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Community Supports Summer Intern

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has paid internship opportunities for college students to explore a rewarding career in public service. Our agency helps provide essential services to Minnesota’s most vulnerable residents. Working with many groups and people to ensure that Minnesota seniors, people with disabilities, children and others meet their basic needs and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

The Executive Pathways Internship Program focuses on a diverse workforce by developing the talents of students as they prepare for professional employment. Graduate and undergraduate students majoring in public policy, statistics, psychology, social work, law, public health, sociology and other human services-related fields are encouraged to apply and have the opportunity to learn how public policy is developed and implemented in a large and complex government organization.
Through this internship program, students have the chance to be part of many well-publicized and highly visible policy decisions that impact Minnesotans' quality of life.
Each placement is designed to provide in-depth learning opportunities in a state government setting. The Executive Pathways Internship Program is a paid internship program and students will work 30 to 40 hours per week between June to August. Due to the pandemic, all internship positions will be remote. 


Community Supports Intern

Community Supports Administration
The Community Supports Administration (CSA) is requesting an Executive Pathways Intern to focus on assignments and efforts related to legislative fiscal notes, operations, and compliance. The Executive Pathway intern would help evaluate the current processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement improvement plans. One major objective is to build a robust equity impact analysis approach in CSA’s legislative fiscal notes and contracts system.

Preferred Educational Qualifications: Current Undergraduate level student

Desired Skills: Written, oral communication, Microsoft Office, ability to work in diverse groups, analytical skills, and quantitative and report writing skills.


Eligibility and requirements
Applicants must:
  • Be a sophomore, junior or senior in an associate's, bachelors or undergraduate program or be in a graduate program. We also accept students who have graduated from their program within the last year (ex: if you graduated May 2020, you are still eligible to apply for the program in Summer 2021)
  • Be in good academic standing and be able to provide proof of current educational enrollment
  • Have the ability to work in the United States
  • Be available to work (remotely) 30-40 hours per week between June 14 to Aug. 30, 2021
  • Be willing to submit to a background check prior to starting internship.