We are excited to offer the Xavier University Summer Service Internship Program this year! The purpose of the program is twofold: to provide opportunities for students to learn deeply about social issues through experience and reflection, and to assist social service organizations in providing valuable services to the community.
Sixteen college interns will be available for placement at community organizations. All interns receive an hourly wage, with room and board on Xavier's campus. Thus, it is important to treat this as a paid service position. This program’s funding is heavily dependent on grant dollars; therefore, to help cover the total costs, we are asking each community partner organization to contribute a participation fee of $500 per college intern.
Program Requirements:
- Basic Requirements: Comply with all deadlines, key dates, and events prior to and during the Summer Service Internship. (see Community Organization Timeline on our website)
- Work: Provide 35 hours of work/week (approximately 7 hours/day) for the intern during normal business hours, May 28 – July 26, 2024.
- Interviews: Provide a representative to attend 2 full nights of interviews in-person, on Xavier's campus on Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14 from 5:45-9:00pm both nights.
- Meaningful, Engaged Role: Each intern’s work duties must be meaningful, involving direct service to the populations and/or community the community organization serves. A position cannot include administrative or fundraising duties as a main component. (This program tends to draw very talented and engaged students. It is important to us to see them grow in their knowledge and experience with community and justice through this experience!)
- Complete Orientation: Once the interns are on-site, provide a thorough orientation to your community organization, training for the specific job and ongoing training as needed. This orientation must include (at minimum) the following elements:
- a tour of facilities,
- overview/explanation of history of organization and program,
- introduction to organization employees (ideally by providing the intern with a list of people to meet with and questions to ask them), and
- a detailed to-do list for the intern’s first two weeks of work.
- Participation Fee: Each community organization will contribute $500 per intern.
- Supervision: Provide appropriate staff supervision including regular one-on-one meetings with the intern, availability to answer his/her questions, signing intern’s Xavier timesheet, and where appropriate including interns in staff meetings and other community organization functions.
- Feedback: Provide interns with feedback on performance, recognition and job references as appropriate.
- Evaluation: Complete a formal evaluation of intern and the summer experience at the conclusion of the program (due July 19).
Application Requirements:
Fully complete the 2024 Xavier Summer Service Community Organization Application and attach the following materials:
- Community organization brochures, literature, and/or media
- One intern job description (see sample on our website)
- Complete orientation plan for intern’s first week (see sample orientation plan and description on our website)
For full consideration, please submit your fully completed application by January 29, 2024.
For more information, please reference the
XU Summer Service Internship page.
