MCD Internship

Regional Office, 9176 Alternate A1A, Lake Park, Florida, United States of America

LOCATION:

Lake Park, Florida

SEMESTER:
Fall 2026

Interns will be assigned to an MCD specified team and will fulfill one or more of the following duties with the potential to take on additional responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance to families, law-enforcement, social service agencies, and courts with issues related to missing and exploited children
• Liaise with law-enforcement and state agencies to help resolve cases
• Organize case information and maintain a working case file containing documentation of all activities as well as materials
• Perform searches in open source and social media platforms
• Support with maintaining updated information in the case management database
• Assist with NCMEC data projects

• Completed at least two (2) years of college with a concentration in Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, or a related field
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Demonstrated ability to analyze written materials
• Ability to perform searches in open source and social media platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information

Internships are unpaid; however, Interns will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and hands‑on experience and will receive academic credit through an approved program of their college/university. Interns will be reimbursed for parking or public transportation expenses.

The Missing Children Division Intern is required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Based on necessity and the intern’s performance, there may be the opportunity to work over multiple semesters/seasons. Interns will be excused from attending internship program functions and for academic holidays or vacations.