Internships
The following are some of the internship programs
currently available in Fairfax County:
Fairfax County Park Authority
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- Outdoor Skills Leader
Compensation: $2400
for 12 weeks, late May to mid August (dates somewhat
negotiable)
Location: Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac
Hills Street, Great Falls, VA 22066
Park Description: Tucked
away in a remote river setting, Riverbend Park is Fairfax
County Park Authority’s only staffed riverfront
park and includes 418 acres of forest, meadows, and
ponds. Abundant wildlife and flora form the landscape
here in the Potomac Gorge and this creates the perfect
setting to teach outdoor skills and to share nature’s
wonders with children. Riverbend offers diverse summer
programming, including camps with a focus on primitive
skills, fishing, adventure sports, and nature. Kayak
tours, row boat programs and other family programs are
offered during the summer. Through summer camps, staff’s
goal is to share nature and outdoor skills with children
while creating life-long stewardship values.
Position Description: The
intern will gain a diverse experience working with all
age groups and program offerings. The primary focus
will be assisting and leading summer camps: fishing,
primitive skills, adventure sports, and nature-based
camps. Initially the intern will assist with summer
camps and then progress to leading and planning segments
of camps. The intern will also assist with family programs,
visitor center services and field studies.
Requirements: Must
enjoy and have enthusiasm for working with children.
Fishing experience a plus. College students preferably
with major in environmental education, environmental
science, parks and recreation, or biology, and ability
to communicate effectively with adults and children.
Note: Some evening and weekend work
will be required.
To Apply: Resume can
be mailed or emailed to Karen
Sheffield:
Karen Sheffield, Senior Interpreter
Riverbend Park
8700 Potomac Hills Street
Great Falls, VA 22066
- FCPA
Intern Opportunities – A dynamic
year-round intern program, offering both paid and non-paid
internships to students in virtually all majors. The
Park Authority has dedicated 10 "work student"
positions, but uses other available positions if necessary.
- The Invasive Conservation
Corps is a one-off seasonal position/paid student
work opportunity being offered in 2007 only. The Park
Authority has dedicated nine positions to this program—one
leader and eight team members.
Contact for the Invasive Conservation
Corps internships is Janet
Tetley by email or at 703-324-8666.
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Fairfax County Public Library
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FCPL
Internship Opportunities for College Students
— The Library system offers many internship
and volunteer opportunities, including:
- Videographer Intern;
- Technology Intern;
- Center for the Book Intern;
- Children's Department Intern;
- English Conversation Group Coordinator;
- Foundation Intern;
- Spanish Intern;
- Training Department Intern.
Contact Kate
Wanderer by email or at 703-324-8332 for general
information about internships.
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Fairfax-Falls Church Community
Services Board (CSB)
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CSB
Volunteer Opportunities — The Alcohol
and Drug Services division uses a wide range
of students, from people desiring to complete entry-level
certification requirements through doctoral students.
Most of the students are master's level students in
counseling, social work, and nursing. None of the
internships are paid, and there is a variety of role
descriptions for interns; the most common ones are
Clinical Intern, Counselor Aide, Advanced Prevention
Intern, Health and Wellness Intern, and Clinical Nursing
Intern. Placements with the program are competitive,
and an interview is not a guarantee of a placement.
Mental Health Services also utilizes
students/interns as part of their volunteer workforce.
These internships are not paid.
For Alcohol and Drug Services, contact
Kay
Rankin by email or call 703-934-8752.
For Mental Health Services, contact
Sue
Boucher by email or call 703-968-4040.
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- The Fairfax County
Office of Public Affairs is seeking a paid intern to work in a fast-paced communications
office. Duties will include writing, proofing and researching news releases and
newsletter copy, designing brochures and other publications using InDesign, photography,
assisting in planning ceremonies and special events, and managing special projects.
Candidates should have experience writing for school newspapers and/or classes
in communications, public relations, or marketing. Knowledge of local government
is a plus. The position requires at least 15 hours per week, and a flexible work
schedule is available. Please send resumes by email to Lisa
Connors, Office of Public Affairs.
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Housing and Community Development
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The Police Department uses unpaid
interns, who are assigned to a division or bureau
in a observant capacity (no class titles are assigned).
Contact Captain Dorian
B. Portee, Commander, Personnel Resources Division
by email or at 703-246-7562.
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Department of Family Services
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- The Department of Family Services has
opportunities for unpaid internships for social workers.
Contact Bob Honour at 703-324-7841.
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The Sheriff's Office has opportunities
for unpaid internships as a component of their clinicial
rotations, or with graduate MSN students an intership
required by their course work. Opportunities exist
for AND students; BSN students; and MSN-administrative
or NP students.
Contact Donna
Mayne by email or call or 703-246-2680.
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