High School Internship

Rabbi Gerald J. Klein High School Internship

Since 2009, Jewish Family Service has provided teens from the Dallas Metroplex the opportunity to intern at one of the area’s many nonprofit organizations. This program was designed as a lasting tribute to Rabbi Gerald J. Klein of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, in celebration of his passion and commitment to issues of social justice for over 50 years. The program has helped to educate teens about nonprofit agencies and their missions through hands-on learning and invaluable training and experiences.

For more information about the Rabbi Gerald J. Klein Internship, contact Michelle Squillace at msquillace@jfsdallas.org.

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How It Works

Students are matched with a Dallas-area nonprofit organization to complete a 180-hour internship during the summer. Throughout the internship experience, students can expect to:

Learn about job and college readiness from professional coaches
Develop an understanding of the different positions within nonprofit organizations

Share experiences and learn from one another while developing their personal communication skills

Widen their understanding of the needs of the clients served by each Host Agency

Receive invaluable, hands-on training and experiences that help to grow their workplace skills

Qualifications

Teens who are currently in their sophomore, junior, or senior year at a Dallas-area high school
Must be 16 years old by June 1 to apply for the internship
Students are selected based on merit—without regard to religion, race, or ethnicity

How to Apply

The application includes four sections: contact information, internship preferences, extended response questions, and references.
All applications must be submitted by SUNDAY MARCH 19, 2023

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What to Expect

In the days after your application is submitted, you will receive an email with a 30-minute interview time slot. All interviews will take place on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
All applicants will receive a Host Agency information packet to review and learn about the internships available this summer. The packet will include information about the agency, the internship location (some will be remote and others in-person), COVID-19 precautions being taken by the agency, and the job description for the internship. You will use this information to select your top internship choices.
Those who are selected to move forward after the interview process will attend a Meet & Greet on Thursday, April 27, 2023. During this time, you will meet with the Internship Coordinators for your top internship selections. You will, then, reselect the internships you’d most like. Agencies will select their top intern candidates and JFS will match you with an internship that has been mutually selected.
Not all applicants will be selected for an internship. You will know if you’ve been selected by Friday, May 5, 2023.
All selected Interns will be required to attend an orientation session on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. TBD if this event will be in-person or remote but all interns should expect to spend the full day at orientation.
At the end of the summer, each intern will receive a certificate reflecting their participation and service to the Dallas community and the President’s Volunteer Service Award at an end of summer celebration event, July 30, 2023.

Past Internship Host Agencies

ALS Association of Texas
Catholic Charities, Dallas
Color Me Empowered
Community Homes for Adults (CHAI)
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Dallas Jewish Historical Society
Equest
Jewish Family Service Food Pantry
Metrocrest Services
Network of Community Ministries
PLAN of North Texas
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
The Legacy Willow Bend
Vogel Alcove
The Warren Center
Wesley-Rankin Community Center