High School Fellow – Part Time

We are offering an exciting opportunity for high school students interested in building their leadership skills. This fellowship is designed to help you grow as a leader through hands‑on training, team collaboration, and mentorship from professionals in the field. Fellows will serve as an ambassador for LIT at your school and for LIT chapter in your school. Fellows will help lead and plan LIT chapter meetings at school and help plan citywide meetings for the organization.

• Must commit to working 8 hours a week
• Must be enrolled in a Milwaukee Public Schools
• Must attend school in person (At least 6 hours a day)
• Must have reliable transportation & communication (Bus tickets and rides can be given upon timely request)
• Must have the ability to talk to new people (classmates, teachers, etc)
• Must be willing to attend in‑person events and meetings with safety protocols in place

The fellowship program is a PAID 11‑week leadership development program that will run from September 21st and will end on December 5th. September 21st will be orientation day and is mandatory in order to become a paid fellow.

• Outreach + event planning (2 hours/week)
• Weekly chapter meetings (1 hour/week)
• Meetings (1‑1s) with potential members (1.5‑2 hours/week)
• Leadership Development – 30%
• Weekly fellow trainings ( 1.5 hours/week)
  • Citywide meetings (3‑4/semester)
  • School Board meetings (1/month)
  • Weekly check in with supervisor (1 hour/week)
• Voter Engagement – 10% of the fellowship
• Voter registration events (at least 1 per semester)

• Orientation
  :
  
  February 16th, 12pm-5pm (Located at the LIT office, 132 W Mineral St, Milwaukee WI)
• Fellowship
  length
  :
  
  February 16th
  - May 1st. (11 weeks)
• Time
  commitment
  : 8 hours a week

Application Opens
:
December 9th, 2025

Final date to receive applications
:
January 30th, 2026

Leaders Igniting Transformation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse work environment. People of color, people with disabilities, people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and identities are encouraged to apply.