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

Common Questions

  • 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:

    1. Tell your Enterprise staff job coach immediately and describe the nature of the incident.

    2. 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.

    3. 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.

  • 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!