Jobs, Internships, Volunteer and Enrichment Opportunities
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Jobs: View jobs right here in Skagit County
Other Specific Jobs in the Area:
Northwest Regional Job Fair: April 3rd ~ 3:30pm-6pm at NCTA
Primescapes Landscaping
Snow Goose Produce: Please stop by to complete an application and introduce yourself. Address: 15170 Fir Island Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Internships: An internship is a structured experience that relates to a student's major and/or career goal. It is supervised by a professional in the field and can be paid or unpaid, part-time or full time. There are many benefits of an interships, including career exploraiton, leadership and skill development, networking and building your resume.
Community Action of Skagit County: https://www.communityactionskagit.org/volunteer/
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center https://www.fredhutch.org/en/education-training/high-school-students/summer-high-school-internship-program.html
Microsoft high school intern program https://careers.microsoft.com/?rg=us
Pacific Science Center Discovery Corps internships https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/discovery-corps/
Seattle Aquarium internship http://www.seattleaquarium.org/internshipsSeattle Children’s Theatre high school intern program http://www.sct.org/School/Interns-Assistants
Seattle Children's Hospital Non Clinical Summer Internships: https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/internship-residencies/
Teens in Public Service non-profits, paid internships www.teensinpublicservice.org/Youth Force Teen http://www.teenjobs.org
Enrichment: Academic Enrichment allows students to dive deeper into subjects. Leadership activies are also included below.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Communications
Creative writing, screenwriting, storytelling http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu
Weekday High School Internship (KUOW) http://www2.kuow.org/about/internships.php
General Academic Enrichment
Summer Writing Clinic www.movingwordsclinic.com
Washington State University summer programs https://summer.wsu.edu/
Western Washington University summer programs http://www.wwu.edu/ee/youth/
Washington Business Week (at WWU, CWU, GU & PLU) www.wbw.org
University of Washington www.summer.washington.edu
UW K-12 -- Comprehensive searchable database providing information about resources available at the UW, including internships, courses, professional development opportunities, workshops and more http://www.pce.uw.edu/
Health Care
Nurse Camp – Multicare Health Systems http://www.multicare.org/nurse-camp/
Washington Business Week Health Care Pathway (PLU, Gonzaga) www.wbw.org
University of Washington’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/education/summer-student-internships/
University of Washington U DOC program: https://depts.washington.edu/hcequity/udoc/
Languages
FIUTS Language & Culture Institute – Seattle http://www.fiuts.org/home/programs/shorttermprograms/slci-local-detailsUniversity of Washington foreign language programs www.summer.washington.edu/summer/findaclass/language.asp
Washington Academy of Languages www.wal.org
One World Now https://oneworldnow.org/
French: Alliance Française of Seattle www.afseattle.org
French language camp at Canoe Island www.canoeisland.org
Spanish: Volunteering/Internships at Casa Latina http://www.casa-latina.org/get-involved/volunteer
Math, Science, & Research
AI Summer Camp https://www.ai-camp.org/ (Scholarship Application for Camp here)
Camp BIOmed http://www.nwabr.org/campbiomed
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center https://www.fredhutch.org/en/education-training/high-school-students.html
Pacific Science Center discovery corps program https://pacificsciencecenter.org/education/
Pathways to Science (search engine) http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/index.aspx
State of WA Ecology Youth Group http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eyc/
University of Washington School of Pharmacy https://sop.washington.edu/pharmd/step-summer-program/
Technology & Computers
Digi Pen Institute of Technology (Redmond) https://projectfun.digipen.edu/pre-college-program/
Id Tech summer computer camps (residential or day camps) http://www.internaldrive.com/locations/wa-summer-camps-washington-computer-camps/
Microsoft https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/highschoolintern.aspx
UW Computer Programming courses http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu
ART PROGRAMS
Cornish College of the Arts www.cornish.edu/summer/
Experience Music Project teen workshop www.empmuseum.org/camps
Gage Academy of Art www.gageacademy.org/youth/?page=teen_workshop
Pilchuk Glass School www.pilchuck.com
Seattle Art Museum teen workshop www.seattleartmuseum.org/teens
Seattle Children’s Theatre high school intern program http://www.sct.org/School/Summer-Season
Seattle Film Institute http://www.seattlefilminstitute.com/content/teen-filmmakers-program
Seattle Theatre Group www.stgpresents.org/education
Seattle Shakespeare Company www.seattleshakes.org Youth Theater Northwest http://www.youththeatre.org/
GOVERNMENT: CITY, COUNTY & STATE
Check local branches of community centers, and parks and recreation divisions as well!
City of Mount Vernon https://www.mountvernonwa.gov/172/Job-Opportunities
Skagit County https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/skagitwa
Washington State Dept. of Ecology Youth Corps http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eyc/
Washington Legislative Youth Advisory http://lyac.leg.wa.gov/
WA State Senate Page Program http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Administration/PageProgram/Pages/default.aspx
WA State House Page Program http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/HousePageProgram.asp
LEADERSHIP
Bank of America student leadership program www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders
Camp Fire USA http://www.campfire-usa.org
Islandwood nature leadership camp http://islandwood.org/educational-programming
Seattle Audubon nature camp jr. naturalist http://www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/default.aspx
Washington Business Week leadership programs http://www.wbw.orgYMCA Camps and Leadership Development Institute http://www.seattleymca.org/Locations/Orkila/Pages/Employment_O.aspxYMCA Bold (boys) and Passages Northwest (girls) http://ymcaleadership.com/gold
West Point Summer Leaderships https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program
OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES
Advanced bike touring http://bikeworks.org/youth-programs/
Earth Corps (Seattle based) www.earthcorps.org
Ecology Youth Corp www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eye/nwro/html
Islandwood nature leadership camp http://islandwood.org/
Mountains to Sound Greenway http://www.mtsgreenway.org/
National Park Service -- Mount Rainier http://rainiervolunteers.blogspot.com/
NW School of Wooden Boats www.nwboatschool.org
North Cascade Institute Summer Youth Leadership https://ncascades.org/signup/youth/YLA
Olympic Park Institute advanced field research http://www.naturebridge.org/yosemite/summer-field-research
Outward Bound programs in the Northwest www.outwardbound.org/
Rite of Passage http://riteofpassagejourneys.org/
Salish Sea expeditions www.salish.org
Seattle Audubon teen program https://www.seattleaudubon.org
Streams, Lakes and Wetlands http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/stream_team.htm
Student Conservation Association http://www.thesca.org/wa
Summer Youth sea camp (Port Townsend) www.woodenboat.org
Washington Trails Association www.wta.org
Wilderness Awareness School (Duvall) www.wildernessawareness.org
Volunteer Opportunities: There are numerous benefits to volunteering. Volunteering can provide career experience, expand your network, boost your social skills and much more.
American Red Cross teen intern http://www.redcross.org/en/volunteertime
AMIGOS programs in Latin America http://www.seattleamigos.org/
Boys and Girls Club: Local Volunteer Opportunities
Bureau of Land Management volunteers www.blm.gov/volunteer
Children of the Valley (LOCAL OPPORTUNITY) www.covmv.org/volunteer
Corporation for National and Community Service www.volunteermatch.org
Department of Veterans’ Affairs www.va.gov/volunteer
Earth Corps www.earthcorps.org
Eden Hospice: https://www.eden-health.com/volunteer/
Food Lifeline (Feeding America) http://www.foodlifeline.org/help/volunteer/Volunteer.html
Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/affiliate.aspx?zip=98115
Learn & Serve: Corporation for National Community Service www.nationalservice.gov
4-H Council www.fourhcouncil.edu/getinvolved
Park Service www.nps.gov/volunteer
Salvation Army www.salvationarmyusa.org
Skagit Volunteer Center: https://www.skagitvolunteercenter.org/need/
Skagit Valley Hospital (LOCAL OPPORTUNITY): https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/about-us/volunteer-opportunities
Special Olympics http://www.specialolympicswashington.org/sowa/volunteer
Student Conservation Association http://www.thesca.org/community-programs?community=seattle-wa
US Fish and Wildlife www.fws.gov/volunteers/ Volunteer.gov www.volunteer.gov
National Organizations American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/com/com_0.asp