Internship Opportunities

Northwood Children’s Services has undergraduate internships, graduate internships, and volunteer opportunities available year round. We are seeking out opportunities to provide a learning experience that will be advantageous for anyone looking at a career in a child-oriented or human service field.

Internship opportunities at Northwood:

• Students seeking undergraduate or graduate internships
• Short term or long term placements
• Energy, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn
• Professionalism, dedication, and motivation
• A desire to work with children
• Students searching for valuable, hands-on and real world experience in working with children
• Motivated candidates with a desire to jump start a career in a human services field
• Respect and care for our students

Northwood offers:

• Two 24-hour residential campuses, day treatment programs, and several satellite programs
• Convenient locations near local colleges
• Direct contact hours with children with social, emotional, and behavioral needs
• Valuable experience for human service careers
• “Hands on” approach to learning
• Flexible schedules
• The opportunity to be a part of one of the leading child-care agencies in the Midwest
• Involvement in a growing and dynamic organization
• Learning opportunities in the areas of recreation, daily living, social skills, education and behavior management
• Potential for future advancement and job opportunities
• Supervisor contact with professor or internship coordinator

If you would like the opportunity to have a positive impact on the children we serve, please contact:

Undergraduate placements:

Stacy Johnston
Northwood Children’s Services
714 W. College Street
Duluth, MN 55811
218-728-7192
sjohnston@northwoodchildren.org

Graduate level placements:

John Ek
Northwood Children’s Services
4000 W. 9th Street
Duluth, MN 55807
218-628-0237
jek@northwoodchildren.org