Description: Unpaid
Ensuring justice-involved youth are provided an opportunity to learn from their past decisions and are supported in their journey toward well-being and the avoidance of further court involvement.
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP | OPPORTUNITIES
• Hope Closet: interns will assist with our on-site resource closets, which provide probation youth and their families with clothing, toiletries, and other essential resources.
• Department Initiatives and Programs: may include marketing, data generation/tracking, audits, research, reaching out to stakeholders, and other project management-type duties.
• Journey.do: interns will assist with several aspects of this online platform designed for justice-involved youth to fill unmet criminogenic needs. Duties include youth story reviews with strength-based responses, creation of Growth Plans, data tracking and more.
• Detention: interns may be given opportunities to engage in supervised programming and tutoring supports for detained youth. Interns will also have opportunities to shadow detention officers.
• Probation: interns will be given opportunities to work with and/or shadow a variety of units throughout the probation department.
DETENTION TUTORING INTERNSHIP | OPPORTUNITIES
• Tutoring: interns’ primary duty will be supervised one-on-one tutoring of youth in a classroom setting.
o GED prep. Elementary and high school level subjects.
• Exposure: to collaborating with detention professionals and what it means to work in a secure care setting.
• Rapport Building: interns will have daily supervised direct contact with detained youth.
• Journey.do: interns will assist with responding to stories in platform when time permits.
• Create and facilitate: an activity or interactive class involving a topic related to positive youth development in a classroom setting.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL INTERNS
• Tours and shadowing opportunities throughout the Judicial Branch
• Professional development and job insights within Juvenile Probation
• Hands-on immersive experiences
• Training: Safety and Security, Trauma-Informed Care, Positive Youth Development, etc.
• Strengthen interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Skill building such as critical thinking, problem solving, intercultural fluency… AND MORE!
Internship Intended Outcomes with MCJPD
By the end of the internship, you will:
● Tours and shadowing opportunities throughout the Judicial Branch.
● Professional development and job insights within Juvenile Probation and other departments.
● Hands-on immersive experiences
● Training: Safety and Security, Trauma Informed Care, Positive Youth Development, etc.
● Strengthen interpersonal and teamwork skills.
● Skill building such as critical thinking, problem solving, and intercultural fluency.
Internship Available
- Summer
- Fall
- Spring - Filled for Spring 2026
How to Apply
To Apply:
Summer 2026 – MCJPD Internship
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/Gvv0J4SWtN
Fall 2026 – Administrative Internship
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/EBU77cdggt
Fall 2026 – Detention Tutoring
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/MAGybjFvVV
Spring 2027 – Administrative Internship
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/0u9tWcZwjs
Spring 2027 – Detention Tutoring
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/GXCiQDnAAW
Expected Contact:
1–2 weeks after the application deadline, you can expect a follow-up communication regarding next steps.
Contact Person:
Yami Martinez, Intern and Volunteer Program Coordinator