Team Kids Program InternAt — Team Kids

Team Kids Program Intern Job Description:

Jumpstart Your Career with Purpose and Fun!

Join the Team Kids Internship Program and be part of something transformative! As a Team Kids intern, you won’t just gain hands-on experience—you’ll actively contribute to empowering the next generation of leaders and philanthropists.

Through this exciting opportunity, CSUF students gain invaluable experience, develop essential skills, and form meaningful connections that are crucial for both academic success and experience outside the classroom. We offer a collaborative environment where personal growth is important, and we support building future career opportunities. Join us in making a difference by becoming a Team Kids Program Intern, and we’ll support and empower you to excel in your academic and professional journey.

Founded in 2001, Team Kids is a nonprofit with a big mission: To empower kids to change the world! Our research-based, empirically validated Team Kids Challenge (TKC) program is designed to address the youth mental health crisis by building caring relationships with community heroes to help children know they are valued and capable of serving as powerful leaders and changemakers in their community. Our youth leadership program teaches empathy and self-efficacy, while strengthening children’s connections to their peers, school, community, and caring community mentors.

Founded in 2001, Team Kids is a nonprofit organization with a big mission: ‘To empower kids to change the world.’ Our research-based, empirically validated Team Kids Challenge program is designed to address the youth mental health crisis by building caring relationships with community heroes to help children know they are valued and capable of serving as powerful leaders and changemakers in their community. Our youth leadership program teaches empathy and self-efficacy, while strengthening children’s connections to their peers, school, community, and caring community mentors.

What is the Team Kids Challenge? Dedicated Team Kids Coaches, university interns, and local public safety partners lead the Team Kids Challenge six-week program teaching elementary school students to advocate for real-world causes such as homelessness, hunger, safety, and environmental concerns. Guided by a youth leadership team, they tackle weekly service challenges that meet community needs and organize a student-led charity carnival, donating 100 percent of proceeds to their chosen charity. This hands-on program occurs entirely during the school day highlighting a unique program-based learning approach. Participants are fostering leadership teamwork, and civic responsibility, while deepening empathy and understanding of the world around them.

Through the Team Kids Internship Program, university students gain invaluable experience, develop essential skills, and form meaningful connections that are crucial for both academic success and experience outside the classroom. We offer a collaborative environment where your personal growth is important, and we support you in building your future career opportunities. Join us in making a difference, and we’ll support and empower you to excel in your academic and professional journey.

Location: North Orange County

Key Responsibilities:

The Team Kids Program Intern will:
• Shadow and support Team Kids Coaches in the Kick-off Assembly and delivery of the 6-week Team Kids Challenge program including all Leadership Team meetings, the youth-led charity Carnival, and Debrief.
• Assist with classroom management and instructions to youth.
• Support pre-event planning, creating program flyers, digital presentations, distributing supplies, and interactive youth activities.
• Assist with organization and donation collections to charity recipients.
• Take pictures and videos capturing the TKC program in progress.
• Help prepare and set up school-wide carnival activities by sorting tickets, managing ticket sales, organizing game tables and prizes, distributing t-shirts and supplies, and clean-up at completion.
• Assist in the debrief session with distribution and collection of reflection sheets and implementation of follow-up surveys.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• College students pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degree
• Experience and/or interest working with elementary-age school students grades K-8
• Reliable transportation
• Laptop
• Intermediate computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Canva

Training:
- Orientation at the beginning of internship
- Meet the entire team
- Learning on 40 developmental assets and social emotional learning
- Ongoing training with Team Kids Coaches
- Shadowing Team Kids Coaches
- Weekly check-ins with Program Director
- Tracking hours using timesheet
- Internship review in the mid-way through internship
- Internship evaluation at the end of internship
- Internship Feedback Form

Learning Outcome:
Benefits of the Team Kids Program academic credit internship:
- Earn college credit towards your respective classes and/or needed degree requirements
- Learn about different school districts and their school structure and climate
- Lead and interact with elementary-age students in grades K-8
- Lead and interact with veterans, on-duty public safety, and firefighter volunteers
- Learn the 40 developmental assets and participate in social-emotional learning for youth
- Engage and practice public speaking in front of children and large audiences
- Learn about nonprofit organizations and supporting local charities
- Multi-task and problem solve