Community Service -Study Program

Community Service Work-Study Program

Join to apply for the Community Service Work-Study Program role at Innovate Public Schools
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Are you passionate about educational equity and community empowerment? Are you looking to gain meaningful experience with a mission-driven organization while sharpening your professional skills? Innovate Public Schools invites Stanford University students to apply for our 2026 CSWS Internship Program — with exciting paid opportunities across multiple departments:
Human Resources, Operations, and Marketing
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About Innovate Public Schools:
Innovate Public Schools is a power-building organization launched in 2012. Our vision is a high quality school experience that cherishes and affirms every student, particularly Black and Brown students, and prepares them for a lifetime of opportunity and choice. Our mission is to build the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.

Our program model centers long-term power-building through community organizing for parents and education stakeholders. To support this work, we deploy our Research & Policy (RAP) team to collect and publish data that supports the informed demands of engaged parents. The Communications team helps disseminate RAP findings and supports parent leaders in implementing effective outreach strategies. The Partnerships & Training team then scales this work nationally, providing training for schools and community leaders to build capacity within their organizations to support authentic grassroots parent organizing.

As a Summer Intern, you will work alongside dynamic team members who are experts in their fields, whether managing logistics and systems, amplifying parent stories through marketing, analyzing education policy, or supporting people-centered HR practices. Interns will participate in real, hands‑on projects that make a difference.

• Location:
  
  Hybrid (Los Angeles, Bay Area, or remote, depending on the role)
• Duration:
  Flexible (Minimum 2‑month commitment between January 2026 and September 2026)
• Time Commitment:
  Part‑Time
• Compensation:
  Paid Internship through the Community Service Work Study program at Stanford

• Human Resources – Help drive equitable hiring practices, support employee experience efforts, and assist with key DEI initiatives.
• Operations – Assist with event logistics, travel coordination, and internal systems to help our teams function smoothly.
• Marketing – Amplify parent stories, develop outreach materials, and support brand messaging.
• Research & Policy – Collect data, conduct analysis, and support policy advocacy initiatives.

• Mission-aligned and energized by equity and justice
• Highly organized, curious, and eager to learn
• Effective communicators and collaborative teammates
• Comfortable using (or learning) tools like Google Workspace
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Make an impact in the lives of families fighting for educational justice
• Learn from mentors deeply committed to grassroots power-building
• Work in a diverse, inclusive, and values-driven organization
• Strengthen your résumé with real-world, mission-critical projects

We'd love to hear from you if you're ready to spend your summer making a difference while growing professionally.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing:

• The department(s) you’re most interested in (HR, Operations, Marketing, or Research & Policy)
• What you hope to gain from your internship experience at Innovate