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Do you want to diversify your staff with a Job Corps intern or full time employee?


What are your work needs?
Do you have a short- or long-term project?
Need an individual or a crew?
Civilian Conservation Centers do that.

Job Corps students laying cement

What are Job Corps Internships?

Job Corps internships, also known as Work-Based Learning (WBL), allow students to practice their trade on a job site. Assignments can be covered individually or with a crew. Individual placement typically lasts for 6 weeks, (but can be extended to 16 weeks with the possibility of a permanent position). Consideration needs to be given to supervision, mentoring, housing, transportation, and food stipends for work assignment opportunities. Also, a formal WBL agreement must be established between the student and the hosting location.

Mobile Corps

Mobile Corps refers to larger scale, multi-student and/or multi-center projects. These projects have ranged from painting/maintenance at Grey Towers National Historical Site/ Gifford Pinchot House, building smaller buildings and campsite projects, to the construction of ranger stations and staff housing. A formal application process must be completed for project consideration.

Resources for Establishing an Internship

Contact Natural Resources Liaison, Lauren Dorosz at 707-980-2732 or lauren.dorosz@usda.gov with any questions or next steps in the process of recruiting.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/opportunities-for-young-people/forest-service-job-corps/diversify-your-staff