Internships & Volunteer Opportunities

Internship & Volunteer Opportunities at Cumberland County Public Health

Thank you for your interest in interning/volunteering with our organization! Cumberland County selects and accepts students for educational placement without regard to race/color, creed/religion, national origin, sex/gender, age, disability, religion, genetic information or pregnancy. 

Interning or volunteering with Cumberland County Department of Public Health offers individuals the opportunity to

• Get a realistic glimpse in the daily work of public health professionals in local health departments
• Apply classroom knowledge and skills in a real world public health settings
• Gain new skills, knowledge and work experience in the field of public health
• Meet and network with public health professionals
  

The internship is for the benefit of the student and is not to be used in place of employees. Therefore, the intern will not receive compensation for time spent in the internship. While this program is intended for educational purposes the same procedures will be followed for volunteers.

Applications open 30 days before they are due.

Spring Semester (January-April):

Application due: 2^nd Friday of September

General Intern/Volunteer

Clinical Rotations

Notified of Placement: 3^rd Monday of October

Summer Semester (May-July):

Application due: 2^nd Friday of March

General Intern/Volunteer

Clinical Rotations 

Notified of Placement: 3^rd Monday of April

Fall Semester (August-December):

Application due: 2^nd Friday of June

General Intern/Volunteer

Clinical Rotations

Notified of Placement: 3^rd Monday of July

Winter Semester (November-January):

Application due: 2^nd Friday of August

General Intern/Volunteer

Clinical Rotations

Notified of Placement: 3^rd Monday of September

Additional Information:

When the following information has been submitted we will review to see if we have a placement for you. After a placement has been designated, you will need to complete a background check authorization and information release & confidentiality forms. The Background check will be $27, which you must pay in cash. These will be forwarded to HR once completed and received and then you will have to have clearance prior to you being able to volunteer/intern with us. 

Please submit current resume via the applications above.

If there are any questions about the process please email Mirella Ferguson at  .