Internships at Haborside
Safety Harbor, FL.
Welcome to Your Summer Internship
Spend your summer training in godliness, acquiring career experience, and developing leadership skills with like-minded community.
Internship Opportunities
Adult / Young Adult
- Facilitate the needs of adult / young adult connect groups.
- Build relationships with the young adult community.
- Assist in hosting the NEXT membership class.
- Manage summer beach baptisms.
- Requirements: seeking a person who is organized and can build relationships with adults/young adults in this community.
Video
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Record video of numerous events at Harborside this summer.
- Support in communication and creative video shoots.
- Edit event recaps in Davinci Resolve.
- Requirements: This position requires proficiency in operating blackmagic cinema cameras and a fundamental understanding of composition, lighting, and exposure. Be prepared to submit a portfolio of 2-3 videos.
Photography
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Photograph events and services to capture moments within our church community.
- Edit and categorize photos.
- Collaborate with departments to meet photography needs.
- Train and co-lead a team of photography volunteers.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: This position requires proficiency in operating DSLR cameras and fundamental understanding of composition, lighting, and exposure. Be prepared to submit a portfolio of ten photos.
Wedding Chapel
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Manage social media for the Wedding Chapel.
- Assist in Chapel administration.
- Organize/prepare wedding aesthetics and decor.
- Assist as a wedding coordinator (weekend weddings).
- Plan and lead the chapel appreciation event for volunteers.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: Must have Friday and Saturday flexibility to accommodate hours for weekend weddings.
Journalism
- Interview, write, and edit stories/testimonies for our church magazine and social media.
- Research and check information for accuracy.
- Collaborate with the design and photography interns.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: The position requires strong creative writing, research, and editing skills. Be prepared to submit a writing sample.
Production
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Program lights/slides/audio needs for worship services.
- Recruit and train volunteers for production team.
- Serve on the live production team.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: must have fundamental knowledge of ProPresenter.
Business Sales (Tailwater Outfitters)
- All positions filled. Please consider applying for a different department.
- Work alongside the Tailwater Outfitters staff to learn business and sales in the fishing world.
- Retail sales and product training, including inventory management and shipping product around the world.
- Social media branding and advertising for online store.
- Shop cleaning and organization.
- Requirements: seeking a male with passion and experience in fishing, and an interest in business sales. This intern would work at Tailwater Outfitters Mondays and Wednesdays, and with Harborside Church Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Outreach
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Assist with Harborside Cares (foster care parent support) through events, volunteer support, and encouragement.
- Attend meetings with Outreach team and volunteers.
- Train with and join Care Community.
- Lead the interns and shadows for the Outreach weekly time.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: Seeking someone with a missional heart and compassion for the foster care community.
Students
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Help plan and lead student services and events.
- Meet and build relationships with students, parents, and volunteers.
- Co-lead Middle School camp.
- Lead student connect groups.
- Requirements: seeking a person with a heartbeat for middle and high school students.
Business / Finances
- All positions filled. Please consider applying for a different department.
- Assist the CFO in the organization and execution of ministry with the Operations and Admin teams.
- Manage confidential and sensitive information professionally with utmost integrity.
- Attend business meetings.
- Collaborate and assist with the needs of our city.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements:This position requires pursuit of a business or financial degree with sophomore level classes already completed, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google tools. Seeking an analytical, collaborative, and self-motivated candidate.
Facilities
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Prepare rooms for ministry needs.
- Basic maintenance of church property.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: This position includes physical labor; must have the ability to lift 50+ pounds.
Medical (Bay Area Rheumatology)
- All positions filled. Please consider applying for a different department.
- Obtain experience working in a medical office.
- See patients alongside a provider.
- Assist medical staff in daily tasks.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: Seeking a humble, motivated, task-oriented, conversational student with aspirations to work as a health care professional. You will be at Bay Area Rheumatology (Oldsmar) Mondays and Wednesdays during their office hours and at Harborside Church Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Worship
- Full-Time intern positions are filled, but shadow positions are still open!
- Build and lead a student worship team.
- Assist in kids worship environments.
- Set up and tear down for summer worship events.
- Lead worship/play with the adult worship team on Sunday mornings when scheduled.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: must have musical ability and worship leading experience. Be prepared to submit an audition video.
HavenHouse Eatery & Coffee
- All positions filled. Please consider applying for a different department.
- Meet and build relationships with people in our community.
- Learn the fundamentals of working in a coffee shop and restaurant environment.
- Assist with inventory of paper goods and products.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: must have flexibility to adjust hours for weekends and morning shifts.
Creative Entrepreneurship (Flowersmith Floral Design Company)
- Learn the basics of starting and running a business with the focus on the wedding and event industry.
- Manage and create social media content.
- Learn marketing strategies and website maintenance.
- Gain experience assisting in weddings/events.
- Participate in or co-lead a connect group.
- Requirements: This position is seeking a creative female who enjoys working with flowers, and has dreamed of starting a business. Must be ok to work in an environment with a dog. You will be with the Flowersmith Floral Design Company Mondays and Wednesdays, and at Harborside Church Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Harborside Kids
- Meet and build relationships with kids, parents, and volunteers.
- Write and prepare lesson plans.
- Teach kids in classroom settings.
- Host fun summer events.
- Co-direct a kid’s summer camp.
- Requirements: seeking a person with a heartbeat to teach and love kids of all ages.
What Will This Internship Look Like?
Interns
Full time, paid, high school graduates and older.
Interns work 40 hours a week, Sundays through Thursdays. Interns will apply for a specific ministry department.
Hours may vary according to each department, but general hours are below.
Sundays 8:00a-12:00p
Mondays 9:00a-9:30p
Tuesdays 9:00a-5:00p
Wednesdays 9:00-5:00p
Thursdays 9:00-4:30p
Shadows
Part time, unpaid, high school students and older.
Shadows have flexibility for family and summer vacation plans.
Shadows work 24 hours a week alongside the interns, shadowing in a department. There is flexibility for family and summer vacation plans.
Sundays 8:00a-12:00p
Mondays 4:30p-9:30p
Tuesdays 9:00a-5:00p
Thursdays 9:00-4:30p
- Gain leadership skills and experience.
- Work with-in the community and partner with the city of Safety Harbor.
- Gain basic workforce career experience.
- Train in Godliness (1 Timothy 4:8) and grow in your relationship with God.
- Work alongside the Harborside Church ministry staff.
- Love and lead people into encounters with the fullness of God.
Choose the ministry department that initially made you excited. If you need help, ask a parent or close friend which one they recommend for you.
Yes! We are closed most Fridays and Saturday for rest, play, and other work. Paid Interns are considered Harborside staff for summer, so this is to be treated as an eight-week job position. Two days will be allotted for sickness, vacation, or personal needs. Shadows have more flexibility and can miss more days as needed. If you manage time well, you will get plenty of rest and opportunities for other summer activities.
July 4th is a holiday for all.
Absolutely! All may apply. Minimum age is High School freshman.
There is no tuition cost for the internship program! Lunch and transportation are not provided.
Full-time Interns are paid $13 per hour for 40 hours, for 8 weeks. Shadows can apply to be paid through the Summer P.A.Y.S. Program
Unfortunately, no. Paid Interns are our most serious position and are full-time only. ALL IN!!
However, if you want to be involved part-time, you may apply as a Shadow. This position offers flexibility for other jobs or longer summer breaks.
- Time management
- Basic budgeting
- Event leadership
- Communication
- Working within diversity
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Kingdom culture
- Hearing God’s voice
This internship is for anyone who wants to grow in Christian leadership. It is not limited to those pursuing church ministry as a career. All who are wanting to grow this summer are encouraged to apply.
Possibly! We have options for housing out-of-town interns. Mention the need in the application and we will work with you as best as possible to find a safe place for you to live.
A parent and participant meeting will be held on May 19 @12:00pm at Harborside. We ask for all accepted into the program to participate in this informational meeting, either in-person or via Zoom.
Pray first! Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to His best decision for the summer. Ask Him to reveal his plan. Then, seek wise counsel, asking your parents and mentors for advice. Finally, chase peace. When you consider joining the internship program, does peace surround you? If you can say, “yes” to any of these promptings, you should at least apply. Should you be selected, there will be an opportunity for you to accept or decline the offer at a later date.
1 Timothy 4:8
“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
Important Dates
Application Dates
- March 1 – Applications Open
- May 18 – Applications Close
Work Dates
- June 4 – Interns Begin
- June 5 – Shadows Begin
- July 4 – Holiday
- July 28 – Presented to Church (morning on stage)
- July 28 – Commissioning & Reception (evening)
- July 29 - Internship Last Day
Parent Information
- May 19- Parent / Participant Meeting @12:00pm
- July 28 – Commissioning & Reception (evening)