2025 Summer Internship

New Haven Reads provides free one-on-one tutoring for children who are aspiring readers. We also offer a free Kindergarten and Pre-K program, and enrichment summer clubs. We serve students from across the Greater New Haven area each week at five program sites. In addition, we also provide free, gently-used books to the public, teachers, and community organizations through our community Book Bank.

Duties and Responsibilities for Summer Intern:

• One-on-one tutoring of students grades 1st through 12th (primarily in reading)
• Planning and running summer enrichment clubs (e.g., Chess Club, Art Club, Math Club)
• Supporting Site Staff in monitoring programs and tutoring pairs
• General office and administrative work e.g. data input, research, filing
• Sorting and packing books for our Book Bank

Minimum Requirements:

• Flexibility and patience
• Experience tutoring or working with elementary and/or middle school students
• Must be a rising college freshman with a high school G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher or a current college student with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher

Desired:

• Math or STEAM tutoring experience
• Resident of New Haven
• Fluent in Spanish

Training:

Interns will attend Orientation sessions as well as training in our NHR Program Model. Additional training will be provided based upon placement at site (e.g., Book Bank).

Sessions:

There are two sessions of the internships being offered:

1. Dates: May 12th through August 8th

A. May 12th through June 27th, Monday through Friday (Saturdays as

needed)

The first part of the internship involves tutoring at various NHR locations

for a total of up to 20 hours per week.

B. June 30th through August 8th, Monday through Friday

o The internship will be committed Summer Session programs (tutoring,

clubs and administrative projects).

o Summer Session hours are Monday through Wednesday from 2pm to

7:30pm and Thursday and Friday from 2pm to 6:30pm.

o During this time the position will be 27 hours per week.

• Specific schedules and placements will be determined with individual applicants.
• Candidates must be available the entire 7 weeks of Summer Session, if offered the position.
• New Haven Reads will be closed on Friday, July 4th and June 9th through June 14th.

2.Dates: June 30th through August 8th, Monday through Friday

• The first week will be committed to orientation and training for a total of 20 hours.
• The remaining six weeks of the position will be 27 hours per week. During this time, we operate Monday through Wednesday from 2pm to 7:30pm and Thursday and Friday from 2pm to 6:30pm.
• Specific schedules and placements will be determined with individual applicants.
• Candidates must be available the entire 7 weeks if offered the position.
• New Haven Reads will be closed on Friday, July 4th.

To apply:

Applications for the NHR Summer 2025 Internship should be submitted via Bamboo HR and must include a cover letter, resume, and copy of most recent transcripts. Please indicate which session you are applying for in your cover letter. Only complete applications will be considered and qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

Final Application Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025 by 5:00 pm