Thank you for your interest in being a youth event intern or volunteer at Lambert House! We have 22 paid internships dedicated to event organizing annually, and just as many opportunities for youth to volunteer in event planning for community service hours, or out of their own interest to create community. Interns must live in King County due to funding coming from either the City of Seattle, or King County governments for the internship stipends. Youth who live outside of King County that want to help with event planning may still volunteer.

Interns will be selected based on past participation in Lambert House programs, ability to fulfill the time commitment of the internship, interest in learning event planning, and other factors. Individuals not selected for paid internship positions are invited to volunteer to help with the event, and internship applications may be kept on file for future events that calendar year (we may ask them to re-apply in the next calendar year).

Upcoming Committees

We plan to create event planning committees on the following schedule (subject to change):

  • Mid-August to begin planning for a Halloween event

  • October to begin planning for a Winter event

  • January to begin planning for an April event

  • April to begin planning for Pride

Youth Event Intern Position Description

Position Purpose: To work on a team of King County LGBTQ youth to create social events for themselves and other LGBTQ youth.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Attend and participate in weekly planning committee meetings

  • Help promote the event online and offline

  • Share in completion of event-related tasks, such as:

    • Determine event theme

    • Create a flyer

    • Create decorations

    • Shopping for decorations, supplies, and food (staff may do actual purchasing, or youth can be reimbursed for purchases)

    • Communicate with DJ, performers, and other contracted entertainment staff

    • Choosing and visiting event site

    • Other tasks as needed per event

  • Oversee and carry out day-of set-up and clean-up

  • Recruit other youth to volunteer for the event either promoting in advance or day-of tasks (set-up, clean-up, etc.)

  • Facilitate activities during the event

  • Attend post-event meeting during the week after the event

  • Turn in Internship paperwork (youth internship survey, and youth internship time-sheet) at the post-event meeting

Prospective interns should have experience with or interest in at least some of the following: 

  • Event promotion, including social media and flyer distribution

  • Event planning

  • Public speaking

  • Making event flyers

  • Working collaboratively on a team while also accomplishing tasks independently

Time commitment:

  • During the event planning process: you must be available for weekly 1-hour planning meetings. Plan additional time outside of meetings, 1-4 hours a week, to accomplish tasks.

  • Day of Event: Ranging from a half-day to full-day commitment depending on the event.

Physical requirements:

  • Must be able to communicate with public

  • Must be able to use a computer

Compensation:

  • Successful completion of internship requirements is rewarded with a $200 stipend.

  • Reimbursement for pre-approved event-related expenses, including: materials, parking costs, food, and mileage.

This position is a great opportunity to build your resume and gain skills that you can transfer into other settings! You can ask adult volunteers and Lambert House staff for references and letters of recommendation that can help you get into college, grad school, or that job that you’ve always wanted.

Application

Have questions? Send an email to our volunteer coordinator.