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State of Colorado · 3 weeks ago

TEMPORARY YIP Intern – Colorado Springs Office.

El Paso County, CO

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$17/hr - $17/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

The State of Colorado is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the state's natural resources. This temporary internship position involves collecting data and samples for chronic wasting disease testing, supporting educational programs, and providing customer service at the Southeast Region office.

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Responsibilities

Position is responsible for accepting hunter-harvested deer and elk heads, collecting data, payment and samples for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing

Position is also responsible for driving relay routes to transport hunter-harvested deer and elk from collection sites to research sampling sites in all weather conditions

Training is provided on how to remove tissue samples from deer and elk for CWD testing and to perform mandatory inspections of hunter-harvested moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, black bears and mountain lions

The purpose of the Youth Internship Program for Natural Resources is to employ and expose students and recent graduates to natural resource careers within Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)

This position will provide the selected candidate with a variety of learning experiences (i.e. ride along with officers, wildlife surveys, educational activities, seminars, trainings) and a broader understanding of CPW and the various careers within the agency

This position will primarily support Area 14 Law Enforcement and the Southeast Education and Volunteer Sections at the Southeast Region office

The position will assist in preparation and presentation of education programs such as school programs, fishing clinics, youth environmental education, and hunting clinics

The position will support the Volunteer Program by assisting with volunteer trainings and entering data for the Volunteer Coordinator

This position will also support the front desk at the Southeast Region office by providing customer service to the public

This will include giving information to customers, including sales of wildlife products (hunting and fishing licenses, refund and duplicate licenses, and hunter education cards), and parks products (parks passes, OHV permits, snowmobile and boat registrations), as well as maintenance of customer records in CSS (name and address changes, hunter education verification, and other documentation as needed)

There may be times this position will be required to collect CWD samples and data from hunters or perform mandatory animal checks

Interns will have to be self-motivated and somewhat independent

Communication, flexibility and patience are important to make this internship successful