Internship Opportunities in Recreation Management / 2003
Resorts & Private Clubs:
Colorado
Three Rivers Resort and Outfitting / Almont
14-week minimum; housing and bi-weekly stipend; State of Colorado raft guide certification required.
Florida
Hilton Grand Vacations Club (Sea World International Center) / Orlando
Dress code (shirt is provided); housing/stipend provided; minimum of a twelve
week internship.
Amelia Island Plantation / Amelia Island
Must receive school credit to be considered;housing, some meals and/or hourly
wage offered (check with resort for details); 16-week experience.
Walt Disney World College Program
Disney theme park paid internships; interns must live within Disney apartment
complex/utilities included in rent.
Tops'l Beach & Racquet Resort / Destin
Intern must receive school credit to be considered; hourly wage; 12-to-16-week experience;
off-site housing costs deducted from pay; check; 50% discount on food purchased at resort.
Sawgrass Marriott Resort / Ponte Vedra Beach
Dress code; housing, two meals/day and monthly stipend; CPR/first aid certification
and health insurance required.
Radisson Suite Resort on Sand Key / Clearwater Beach
Dress code; uniform, two meals a day and biweekly stipend provided;
intern must have reliable transportation; minimum 12-wk. experience;
school credit hours required.
Trade Winds Beach Resort and Conference Centers / St. Petersburg Beach
12-wk. minimum experience; housing and weekly stipend are included (no amount specified).
Boca Raton Resort and Club / Boca Raton
Dress code; uniform is provided; hourly wage; housing is not provided. Check website
for detailed information: http://www.bocaresort.com/humanresources/recruiting/intern-extern.html
North Carolina
The Farm / Chapel Hill
Work with university employees and their families; summer internship, 40-50 hrs/week;
compensation uncertain.
Olde Forest Racquet Club / Elon College
10-week minimum internship; $3000-$3500 stipend offered depending on length of stay.
Pirate’s Cove / Manteo
$400 monthly stipend/housing/uniforms provided; interns must be CPR/first aid certified.
Corolla Light Resort Village / Corolla
$175 a week; uniform shirt provided, intern must bring khaki shorts and white shoes.
South Carolina
Outside Hilton Head / Hilton Head Island
Kayak tours and outdoor adventure team building; $250 intern deposit for guide training/uniforms
($150 refunded at the end of the summer); housing (no fee mentioned) and $80/week food stipend.
Wild Dunes Resort / Isle of Palms
Housing (cable, phone & utilities included) and $250/month stipend.
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort / Pawleys Island
Housing plus $400/month stipend; 15-week experience; CPR certification required.
Hilton Oceanfront Resort / Hilton Head Island
16-week internship @$5.25/hr.; CPR/first aid certification require; housing provided
@ $75/week deducted from pay; $150 housing deposit ($100 is refundable);
uniform shirtprovided, intern must bring khaki shorts and white shoes.
Summer Camps:
Southern US
Eagle’s Nest Camp- Pisgah Forest, NC
Ten-week, ACA-accredited camp for youth ages 10-17; intern housing/food provided;
salary range = $150-$320/week; CPR/first aid certification required.
Athens YWCO Camp for Girls / Clarkesville, GA
ACA-accredited camp for girls ages 7-15.
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing / New Castle, VA
12-week ACA-accredited camp for youth ages 9-17; 2-week staff training period
prior to the beginning of camp.
Northeast US
Farm and Wilderness / Plymouth, VT
10-week co-ed campers ages 9-17 (day campers can be as young as 3);
nternship housing provided; salary range $1400-$2250 based upon intern experience.
Crossroads for Kids / Duxbury, MA
Campers ages 7-16 from the Greater Boston area, many as "at risk"; 10-12 week internships;
call camp for info on housing/stipend
Boys and Girls Harbor Camp / Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton, NY
Three-month camp experience for boys/girls from the NYC area; room/board
and CPR/first aid/RTE training provided; salary range $1,500-$3,000.
Horizons Outdoor Program (YMCA) / Bethesda, MD
Campers ages 8-18; work with school groups, community centers, rafting,
challenge courses, rock climbing, and rappelling; CPR, first aid, Challenge Course Facilitator,
and Top-Rope instructor certification traininng provided; whitewater training offered; call camp
for info on housing and/or stipend.
Western US (including Hawaii and Alaska)
Y.O. Ranch Adventures / Mountain Home, TX
Western cattle ranch camp experience for boys/girls and miscellaneous private groups;
call camp for info on housing, stipend and length of internship experience.
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Adventure Camps / San Antonio, TX
Resident or day-camp boys/girls grade 4-12 and/or family groups; CPR, first aid
certification required; 3- to 10-month internship; housing not provided; call camp
for info on stipend.
Texas Lions Camp / Kerrville, TX
ACA-accredited camp for children with disabilities and diabetes; call camp for info
on length internship, housing and other details.
Campfire: Camp Sealth / Vashon Island, WA
Grades 3-12 and some special-needs groups (i.e. children with asthma, diabetes, PKU,
or gluten intolerance); room/board are provided; internship must be 400+ hours; stipend
provided.
Camp Timberline / Hawaii
3.5-month internship working w/children from the Waianae Mountains of O’ahu;
camp provides CPR and first aid certifications, monthly stipend, and room/board.
Sports-oriented Camps:
Triangle Futbol Club / Hillsborough, NC
Work with program participants, plan events, fundraising; stipend offered.
North Carolina Amateur Sports / Research Triangle Park, NC
Work with the state games of North Carolina (participants are of all ages and skill levels,
but all are NC residents); 8- to 9- week internships begin in mid-May; stipend offered.
Virginia Amateur Sports / Roanoke, VA
Internship in administration to develop programs; 25 hours/week, no time period
specified; "limited financial compensation" offered based on availability of funds.
Women’s Sports Foundation / East Meadow, NY
Sports agency minimum 12-week internship experience. Stipend is $450-$1,000/mo.
No housing is provided.
Public Parks:
Triangle Area
Town of Chapel Hill
Youth day camp program; intern co-directs camp, begins part-time work in March with
camp season beginning mid May; $9-$11/hour stipend; 40-hour work week; no housing offered.
Durham Public Schools / Durham, NC
10-12 week internship with school children in a summer day-camp; compensation provided.
Town of Haw River
Work with youth 5-12 at Camp Sissipahaw day camp; plan/organize activities as well as
supervise staff; CPR and first aid certification preferred but not required; $8-$10/hour
stipend offered; housing not offered.
North Carolina State Parks
This is a 10-week internships; park or museum settings; hourly pay/40-hr. work week; housing
not provided.
Durham (NC) Parks and Recreation
Call organization for details.
Kernersville Parks and Recreation
Planning and delivering services to town residents (athletics, events planning); $7/hour stipend
offered; 40-hour work week; housing not offered.
Raleigh (NC) Parks and Recreation
Paid internship experience, 2 months to a year; minimum 20 hours per week;
housing not provided.
Chapel Hill Community Center / Chapel Hill, NC
Call for more information.
Southeast
City of Safety Harbor / Safety Harbor, FL
Community recreation program; $120/wk. stipend of $120 a week; housing not mentioned.
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center / Gainesville, GA
Work with park visitors and the Hall County Parks and Leisure Services staff;
housing and $10/hr. stipend for 30-hour work week.
Lake Rim Park / Fayetteville, NC
Cumberland County Department of Parks & Recreation; call office for more information.
Kernersville Parks & Recreation / Kernersville, NC
40-hour a week internship commitment working with clients/administration; hourly wage.
Hilton Head Island Recreation Center / Hilton Head, SC
Work with pool users staff; $2,500 summer stipend; check website
for more information, http://www.islandreccenter.org
South Carolina Rural Recreation Project / Clemson, SC
Housing and $3,000 stipend of $3,000 offered for summer.
Prince William County Park Authority / Manassas, VA
Work with citizens providing a variety of programming; CPR/first aid certification
required for camp counselors positions; no stipend range, housing or board mentioned;
perks of internship include free golf, swimming, access to water parks, use of fitness
centers.
City of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation; stipend offered on a sliding scale depending
on length of internship commitment; 35-40 hr. work week; dress code--business attire
required when working in the office.
District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation / Washington, DC
Twelve-week experience; intern must work at least 20 hrs./wk.; stipend offered; no housing.
West Virginia Rural Recreation Program / Morgantown, WV
Nine-week internship; housing and $3,000 stipend offered; CPR and first-aid certifications required.
Midwest & Western US
City of Healdsburg, CA
Community Parks and Recreation program; $5,000 stipend for 14-wk.
summer intern commitment; no mention of housing.
Waukegan Park District / Waukegan, IL
Community recreation program; 12-16 week internship commitment; stipend/housing offered.
Town of Fountain Hills, AZ
Community parks and recreation department/programs; 14-week summer internship
commitment; $4,000 stipend offered.
Navajo County Parks and Recreation / Holbrook, AZ
Work with park visitors and park personnel; internship commitment is March 14-July
or August (at least four months); $1,150/mo. stipend, housing, uniforms provided.
State of Alaska / Anchorage
Park and museum visitors' programs; housing and expense allowance ($50-$250) provided;
internship commitment is 6-16 weeks depending on location and position.
Outdoor/Environmental Education:
Eastern US
American Whitewater / Silver Spring, MD
Work with staff from American Whitewater to improve environmental protection; full-time, 3-month
internship commitment; "stipend may be provided, depending on circumstances."
New River State Park / Jefferson, NC
State park recreation programs/Ashe Co. Parks Dept.; 3-month internship commitment;
stipend/housing options not mentioned; contact their website for more information:
http://www.doa.state.nc.us/doa/yaio/project.
Eno River State Park / Durham, NC
State park recreation programs; internship from June 1 to Labor Day;
40-hour work week; $6/hr. stipend; housing not specified..
Richmond Raft Company / Richmond, VA
Work with rafters and company staff; summer internship commitment;
stipend/housing not specified.
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps / Waterbury
Work with park visitors and staff; stipend range $320-$480/wk.; housing/meals
offered for most positions; Americorps Education grant availability; commitment from
mid-May to September.
Western US
Lake Wedington / Fayetteville, AK
Work with park visitors and staff; on-site housing/weekly stipend of $50.
Kent Mountain Adventure Center / Estes Park, CO
Work with youth age 9-17; stipend offered; for more information contact
their website: http://www.kmaconline.com.
Teton Science School / Jackson Hole, WY
NOT AN INTERNSHIP. Masters' degree program in environmental education
and natural science; program consists of coursework and teaching requirements.
Student Conservation Association (several locations)
National park internship experience; stipend offered; Americorp Education grant opportunity;
minimum 12-week internship May 1 to Aug. 1; housing available at most assignments.
Federal/Governmental Internships:
Institute of Government / Chapel Hill, NC
Internship opportunities with various governmental institutions across the State; $6.75/hr. wage.
US Fish & Wildlife Service / Manteo, NC
Work with biologists to protect species who take refuge along
National Seashore of North Carolina; 12-week commitment;
housing and a food stipend offered.
Naval Weapons Station / Charleston, SC
Along with midshipmen and other MWR staff, intern helps to provide programs
for the Liberty program (enlisted men/women ages 18-25); stipend and housing
provided but does not include electricity/telephone expenses.
Naval Morale, Wellness and Recreation (world wide)
Along with midshipmen and other MWR staff intern provides programming to naval
officers and their families around the world. See their website for more information: