Youth Program Assistant Intern

Department: Resident Services - Fort Road Flats Apartment

Location: 2242 7th St W, Saint Paul, MN 55116

Reports To: Youth Services Specialist 

Pay: $17/ HR

Work Study available for students at St. Thomas, Macalester, or the University of MN

Hours and days: Tuesdays 4:00pm - 8:00pm and additional day a week- Approximately 6-10 hours/week; some evening hours required (until 8pm Tuesdays) – position starts 9/16/25

About the Position: The Youth Program Assistant Intern will play a key providing programming for youth who have experienced homelessness. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about youth development, education, and community engagement.

YPAs bring their strengths and passions to develop, facilitate, and engage youth in enrichment activities while building supportive, positive relationships with youth, parents, and community volunteers.

What will you do:  

• Work with staff/volunteers and program partners to deliver program sessions.
• Plan, prep and facilitate age-appropriate enrichment activities for youth
• Develop relationships with youth participating in programming
• Serve as a role model to youth through consistent attendance and reliability
• Assist with behavior management and redirection as needed
• Set up, organize, and clean program space
• Assist with other projects as assigned

What you will bring:

• Self-starter and self-directed, ability to work independently on assigned projects.
• Experience with youth (after-school program, camp counseling, tutoring, etc.).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Able to work with people from diverse backgrounds and engage diverse youth.
• Ability to adhere to HIPPAA and data privacy requirements.
• Must pass criminal background check.
• Willingness to work on site and directly with youth.

Additional Benefits:

• Training, guidance and mentoring from experienced professionals in the field.
• Professional development experiences may include trainings, workshops, team meetings and events and can be tailored to the intern’s goals and field of study.

Work Environment

• In-person, some remote work may be available on a limited basis.
• Applicants should expect an active work environment, setting up and cleaning the physical space and engaging directly with youth.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.