Internship Opportunities
SUMMER INTERNS KANSAS CITY, MO & WARSAW, MO
We offer two different internship opportunities, so please read all about them and choose the one that best fits!
Summer Internship Opportunities
RESCUE MINISTRY INTERNSHIP (RMI)
RMI is a 11-week internship that focuses on the business and programs of nonprofit ministry to those experiencing homelessness or poverty. Our goal is to expose interns to the big picture of rescue ministry at City Union Mission. Each week, in addition to intern education and community building activities, RMIs serve alongside the Camp CUMCITO Registrar, assist with activities for shelter children, and rotate service within other areas of interests.
- Interested in nonprofit work.
- Desiring to help those who are experiencing homelessness or poverty.
- Willing to work with gratitude and a cheerful heart.
- Interested in learning more about various areas of rescue/urban ministry.
Responsibilities
Rescue Ministry Internship has the big picture in mind of how to expose people to the rescue ministry at City Union Mission. This internship works behind the scenes helping with outreach, Camp CUMCITO city side processes (send-offs and returns), helping with family chapel, and rotating through multiple departments over the course of the summer for exposure to wide-ranging tasks involved in the day-to-day execution of rescue ministry work. These tasks can involve marketing, shelter management, administration, warehouse, security, finances, food service, etc.
Expectations
There are some things to expect every day for the Rescue Ministry Intern: these include praying and growing in your relationship with Christ with other staff members, choosing your assignments based on your interest and desire to know more about, and learning how City Union Mission serves those in need. The Rescue Ministry Internship assignments can even be the focus of your major, or you can experience a full range of departments to show what a non-profit ministry looks like. In addition, the Rescue Ministry allows you to experience the needs of homelessness and urban poverty while serving with hope.
CAMP CUMCITO INTERNSHIP
Camp CUMCITO is located near Warsaw, MO, and serves children ages 5-16 from Kansas City’s urban core, offering them unique opportunities such as tent camping, fishing, swimming, archery and crafts. Staff focus is on sharing the gospel while building relationships with their campers. Camp CUMCITO interns serve 7-weeks at the residential camp in Warsaw and 4-weeks at City Union Mission in Kansas City. This challenging and rewarding experience consistently calls interns to rise to the occasion with perseverance, leadership, mental strength and teamwork.
- Diligent in your work and service to others.
- Desiring to better understand the gospel as it relates to urban ministry and outdoor recreation.
- Wanting to share God’s love by ministering to kids through camp opportunities.
Responsibilities
Founded in 1935, Camp Cumcito sits near Warsaw, Missouri and offers a one-week summer Bible camp experience to 400 children and teens, ages 4-16, every summer. Serving low-income children, mainly from urban KC and rural Benton County, we give priority to those who couldn’t pay for camp otherwise. Interns function in a team to facilitate Camp CUMCITO with like minded volunteers and staff to model and teach the gospel, healthy ways of living, and relating to CUMCITO campers. Responsibilities will vary widely as the summer shifts from preparation to camp sessions and end with follow-up home visits.
Expectations
There are some things you can expect to happen every day while you are an intern at Camp CUMCITO. Camp is outside in the midst of nature where you can experience swimming, lake time, chapel two times a day, eating three meals a day, engaging with the urban core, engaging healthy lifestyle, serving in a team context, and lots more as you experience each week of camp.
The intern serves in a variety of roles over six weeks of summer camp, which include: cabin, rec, lifeguard, craft, chapel, housekeeping, food service, medical, journalism, administrative task, etc. We end each week of camp with prayer, paperwork, preparation, and rest before the next week starts.
To Apply:
- Login to hub.cityunionmission.org (Create a user if you’re new.)
- Click ‘volunteer opportunities’ on your dashboard.
- Select one of the internship options and click ‘Sign Up’.
- Follow the prompts.
- Successfully completed icons will change to yellow or green. Red ‘X’ icons indicate application components that need your attention; follow the links.
- Email interns@cityunionmission.org, so we can quickly respond to your app.
- We’ll be in touch within a few days to talk about an interview.
