Prospective Student Interns

Current Internship Opportunities

View the announcements on the Job Gateway and apply directly to open internships.

*Submit your resume to the "Student Internship with Various Departments" posting to be considered for additional internships that may open in the future.  Our team will continuously screen these resumes and contact potentially qualified candidates.

Behavioral Health Internships

If you are interested in completing an internship with the Behavioral Health Department, please visit their website at http://www.rcdmh.org/, click on the "volunteers" tab and select the program you are interested in for more information.

Educational Support Program, Internship Recruiter:

internship@rivco.org

Stay connected to learn about internships as soon as they are available!

• The County offers a mixture of paid and unpaid internships depending on the position and budgetary constraints of each sponsoring department

• All appointments are part-time hourly, and work at the discretion of the appointing authority

• Unpaid Student Interns must either be high school students or currently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral program at an accredited college or university or training program.

• Paid Professional Student Interns must either be high school students or recently graduated (within 3 months) or currently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral program at an accredited college or university in a program relevant to the specific internship. Some positions may require current enrollment in an accredited graduate school program. Recent undergraduate or graduate students are eligible to intern for up to one year from their graduation date.

• Students must have and maintain a cumulative 2.5 minimum GPA to be eligible to be employed as a Student Intern.  Higher GPAs may be required by the hiring department.

• Students must be legal permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, or Green Card Holders (permit to work). 

• International students are eligible if an exception has been approved by the Human Resources Director in advance.

• In addition to the minimum qualifications above, students must meet additional required and desired qualifications depending on the nature of the internship assignment and needs of the assignment department.

• Exceptions to the above student status requirements, and/or qualification requirements must be reviewed and approved by the Educational Support Program in advance.

The County of Riverside is comprised of over 40 departments and agencies that can open an internship at any time for virtually any major.  Internships range from Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Digital Media, Human Resources, Public Policy, Marketing and more!  Below are some departments that have participated in the internship program:

Internship opportunities can be opened at any time for a variety of majors.  When a position becomes available, it is posted on Job Gateway Please visit the job board frequently for available opportunities, read the position very carefully, and, if you meet the minimum requirements, follow the application instructions to submit your resume.