about county services for customers; summarizing information from multiple sources; provide youth voice to the criminal justice reform process; problem-solving issues within criminal justice; and working with Microsoft Office tools such as Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
Department of Natural Resources and Parks
We are the Director's Office for the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. We are a small but mighty team. We work on everything from Equity and Social Justice, Emergency Planning and Preparedness, Continuous Improvement/Lean, and Public Records Management. We have special interest area like work around climate impacts, food and energy policies, and a historic preservation program that works with many cities. We want this to be a summer of skill development through projects that actually matter to the intern. The work may cover a variety of areas, like Equity and Social Justice, Continuous Improvement/Lean, Public Records Management, and Emergency Planning and Preparedness.
Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC)
The focus of Public Health is to eliminate inequities and maximize opportunities for every person in King County to achieve their best health. Join our EMS mission to increase survivability and reduce disability from out-of-hospital emergencies through learning how to maximize your own talents of collaboration, accountability, and inspiration. Public Health will transition our intern into a comfortable professional setting, and initiate an exploration of personal development and career assessment by working throughout multiple divisions within Public Health. Employee Mentors will seek to provide opportunities and space for youth to feel motivated and empowered to observe, learn, and practice how Public Health achieves its objectives to develop, promote and deliver programs which enable vibrant communities for all residents of King County. The PHSKC internship commitment is to remain flexible by designing and modifying our approach to meet our intern where they are in their stage of life. This will be accomplished by establishing joint goals and exposure to real-life experiences in a professional work environment. The Mentor Team will develop a flexible departmental partnership to help the intern identify and develop an appreciation for learning
King County Metro Transit- Design & Construction Team Internship
- Construction Management in Design & Construction Team Internship
- Workforce Development Internship
During the internship period, we will support the intern to develop the skills needed to thrive in an office work environment as well as provide them with the space and guidance to think about the kind of work and career that interests them. When the intern joins our team, they will learn about the breadth of work that takes place at Metro and, specifically within Employee Services/Transit Human Resources. Over the summer, the intern will spend time: 1) shadowing staff on the team; 2) assisting with meetings/presentations and the launch of "Welcome to Metro" for new employees; 3) supporting the newly forming Apprenticeship Committees; and 4) shadowing the hiring process. In the process, the intern will learn on the job skills such as scheduling meetings, emailing, interviewing, preparing meeting agendas and materials, facilitating meetings, helping to review employment applications and entering employment data into a database.
- Metro's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Equity & Inclusion
Department of Judicial Administration
The Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) is an innovative, forward-thinking agency that uses technology to perform tasks efficiently and reliably. DJA (also known as the Superior Court Clerk's Office) performs a variety of services for the Court, litigants, and the public. DJA's mission is to provide professional, high-quality Superior Court record services and justice system programs, while ensuring access to justice and integrity in the process. In this internship, the intern will get first-hand experience watching our legal system at work. The intern will learn the value of great customer service, performing administrative and technical tasks, and learn how important court documents are processed. In addition, the intern will see the judicial process including the separation of the judicial and executive branches of government and how the legal system works. We will support interns in learning new skills in customer service, technology, general office administration, communication skills and the importance of team successful team work in an organization. Interns will have the opportunity to observe the important judicial process, creation of the record and the retention of those records for public use. Government public service work is fulfilling as we serve our communities.
This position is not eligible for leave, holiday, insured, or other benefits.
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01I am a participant in the following program: Please note that you MUST be a participant in one of the following programs to be eligible for further consideration.
- EET Program in Community Programs of King County Juvenile Court
- Choose 180 Program
- POCAAN (in partnership with King County)
- Returning participants from 2018 Lift Every Youth Mentorship and Employment Program
02The name of my program case manager is: If a previous year program participant, my King County mentor was:03I wish to be considered for the following internship opportunities – select your top five only:- Administration Internships – 2 positions (Community and Human Services)
- Finance Internship in Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (Community and Human Services)
- Finance Internship - General (Community and Human Services)
- Coordinated Entry for All (CEA) (Community and Human Services)
- Housing Policy and Special Projects Team (Community and Human Services)
- Best Starts for Kids–Youth Development (Community and Human Services)
- Developmental Disabilities Employment (Community and Human Services)
- All Home – 2 positions (Community and Human Services)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution & Director's Office (Human Resources)
- Natural Resources & Parks
- Emergency Management Services (Public Health-Seattle & King County)
- Design & Construction (Metro Transit)
- Construction Management in Design & Construction (Metro Transit)
- Workforce Development (Metro Transit)
- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion (Metro Transit)
- Judicial Administration
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