De Soto Internship Program

Rangers and Summer Campers have fun on Archaeology Day.

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Are you an impact maker? Driven to improve yourself and others? Able to meet people and make friends? Do you desire to be a leader in your community?

Then De Soto National Memorial is looking for you to be a part of our Leaders of Tomorrow program. We are an innovative and fast-paced unit of the National Park Service, looking for two Community Youth Ambassadors (18yrs+) to join our team over the summer and be actively involved in a wide variety of opportunities at the park and beyond. The selected participants will need to have excellent communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to work effectively on important projects either independently or on a small team, and most importantly, a strong desire to work hard and have fun!

 

The Catch of the Day at the De Soto Fishing Rancho

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Youth Ambassadors are responsible for:

• Identifying new partnership opportunities
• Supporting park staff with kayak and Junior Ranger programs
• Delivering and promoting fishing clinics for the community
• Developing interpretive exhibits for new museum displays
• Promoting park opportunities in the community

Benefits include gaining invaluable experience with building/ leveraging partnerships; learning leadership skills; the opportunity to attend meetings and other networking opportunities and the ability to shadow multiple work disciplines. In this internship you also get to work in a pretty sweet location with nearby access to some of the world's most beautiful beaches, awesome natural spaces, world renown tourist attractions, sporting events, concert venues, and lots of great restaurants....plus you get the National Park Service experience to put on applications and resumes!

 

Park Ranger and guides lead visitors on an excursion.

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If you would like more information please submit your questions and resume to [e-mail], or contact the park at 941-792-0458. Intern stipends will be provided by the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and include a $900/month housing allowance for those coming from out of state. This year's internship runs from June 3-August 25, 2019.