Experience Work/The KRIS Foundation/Early Childhood Support Assistant
Music City Center
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary
$12 / HOUR
Quick overview
Support early childhood environments by preparing learning materials and organizing supplies. Assist with structured activities, literacy circles, and maintaining a safe, clean environment for children.
Requirements summary
Applicants should be youth aged 14-15 with a willingness to learn and a respectful attitude toward children. Reliability, punctuality, and the ability to follow instructions are preferred competencies.
Job description
POWER Youth Summer Employment Program
Job Description
Company Information
Company Name
The KRIS Foundation – Bridge Network Youth Programs
Company Address: 3304 Clifton Ave
Site Address: 511 South 8th Street
Company Website
Thekrisfoundationnashville.carrd.com
Company Description
The KRIS Foundation’s Bridge Network initiative supports in-home childcare providers, youth workforce development, and community-driven childcare solutions. BTG provides a safe, nurturing learning environment for children ages 3 months to 5 years.
Nearest MTA Bus Stop: Shelby Street and South 8th Street
Internship Information
Format: (In-Person Only)
In-Person
Positions Available: 6
Technology Used
None
Internship Title
Early Childhood Support Assistant
Internship Description/Learning Objectives
Youth will learn foundational childcare skills, teamwork, communication, responsibility, and leadership by supporting early childhood environments, creating learning kits, and assisting with structured activities.
Job Duties
- Assist staff with preparing learning materials
- Organize books, toys, and early learning supplies
- Help set up and clean activity areas
- Support literacy activities (reading circles, story time prep)
- Assemble learning kits (sensory bags, craft materials)
- Maintain a clean and safe environment
- Participating in youth-led planning and teamwork projects
Preferred Competencies
- Patience and respect for children
- Reliability and punctuality
- Willingness to learn
- Teamwork and communication
- Ability to follow instructions
General Information
Work Schedule Days and Hours: Monday–Friday,
8am – 12noon or 1pm – 4pm
Dress Code: Comfortable, kid-friendly attire; closed-toe shoes
Travel Required: Transportation to/from site provided or arranged
Physical Requirements: Light lifting, bending, organizing materials
Working Conditions
(example: Office Warehouse, Outdoors, with Children or Animals, etc.)
Indoors, outdoors, childcare environment, supervised Indoors, childcare environment, supervised
The full program is June 1st – July 17th
June 1st – June 3rd
Interns attend assigned worksite for scheduled times.
June 4th: POWER Youth Summit at Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport
June 5th – July 17th: Team Members on site at their agencies on Monday-Friday at the time
scheduled by employer. You will be scheduled to work 4 hours daily
which equals 20 hours per week.
July 13th – July 17th
POWER Youth Summer Employment Program - End of Summer
Celebration – Team Members can showcase their projects from the
summer.
If you are selected as an Experience Work Team Member, you will make $12.00 an hour and receive a summer program with project-based employment for youth ages 14 -15.
Experience Work projects can be focused on the arts, leadership skills or community development. In addition, you will learn “work ready” skills for future employment. There are opportunities to intern in many areas of Nashville, so please select the opportunity based on your access to transportation.
The POWER Youth program, previously known as Opportunity NOW, provides career exploration and work experience activities for youth 14 to 24 years old. The name POWER Youth was selected by the peer youth leadership team based on how they view themselves and their future.
