Start Lighthouse Summer Programming Intern
This paid internship is funded by the Serving the City program and is only available to students at Fordham College at Lincoln Center and Fordham College at Rose Hill.
~15 hours/week (total hours up to 200)
In-Person Start Date: May 19, 2023 End Date: August 18, 2023
**Internship is onsite
Start Lighthouse was born during the pandemic to address widespread learning loss. During a time of shuttered libraries and schools, families needed at-home materials to address threatened academic achievement. That’s why Start Lighthouse placed the power of reading in the hands of parents and their children by building home libraries. Since 2020, Start Lighthouse has delivered over 21,000+ brand-new multicultural books to over 5,000 students in the Bronx.
This year, we have launched Literary Adventures — in-person interactive workshops led by nationally recognized and award-winning BIPOC authors and illustrators. Offered at Title I schools, the mission of the Literary Adventure is to engage and personalize students’ relationship with books. By meeting authors and illustrators, students experience reading in a uniquely personalized way and its impact is far-reaching. Students become consumers of books and understand the process of writing and illustrating a story. Students then actively engage in their own selection of books through our onsite bookshop, which provides them with an array of free, inclusive, engaging, and bilingual titles to build their home libraries.
The Summer Programming Intern will work closely with Start Lighthouse’s executive leadership team to ensure all programming activities are planned, organized, and executed with high quality. They will be involved in researching exciting new talent, publishers, and artists to be highlighted in Literary Adventure programming.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This intern will:
- Organize and Audit Start Lighthouse’s Library
- Conduct research and manage review copies
- Coordinate program logistics for Literary Adventures
QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant for this position should be detail-oriented, eager to learn, and able to manage tasks independently. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required as are strong computer skills in Microsoft Office. An interest in literacy, previous tutoring experience, and Spanish proficiency are a plus.
Application Instructions
Please submit a resume and a brief (1 page max) writing sample to Executive Director,
Rina Madhani at rinamadhani@gmail.com. "Position Name" should appear in the
subject heading of your email.
Start Lighthouse is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.