Internship - Weld County Sheriff's Office - Unpaid

Compensation Range

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- Job Description Summary

This is an unpaid internship.

The Weld County Sheriff's Office intern program is an unpaid, volunteer internship for students enrolled at a university or college in a criminal justice-related program, or a specialized degree program related to criminal justice, such as counselling or social services degrees.

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- Job Description

The Weld County Sheriff's Office intern program is an unpaid, volunteer internship for students enrolled at a university or college in a criminal justice-related program, or a specialized degree program related to criminal justice, such as counselling or social services degrees. The purpose is for students to gain valuable, real-life experience in the criminal justice field. Interns will spend 15 weeks gaining 150 hours of experience.

The first 110 hours is spent observing and assisting the different divisions and units at the Sheriff's Office; including, but not limited to Patrol, Detentions, Inmate Services, Victim Advocates, Civil, Animal Control, Investigations, Crime Analysis, and the Communications Center. The remaining 40 hours of the internship will be focused on the student's area of interest; in addition to gaining additional experience in any division/unit, the student can also choose to gain experience in Cold Case Investigations, Evidence, Records, Booking, or the Courts Security Unit.

The application process is competitive and only two interns are accepted. Students are limited to one term as an intern, to afford other students the same opportunity. Exceptions will be considered for specialized degree programs that are not on a traditional semester schedule.

In addition to completing the online application, when the application is submitted, the applicant must also:

Submit a resume

Submit proof of enrollment and completed credits

Submit two essays:

750 to 1250-word essay on a current criminal justice topic or criminal justice topic related to their specialized degree.

300 to 500-word essay answering the following questions:

Why are you interested in a Weld County Sheriff's Office internship?

What do you expect to learn from your internship?

The essay formatting must be a size 12 font, typed in Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri font, and double spaced. The file type of the submitted essays must be either a Microsoft Word Document (docx) or an Adobe Acrobat Document (pdf).

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- Required Qualifications

* Must have completion of credits equivalent to sophomore year of college.

* Currently enrolled in a four-year college, or university, acquiring a criminal justice-related degree.

* Must be physically able to perform the tasks involved with the internship.

* Must communicate effectively in written and spoken English.

For questions, please contact Sjoni Kollath at the Sheriff's Office at  or skollath

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- Weld County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.