Benefits and Compensation Intern (Summer 2026)

KIPP DC • Washington, DC

4d • $18 - $18 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Benefits and Compensation Intern will play an integral role in supporting the HR team with the essential administration of benefits, leave, and compensation programs. This summer internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience by assisting with open enrollment, new hire onboarding and orientation, and various day-to-day administrative tasks. This is a summer intern role that runs for 9 weeks (June 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026), based on KIPP DC campuses with an anticipated start date of June 1st, 2026.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program (at least 1 year completed.)
• Ability to manage short and long term projects to meet benchmarks
• Works independent with input
• Familiarity with google suite
• Ability to travel across KIPP DC schools and throughout Washington, DC.
• Occasional flexibility to work outside normal business hours or weekends for KIPP DC events.
• Commitment to Students and Schools: Demonstrates commitment to education reform, believing in every child's potential for success and prioritizing students, schools, and the essential role of families.
• Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving: Finds creative solutions to challenges that achieve broader goals of team and organization.
• Project Management: Sets a high bar for own work and supports others to achieve desired team outcomes.
• Communications and Influence: Demonstrates adept communication skills and influence to advance work by adjusting content and style.
• Teamwork: Contributes to a supportive team culture, fostering diverse work styles and maintaining a high performance standard.
• Trust and Collaboration: Establishes and nurtures effective relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders to support the best outcomes for our work.
• Cultural Humility: Advances KIPP DC’s commitment to anti-racism by creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all stakeholders.
• Continuous Learning: Commits to continuous learning through feedback, self reflection, humility, and action.

Responsibilities

• Attendance Systems & Monitoring (25%)
• System Development: Design and implement systems to help school teams record accurate daily attendance and track student tardiness.
• Data Management: Enter attendance for tardy students and perform building "sweeps" to verify that physical attendance matches digital records
• Communication: Make daily outreach calls for absent students and report attendance trends to school and regional leadership.
• Supporting the Benefits and Compensation team (100%)
• Assist with: benefit priorities and initiatives for new hire onboarding organizing and preparing materials across different team functions
• job description management
• Complete audits and reconciliations
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• The KIPP DC summer internship program offers a competitive hourly wage of $18.00, allowing you to gain valuable experience while earning a decent income.
• Interns are eligible to work up to 30 hours per week, providing flexibility to balance your work and personal life.
• Please note that the program will follow the KIPP DC HDQ holiday calendar which includes two unpaid holidays: Juneteenth (June 19) and the 4th of July observation (July 3), giving you time to celebrate and recharge.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees