Youth Community Intervention Intern

Description Application Deadline: September 25th, 2026

Summary Under the supervision of the Ibero Project RISE Youth Ambassador Supervisor(s), the Ibero Project RISE Youth Ambassadors (PRYA) play a vital role in providing youth voice, choice, and perspective to the youth empowerment initiative under Ibero American Action League’s Project RISE initiative. The vision of the Project RISE Youth Ambassadors is to carry out the Project RISE mission through youth engagement efforts that empower the community, promote social-emotional learning, and cultivate dynamic Community Engagement.

Essential Functions Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Reports to the Project RISE Empowerment coordinator. Engage youth who live and/or learn in communities heavily impacted by gun violence, or have been impacted by gun violence, in pro-social programming, positive youth development, intergenerational mentoring, and restorative response efforts. Provide access to information regarding positive, social events and activities, in the Greater Rochester Area and beyond Support the Ibero PRYA Supervisor(s) in developing and implementing programming centered around pro-social programming, positive youth development, intergenerational mentoring, and restorative response efforts that amplifies protective factors and/or reduce risk factors of being impacted or involved in gun violence Support existing efforts involving youth with the aim to amplify protective factors and/or reduce risk factors of being impacted or involved in gun violence. Support connecting youth and families to caring community members for the purposes of creating and maintaining healthy and rewarding relationships intergenerationally within the community Train in restorative practices and provide r