Jobs, Internships, Volunteer and Enrichment Opportunities

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Jobs: View jobs right here in Skagit County

Other Specific Job Postings in the Area:

Skagit Job Board (EDASC)
YMCA
Valley Chiropractic and Wellness
WA State Department of Transportation
Right Way Plumbing and HVAC
City of Mount Vernon / MV Parks and Rec
Primescapes Landscaping
4-H Tech Change Maker
Snow Goose Produce: Please stop by to complete an application and introduce yourself. Address: 15170 Fir Island Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
DeWaard & Bode

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

Youth Force Teen https://positiveplace.org/youthforce-teen-jobs/

Microsoft high school intern program https://careers.microsoft.com/?rg=us

Pacific Science Center Discovery Corps internships https://pacificsciencecenter.org/about/careers/

Seattle Aquarium internship http://www.seattleaquarium.org/internships

Seattle Children's Hospital Non Clinical Summer Internships: https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/internship-residencies/

Seattle Children's Theater: https://www.sct.org/education-programs/emerging-professionals/internships/

Teens in Public Service non-profits, paid internships www.teensinpublicservice.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

General Academic Enrichment

Futures Northwest Quickstart Summer Program https://www.futuresnw.org/quickstart-to-college

Summer Writing Clinic www.movingwordsclinic.com

Washington State University summer programs https://summer.wsu.edu/

Western Washington University summer programs https://summer.wwu.edu/

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 https://hiprc.org/

University of Washington U DOC program: https://depts.washington.edu/hcequity/udoc/

Languages

FIUTS Language & Culture Institute – Seattle https://www.fiuts.org/

University of Washington foreign language programs https://www.summer.uw.edu/courses-programs/intensive-foreign-language-courses

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/v2/global/en/home.html

Sky Flight Airplane Building and Flying: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19rfI9tp1P672poKtADpTindTMF6BsS92/view?usp=sharing

UW Computer Programming courses http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu

ART PROGRAMS

Cornish College of the Arts https://www.cornish.edu/

Experience Music Project teen workshop www.empmuseum.org/camps

Gage Academy of Art https://gageacademy.org/teen-art-studios

Pilchuk Glass School https://www.pilchuck.org/programs/year/2025

Seattle Art Museum teen workshop https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/audiences/for-teens

Seattle Children’s Theatre high school intern program https://www.sct.org/education-programs/emerging-professionals/internships/

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 https://walyac.org/

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

America Legion Auxiliary: Evergreen Girls State https://www.evergreengirlsstate.com/

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

University of Washington Young Executives of Color (YEOC) https://foster.uw.edu/academics/degree-programs/undergraduate-programs/diversity-services/young-executives-of-color-yeoc/

Washington Business Week leadership programs http://www.wbw.org

YMCA Camps and Leadership Development Institute http://www.seattleymca.org/Locations/Orkila/Pages/Employment_O.aspx

YMCA Bold (boys) and Passages Northwest (girls) https://www.seattleymca.org/programs/camp-and-outdoor-leadership/boldgold

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 "NOT ACCTIVE 2025"

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 https://nwswb.edu/

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 https://www.thesalishseaschool.org/salish-sea-adventures

Seattle Audubon teen program https://sewardpark.audubon.org/programs

Streams, Lakes and Wetlands https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/utilities/conservation-and-the-environment/protecting-our-waterways/streams-lakes-and-wetlands

Student Conservation Association https://thesca.org/

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 https://seattle.amigosinternational.org/

Boys and Girls Club: Local Volunteer Opportunities

Bureau of Land Management volunteers https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/volunteers

Camp Casey

Children of the Valley (LOCAL OPPORTUNITY) www.covmv.org/volunteer

Corporation for National and Community Service www.volunteermatch.org

Department of Veterans’ Affairs https://www.volunteer.va.gov/

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

Mount Vernon Farmers Market https://mountvernonfarmersmarket.org/volunteer/

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 https://thesca.org/

US Fish and Wildlife www.fws.gov/volunteers/ Volunteer.gov www.volunteer.gov

National Organizations American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/involved/volunteer.html

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