Start/End Dates: May 26, 2025 – August 9, 2025 (11 weeks)
Compensation: $688 per week
Medical Insurance: Not provided
Application Due: February 7, 2025

The Latino Heritage Internship Program seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.

Eligibility Requirement:

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents.
• A personal vehicle is required for this position.

Position Description: 

Salinas Pueblo Missions is seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Community Planner intern to join its Future Leaders of Tomorrow Internship Program. This innovative and fast-paced park is looking for emerging leaders to help build and leverage community partnerships, develop strategies to enhance interpretive programs, and collaborate with its dynamic and diverse team.

The Community Planner Intern will work closely with the Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services to:

• Brainstorm, create, and strengthen new and existing community partnerships.
• Implement procedures for sustaining these partnerships.
• Develop an event plan for hosting an annual Hispanic Heritage Month event at the park.

Key Deliverables

• Community Partnership Contact List and/or Map:
• Highlight community organizations, public lands, and other entities the park can collaborate with.
• Event Plan for Hispanic Heritage Month:
• Design a comprehensive plan to establish an annual Hispanic Heritage Month event at the park.

The intern will also collaborate with park divisions and existing partners, providing valuable insights to improve strategies for expanding community partnerships.

Main Responsibilities

• Expand partnership opportunities, focusing on organizations that engage local youth.
• Develop and lead innovative strategies to enhance community engagement.
• Build new or strengthen existing community partnerships for Salinas Pueblo Missions.
• Support the creation of innovative communications targeting Hispanic-serving organizations in Central New Mexico.
• Work collaboratively with the Interpretation and Visitor Services team and other park divisions, contributing ideas to improve park operations.

Responsibilities

• Comfortable meeting and engaging with people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks without direct supervision.
• Capable of multitasking, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to drive long distances are required.
• Must be able to pass a federal background check.
• Willing and able to represent Salinas Pueblo Missions in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner.
• Resourceful, adaptable, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
• Open to learning new things and working outside of your comfort zone.
• Demonstrates self-awareness, cultural competency, and inclusivity.
• Outgoing and open-minded.
• Innovative thinker.

Interns in this program will receive 480 hours towards Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority. See below for more information about PLC.

Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.

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