Internships for Summer 2024

Contact your School Counselor if you are interested in applying to any of these internships.

(Questions about the internship descriptions? Contact kkeohane@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us)

Charles River Labs - Marketing Intern (remote)

Description: Must be rising college student. We are seeking a Marketing Events Intern/Co-Op for our Event Team to be located locally to our Wilmington, MA site, but will work remote. Ideal candidates will live in Massachusetts to have the ability to commute into office when needed and travel to local events. As a Marketing Event Intern/Co-Op, you will collaborate with the Global Marketing Team, including marketing operations and strategic marketing teams to produce a wide variety of marketing deliverables and reports within all stages of our marketing & sales efforts. Your insightful contribution and fresh perspective will help develop and expand our initiatives and assist you with acquiring event skills and the knowledge of various event marketing strategies.

The Marketing Events Intern will be responsible for:
•   Assist with Event Coordination and Project Management
•   Administrative event set up
•   Researching new event technology and potential new conferences
•   Run and analyze reports
•   Create case studies for various event technology use cases
•   Troubleshooting and providing support
•   Creating materials for registration and content systems
•   Assist with inventory management
•   Annual Event Calendar development and management

Hours:

Pay: $20/hr - $22.00/hr

How to apply: Apply here.

Worcester Probate and Family Court

Worcester Probate Court is always accepting summer interns - make your own internship!

To coordinate an internship, apply by sending a resume and brief cover letter/email to Lisa at lisa.delgado@jud.state.ma.us.

Virtual Reality - virtual/hybrid program through Blackstone Valley Hub

Description: Experience building VR content, Learn ClassVR playlist building, network with professionals, STEM skill building. This internship is customized for each individual intern, according to their schedule and interests. It is a paid internship opportunity for both spring & summer cohorts. It is a virtual/hybrid program.

There are SHS students currently in this program.

Students meet with Ms. Joscelyn Young for training, feedback, and development. Students may also be invited to the office for work time, training, Special events etc.

Hours: Flexible, we work with student's schedule. Duration is a minimum of 2 months

Pay: Paid

How to apply: Please contact Ms. Young at young.joscelyn@bvhub.org with your interest.

Work-based Learning Alliance - virtual internships available this summer (in progress)

Description: This opportunity that has recently become available to you students through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education and Work-Based Learning Alliance (WBLA). WBLA is a non-profit organization that provides virtual work-based learning opportunities to high school students. Additional information about the opportunity and some of the details are outlined below:

WBLA offers two types of paid experiences: virtual internships and virtual industry-focused projects. Internships are available across various industries while industry-focused projects are available for cybersecurity and CAD.
Students select their area of interest during registration.
WBLA’s programming is 100% virtual, so there is no need to travel to a work site to participate. Students will need to participate in multiple Zoom meetings each week, and will need to use a laptop, Chromebook or tablet with a working camera as well as reliable internet connectivity.
Students should be ready to work collaboratively within a team and also work independently to complete their own work in these programs. These experiences reflect how remote work happens in the workplace, so students will need to be self-disciplined and personally driven to successfully participate.
WBLA internships are 100 hours in length, meaning that a significant time commitment is required each week to complete the internship. Students will need to dedicate 12-16 hours per week during a school year internship, and 25 hours per week during the summer.
WBLA industry-focused projects are available for students to explore careers utilizing cybersecurity and CAD skills. These are shorter, 3 week projects that require students to commit to 7 hours of work per week.

Hours: Select cohort 1: July 1 - July 26, or cohort 2: July 29- August 23. Flexible, 12-16 hours per week during a school year internship, and 25 hours per week during the summer.

Pay: Paid

To apply:

See this flyer
Review the recorded Summer Information Session
Register: Registration Form link - the student registration deadline for all summer programs is Friday, May 17. The registration form asks for information about your areas of interest. WBLA will take your preferences into consideration when matching you with industry partners. Students are not guaranteed placement within specific industries or with specific industry partners. WBLA will make every effort to ensure a good fit between student and industry partner interests.
Complete and submit a work-permit if you are under 18 years of age.
Once registered, you will begin receiving information from your WBLA advisor about onboarding tasks that must be complete ahead of program launch. For some programs, students must complete pre-work in order to participate in the experience. All students under 18 will need a valid work permit from the school.
Attend Onboarding, Orientation and Kick-off Meetings as suggested by your WBLA advisor

UMass Chan Medical School - Research or Administrative

Description: Two internships are available to students 16+:

Research Learner - duties include:

Normal Laboratory maintenance tasks
Experimental tasks according to written protocols
Preparation of laboratory media and solutions
Analytic assays
Operation of research equipment (i.e. scintillation counters, microscopes, Centrifuges, balances) and recording results - Library searches, reading and copying relevant materials
Statistical analysis of data, genetic analysis and/or clinical studies
Data entry tasks
Participation in animal care and/or general operative procedures
Ordering specialized laboratory supplies

Hours: flexible

Pay: Unpaid

How to apply: Interested students must complete the Student Learner Agreement (SLA) and a work permit if under 18 years of age. Once the SLA has been completed, it should be emailed to NewHires/On-boarding@umassmed.edu. A Letter of Educational Benefit from your SHS counselor is also required. Mrs. Flynn, Director fo School Counseling, has a copy of this type of letter.

Administrative Learner - duties include:

Prepares material such as correspondence, reports, memoranda and other types of communications
Proofreads and edits typewritten materials
Answers and routes telephone calls, recording messages as required
Receives visitors and provides information and assistance as needed
Schedules and/or arranges meetings, conferences, appointments or similar activities
Photocopies and collates required materials - Operates standard office equipment (computers, photocopiers, calculators, etc.) as required

Select this type of internship if you would like to intern in the Immigration Law Office with Ms. Melissa Scher, who was an SHS Lunch and Learn guest speaker on February 16th. There is 1 SHS student currently interning in the Immigration Office.

Hours: flexible

Pay: Unpaid

How to apply: Interested students must complete the Student Learner Agreement (SLA) and a work permit if under 18 years of age. Once the SLA has been completed, it should be emailed to Ms. Scher at Melissa.Scher@umassmed.edu. A Letter of Educational Benefit from your SHS counselor is also required. Mrs. Flynn, Director fo School Counseling, has a copy of this type of letter.

CSI Group - Manufacturing

CSI Group designs and manufactures mechanical components and assemblies for various markets: Connectors, Aerospace, Test / Measurement, Medical, Automation and Defense. See this flyer.

Address: 121 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA 01581

Description: Positions available are working as a Parts Finisher and/or Quality Inspector (see links for brief job descriptions). After working in one of these positions, if you are interested in a machinist position, training can be provided.

Hours: Shop hours are M-F (7:00am – 3:30pm)

How to apply: Contact Kris DeNorscia, krisd@compsources.com, 508-388-3771

Central Mass Mom - website content

Business: Central Mass Mom LLC

Position: Website Management Summer Intern

Hours: 5-10 hours per week, flexible hours

Pay: unpaid

Location: Fully remote, manager is available to meet in person for training as desired.

About the role: Central Mass Mom is a small local business providing multiple monthly events for moms in the Central Mass area. Central Mass Mom also operates a blog published 4 times weekly with a team of over 30 contributors. The primary responsibilities of this internship will be working in WordPress to update content on the Central Mass Mom website, and working in Canva to create graphics for both website and social media content. Additional responsibilities may be discussed based on student interests. No work experience is required, the manager will provide training on WordPress, Canva, and any other relevant applications. Must have access to a computer and internet. Familiarity with social media is a plus, but not required.

How to apply: To apply, email Annie O'Malley at annie@centralmassmom.com

Work for Worcester - Division of Public Health

Tobacco Compliance Intern - for students 16yrs - 20yrs

Description: The City of Worcester is seeking three (3) Tobacco Compliance Interns to work for the Division of Public Heath within the Tobacco Control Program. Under the direct supervision of the Tobacco Prevention Health Specialist, the position will focus on reducing youth access to tobacco products by conducting compliance inspections. The Interns will visit establishments with the Tobacco Prevention Health Specialist and attempt to purchase tobacco products for enforcement and compliance with state and local regulations.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS:

Visit establishments across all 4 communities: Grafton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, and Worcester with the Tobacco Prevention Health Specialist and attempt to purchase tobacco products for enforcement and compliance with state and local regulations.

Provide tobacco prevention through enforcement of current local policies
Address youth access and the effects of environmental tobacco smoke
Educate the community around current and emerging tobacco products
See complete details on this website.

Hours: flexible

Pay: $15/hour

To apply: please visit: www.worcesterma.gov/employment or send resume and cover letter to: City of Worcester, 455 Main Street, Room 109, Worcester, MA 01608. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. Academic credit will be given based on school district guidelines. Direct inquiries to: City Hall, Human Resources, Room 109, 508-799-1030, HR@worcesterma.gov.