Current Intern Hosts
Summer 2025 Internship Host Onboarding
Welcome! We're excited to work with you this summer. Please use this page to track the timeline for your internship and your checklist of to-dos as a host. Let's get to work and change some lives!
Internship Timeline
March 1: Host Onboarding Deadline
April 15th - May 15th: Interviews (times to be arranged with sites)
June 10th - June 14th: Pre-internship training week
June 17th - July 26th: Internship
July 1st- July 12th: Site visits
July 10th: Climate Career Summit
July 31st: Internship Expo/Celebration (Time TBD)
Internship To Do’s
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Please open this linked survey and fill it out by March 1st.
If you need ideas or inspiration, check out our 6-Week Models.
Other planning resources:
These suggestions were developed based on intern and supervisor evaluations from past years. We hope they will be suitable for your career field. Notice that many of the items are task-based; longer projects are also extremely valuable for interns if it is possible to create one.
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Paperwork needed:
Planning sheet: informs us of Internship objectives
Certificate of Liability insurance (COI)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) via Docusign
LiveScan: photos of the application signed by Livescan rep and receipt or HR letter
Common Questions
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Employment status
Interns are considered temporary employees of Enterprise for Youth. Interns go through our training program and an onboarding process, and receive stipends from Enterprise.
Hours & Timesheets
Intern schedules should be mutually decided upon by the supervisors and interns by the end of the first day, if not before. Schedules need to be confirmed and shared with the job coach once confirmed. Timesheets need to be filled out each day an intern works; the timesheet is stored in the intern’s shared Google folder. Once filled out, timesheets need to be printed and then signed by the supervisor. Interns can take a photo and place each timesheet in their shared Google folder.
Ideally, youth will work six weeks:
ONE 15 hour week and FIVE 12 hour weeks
THREE 13 hour weeks and THREE 12 hour weeks
Exceptions are okay; please be clear with the youth and the job coach about the variation.
Breaks & Lunches
Lunches are not paid
If youth work 4 hours, you get a paid 10-minute break
If youth work 5 hours or more, they get an unpaid 30-minute lunchbreak
Vacation
Interns are not eligible to take vacation time during the course of the internship. If an intern is absent from work due to legitimate reasons (e.g., illness, medical appointments, family emergency, a planned family vacation, etc.), they must make up the missed hours before the end of the internship (within the same week, when possible).
Holidays
Please don’t schedule youth to work on holidays. If your office is closed on the days around Independence Day weekend, please revise the schedule so that all hours are completed during hours of operation.
Supervisor Absence
Supervisors absent for any length of time due to illness, vacation, or professional travel must assign the intern with enough work to do in their absence or delegate their supervision to another employee.
Injury on the Job
If an intern is injured on the job or becomes sick from the job, contact us immediately. Enterprise covers workers’ compensation through a state compensation insurance fund. Enterprise keeps a file of medical authorization and vehicle permission forms for every participant.
For non-emergency injuries that you would like a medical professional to check out, please follow these procedures:
Tell your Enterprise staff job coach immediately and describe the nature of the incident.
Call Concentra Urgent Care to schedule an appointment. Make sure to tell them that you are in for a work related injury and tell them you are from Enterprise for Youth.
Phone: (415) 781-7077
Address: 26 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Hours: Monday - Friday 7AM–6PM, Saturday 9AM–3PM, Sunday Closed. If you cannot go to the downtown urgent care location, you can search for a clinic closer to you: http://www.lwpprosightsignaturempn.com/index.php
After you complete your appointment, let Enterprise staff know.
Discipline
On rare occasions, a site supervisor may raise concerns, such as repeated absences without a valid excuse or unsatisfactory work performance. Supervisors are encouraged to clearly communicate with interns if their conduct or work performance does not meet expectations. Please be in regular communication with the Job Coach. If an intern is late once, let us know so that we can address it before it becomes chronic. The internship director Erin Frawley or Talia Uribe may be brought into the situation if an intern is not adjusting their behavior. If an intern is discharged, they may forfeit the stipend award.
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In today’s competitive work landscape, it is more essential than ever for young people to gain work experience and develop skills in order to succeed in the workforce of the future. Practical experience tells us that young people show extraordinary motivation and responsibility when given the right opportunities.
Research demonstrates a positive return on investment for programs that incorporate guidance from caring adults; youth working alongside motivated peers; internships and summer jobs; and a positive high school work experience.
It is very exciting and rewarding to take part in this period of rapid learning and personal growth in the life of a young person. Youth involved in work-based learning have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to take on adult responsibilities successfully and meet real-world challenges. The following points may be helpful to keep in mind when working with your youth employee.
Put Yourself in the Youth’s Shoes
Remember to visualize yourself at the youth’s age. Interns are at a developmental stage where they are trying to determine who they are and where they fit in the world. Be open to questions and offer corrections. Youth need structure and clear goals.
Foster Communication
Be willing to answer what might seem to be obvious questions. Encourage your intern to ask questions about anything they do not understand or about any specific interests they might have. Ask the intern questions about him/herself to create a healthy rapport.
** During remote internships be in regular communication throughout each shift. Have conversations with clear goals for each shift before the shift starts. Share live documents where the youth can leave comments, questions, and concerns for the supervisor to review and reply to in real time or when they have a moment to review the documents.
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Set up a system that works for both youth and supervisor:
Give Clear Instructions
Be specific and direct with your instructions about a task, particularly regarding expected due dates and formats. Your clarity will help your intern have early successes on which they can build.
Balance Criticism & Praise
It is said that we hear praise, but take criticism to heart. This is especially true for your youth. Offer criticism in a constructive way, allowing your youth the opportunity to improve.
Questions or need help with these documents?
For questions, please email Erin Frawley at efrawley@enterpriseforyouth.org.
If you have a climate-specific organization, please contact Talia Uribe at turibe@enterpriseforyouth.org.
Let’s have a great summer!