Summer Intern – Worksite Intern

Our summer interns help facilitate the programmatic, relational, and spiritual elements of our home-repair summer projects, our summer Kid’s Camp, and our mercy ministry partnerships. Our summer intern staff will (1) serve the participants who are coming in on the missions’ trips, (2) be the primary contact persons for the people we serve from our neighborhood during the summer, and (3) lead young people through their missions’ experience. These participants will range from 6th-12th grades along with college students and adult leaders.

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Duties and Responsibilities

General

  • Serve on ministry sites with group participants as a representative of TPP
  • Maintain the overall spiritual focus of the ministry site
  • Provide leadership for participants in all aspects of life at TPP
  • Develop relationships with members of our church community & the surrounding neighborhood
  • Build redemptive relationships with participating teenagers
  • Provide daily oversight for service sites (construction or Kid’s Camp)
  • Assist with evening meals and facilitate the transitions of The Project’s schedule
  • Participate in evening club through games, worship, and sharing testimonies.
  • Lead small groups to help students process their week
  • Live in community at The Project and attend Roxborough Church as they serve alongside one another for the entirety of internship
  • Attend Staff Orientation, trainings, and daily staff meetings
  • Other duties as assigned by senior staff

Worksite Specific

  • Leading or co-leading a worksite in the home of one of our neighbors.  This involves building individual relationships with and helping the students to build relationships with their homeowners.
  • Effectively communicate with our Construction Manager to coordinate what supplies and materials are needed at the worksite each day.
  • Responsible for tools getting to and from your worksite
  • Maintain the spiritual focus of the worksite
  • Confidently use the training (leadership and construction) we give you to create a positive serving culture
  • Submit to our Construction Manager/Director of Mission’s authority

Qualifications

  • A love of God and a desire to honor and serve God in all aspects of life
  • A willingness and ability to demonstrate and articulate one’s Christian faith
  • A deep love for people as valuable in God’s sight
  • A commitment to racial reconciliation as a primary mission of the church
  • A commitment to relational ministry to young people PreK-12th grade
  • A commitment to work diligently and manage time within a flexible schedule
  • A commitment to working with and investing in other staff as a part of a team
  • Applicants must demonstrate a willingness to submit to authority
  • Applicants must be able to recognize the value of rest & be able to set healthy boundaries
  • Applicants must be willing develop a humble heart and desire to serve others
  • High school graduate, with at least one year experience or education
  • Experience in youth ministry is preferred but not required

Working Conditions

  • Be able to lift 25-30 lbs.
  • Be able to walk, squat/kneel, sit on floor, see, hear, speak
  • Exit interviews will be conducted during the last 2 weeks of the internship.
  • Term of service will be from May 22, 2019 to August 9, 2019.

About The Philadelphia Project

The Philadelphia Project is a Christian non-profit organization committed to the holistic development of the neighboring community in partnership with the local church. We seek to accomplish our mission through the creation of a vibrant, engaging, and safe community center as well as providing service opportunities caring for the homes of the elderly, poor, single-parent and those plagued by hardships.