The AOC has unique and exciting opportunities to serve as an Education Aide during the Summer Internship Program, which offers hands on professional experience, networking, training and most of all exposure to careers in public service, on Capitol Hill.
All students MUST be U.S. Citizens or a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B). Applications will be accepted from students who are at least sixteen (16) years of age by June 30, 2025, AND currently attending a high school, college or university. Note: Participation in the Summer Intern Employment Program is limited to a total of three years. Candidates are eligible to participate no more than three years, collectively or consecutively, in the Summer Intern Employment Program. Candidates who have reached the three years in the program will be deemed ineligible to participate this calendar year.
Education Aide In this exciting role the aide will assist in delivering formal and informal educational programs and hands-on activities for classroom, Exhibition Hall, and outdoor venues. Additionally, student employees will assist with volunteer training, creating content for interpretive signs, and coordinating materials preparation and classroom, cart, or venue set-up, to communicate the significance of Congress to everyday life and the role of citizens in the democratic process, to the many visitors of the Capitol campus. Students in this role will also research and recommend themes, content, materials and techniques for educational programming in a museum, outdoor, and classroom setting, and have the opportunity to deliver programs using inquiry and object-based learning techniques and facilitate discussion with visitors to engage them with content, programs and activities.