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Why Intern with Thurston County? VISION: <\/strong>Thurston County is a vibrant community ensuring the health, safety, and wellbeing of generations to live, work and play.<\/p>\n We recognize the importance of customer service in government and are interested in students with a similar commitment to the provision of excellent service. High ethical standards are a requisite for any employee at any level of the organization.<\/p>\n Interns work no more than 20 hours a week and receive $20 per hour.<\/strong> If you are interested in doing an internship with an agency that values employees and customers, and operates at the highest ethical level, we encourage you to apply for our\u00a0Internship Program\u00a0<\/a>today.<\/p>\n Applicant Information Students must be currently enrolled as a Junior\/Senior in a four-year degree program or be enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited university or college.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Students must have at least a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or its equivalent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Students must have the necessary experience or education in a field related to the work that is to be performed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Application Requirements A completed\u00a0Internship Application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n College transcripts (unofficial transcripts may be accepted for initial consideration).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A recommendation letter from a faculty member or past employer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A professional resume.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Letter of interest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Application Deadline and Internship Duration To be considered for the upcoming\u00a0Fall Session<\/strong>, application packets must be submitted by\u00a0June 15, 2023<\/strong>. Fall Session starts on the last Monday in August and ends on the second Friday in December. Applicants have the possibility to extend internship into Spring semester, if interested.<\/p>\n For more information and to apply: https:\/\/www.thurstoncountywa.gov\/departments\/board-county-commissioners\/board-county-commissioners-internship-program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Application packet – https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/thurstoncountywa.gov.if-us-west-2\/s3fs-public\/2023-04\/BoCC-Internship-Program-Application.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/strong>MISSION:<\/strong>\u00a0To create a community that promotes health, commerce, and environmental protection with transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>All students must submit a completed\u00a0application packet<\/a>\u00a0to be considered. The application packet must include all of the following:<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>To be considered for the upcoming\u00a0Spring Session<\/strong>, application packets must be submitted by\u00a0October 30, 2023<\/strong>. Spring Session starts on the second Monday in January and ends on the last day in April.<\/p>\n