Thrive Academy NYC : July 8th-August 16th

on the campus of Mercy University - Manhattan 

or 

BMO Thrive Academy - Los Angeles: June 24th-August 2nd

on the campus of University of Southern California 

The Organization

At Thrive Scholars, our goal is to see talented economically disadvantaged BIPOC students develop inter-generational wealth and financial security and become the diverse corporate, civic, and academic leaders our country so desperately needs. 

The Program:

Thrive Academies is one of three programs offered by Thrive Scholars to support high achieving students of color to maximize their potential and achieve upward economic mobility through education. 

Admitted in grade 11, students attend two  six-week commuter summer programs at a host college or university,  the summer before senior year and the summer before college freshman year. At its core, Thrive Academy is a college academics readiness program where students learn the quantitative and writing skills they need to excel in college and in their preferred majors.  The program also includes education and resources students need to apply to selective colleges and universities. This year, we expect to serve 150 students in each of the two locations of our inaugural cohorts of Thrive Academy.

Thrive Scholars seeks two (2) interns for the 2024 Thrive Academies programs to be hosted at Mercy University- Manhattan Campus (New York, NY) and the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA). Please note that candidates should be local, within reasonable commuting distance, to ONE of the locations.

Interns will have the opportunity to develop and leverage skills in project management, student engagement, communications, and administrative coordination. With support from the Site Director and Manager of Thrive Academies, Interns will be responsible for supporting Thrive Academy faculty and staff with daily logistical tasks including but not limited to: curriculum development support, event planning, and administrative organization. Interns will also assist in managing the communication systems for Scholars, and internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist Thrive Academy faculty and staff with daily logistical tasks

• Support curriculum development efforts

• Assist with event planning and coordination

• Provide administrative organization support

• Manage communication systems for Scholars, internal, and external stakeholders

  • Facilitate effective communication between all parties

  • Monitor and respond to inquiries and requests

• Develop and leverage skills in project management, student engagement, communications, and administrative coordination

• Gain hands-on experience in various aspects of program management

• Engage with students to ensure their needs are met and facilitate their participation in program activities

• Coordinate administrative tasks as needed, ensuring smooth program operations

• Work closely with the Director and Manager of Thrive Academies to support program objectives

  • Receive guidance and mentorship to enhance professional development

  • Collaborate with the team to achieve program goals and objectives

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience working in a setting supporting high school youth

• Undergraduate Class of 2025 and above; preferred

• Non-profit, education, or business internship experience; preferred

• Passion for and experience in working with a diverse, underserved community of high school and rising college students

• Event planning experience 

• High level of dependability and a strong commitment to ensuring the health and safety of participants at all times

• High level of adaptability  

• High level of enthusiasm and ability to work in a high-energy environment

• Professional attitude and ability to maintain effective boundaries

Compensation

Interns will work at EITHER the Los Angeles OR New York site at the following rate: ~30 hours per week at a rate of $17/hour. The exact schedule will be determined in collaboration with the candidate. 

This is an in-person position. 

Internship Dates:

Thrive Academy NYC: July 8th-August 16th

BMO Thrive Academy (Los Angeles): June 24th-August 2nd

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Thrive has instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees, including remote staff. Individuals selected for job opportunities must be fully vaccinated and up to date, per CDC guidelines, and will be required to provide proof of vaccination status in advance of your hire date. 

If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, Thrive will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy.  Accommodation requests cannot be guaranteed, Thrive will consider requests where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the organization pursuant to applicable law.  Any such accommodation must be approved in advance of signing an offer letter.

Thrive Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. Knowing their importance to the success of our work, Thrive Scholars is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

For more information, please visit thrivescholars.org

Thrive Scholars’ Economic Mobility Statement:

We know that everywhere in our country, there are incredibly high-achieving BIPOC students from economically disadvantaged communities who have big aspirations for their future. By virtue of everything they have achieved—academically, personally, and extracurricularly—these students demonstrate tremendous promise to continue to achieve at great levels in college and in their careers. However, as a result of structural barriers they encounter during the pivotal transitions from high school to college to career, we know that many are hindered from reaching their career ambitions and their goals of economic mobility and financial security. We understand these barriers to be complex and rooted in deep societal inequities and in systemic racism, and we believe they must be addressed at all levels—individual, institutional, and systemic.    

At Thrive Scholars, we have found that we are well-equipped to make a meaningful impact on the individual student level. As an organization, we have identified some of the main barriers that get in the way of Scholars getting that first job out of college that will position them to realize economic mobility. We have developed, over the last twenty years, key interventions, delivered through our College Access, Summer Academy, College Success, Mentorship, and Career Development programs - all aimed at helping high-achieving students from economically disadvantaged communities overcome these obstacles to experience economic mobility. This is our North Star. We do not believe that is all of the work that needs to be done at a societal or even individual level in order to promote a just society where every individual can succeed holistically, but we believe this part of it is where we as an organization should focus.