The Port’s Rising T.I.D.E.S. Program has internships and mentorship programs for students and young adults interested in public service and maritime careers. Programs are available for high school and college students and transitional youth aged 15-25.
Contact Us
If you have questions about the program, email Program Manager Tiffany Tatum (tiffany.tatum@sfport.com).
Available Programs
Learn water survival skills, basic firefighting and experience the Port’s diverse maritime operations.
Dates: 06/09/2026 – 07/30/2026
Salary: $23.00/hour
Requirements:
- Must be entering grades 10, 11 or 12.
- Live in San Francisco or attend an SFUSD school
All work days will be in person at the Port.
Selected applicants will be scheduled for a virtual interview.
Experience the day-to-day operations and departments that keep the Port running.
Dates: 06/09/2026 – 07/30/2026
Salary: $24.50/hour
Requirements:
- Live in San Francisco
- Aged 18-25
All work days will be in person at the Port.
Selected applicants will be scheduled for a virtual interview.
The City and County of San Francisco seek student interns interested in various engineering and architecture disciplines, to provide support to in-house Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Surveying, GIS, and IT staff.
The program offers a unique 11.5-month opportunity to work full-time in local government, earning a salary with health, dental, retirement, and other benefits. Recent college graduates with an interest in supporting San Francisco communities through public service work as analyst trainees make up our annual cohorts of Fellows.
The Willie L. Brown, Jr. Fellowship Program places San Francisco State University students in prestigious internships within various City and County of San Francisco agencies. The fellowship provides SF State students who have faced barriers pursuing a college education with an opportunity to gain professional experience in the public sector while developing a lifelong commitment to public service.