Summer Academy Teacher Internship
Sacred Heart Community ServiceSan Jose, California, United States
Posted March 20, 2026
Internship
About the Company
Sacred Heart Community Service is dedicated to eliminating poverty through essential services, community collaboration, justice advocacy, and inspiring acts of love, service, and sharing. With a vision of a united community where every individual thrives, the organization empowers its members to create meaningful change and build a future free from economic hardship.
Job Description
The Summer Academy Teacher Internship is a temporary, 32 hours/week internship from June 8 - July 16, 2026, with a schedule of 8am-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, possess excellent communication skills, and be able to understand and analyze program data to present to the community and funders. The intern will work with a team to improve programs that stabilize individuals and families facing severe economic hardship and create opportunities for members to get involved in changing the conditions in their lives.
Requirements
- Provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education
- Design and deliver instructional plans that are focused on student mastery of curriculum goals
- Create and implement lesson plans for single subject classes for 3rd to 6th grade in accordance with the California Common Core Standards
- Utilize interactive, engaging teaching techniques aimed at improving knowledge and retention of age-appropriate concepts in each class
- Train, direct, and provide meaningful engagement opportunities for your volunteer class
- Use measurement tools to evaluate effectiveness of lesson plans and document improvements for future programmatic use
- Evaluate each student’s performance throughout the program and actively communicate with Program Manager and the students’ families as deemed appropriate to support them in maintaining their academic grade level
- Administer pre- and post-testing to track students’ progress
- Challenge and empower both youth and volunteers to think critically, to work together to design and lead activities, and to make positive choices
- Develop improvement plans for students who are underachieving academically
- Support the planning and implementation of all SA activities
- Participate and contribute to professional development meetings with SA staff and volunteers aimed at working together to improve the quality and content of the Summer Academy
- Develop, track, and manage the progress of students
- Submit a bi-weekly class curriculum to Summer Academy Site Lead
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
