Paid Summer Internships

Our Internship Submission Deadline was March 7, 2025, and has now passed. We are currently completing the selection process for our Summer Interns. Please contact Kirk at kshelton@bos.lacounty.gov with any questions.

 

(20 – 40 hours per week)

Starting Date – May/June 2025

End Date – August/September 2025

Qualifications: Applicants must be enrolled in a college, graduate school, or law school program for the 2025-26 school year and be available to work in the Los Angeles County region.

Salary Range: Hourly rate depends on current standing in college/graduate school:

  • Student Worker: $18.07 per hour (college freshman)
  • Student Professional Worker I: $19.89 per hour (college sophomore, junior, or senior)
  • Student Professional Worker II: $23.73 per hour (graduate school student)

The Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell is looking for a small team of talented students that are interested in working with our office this summer to serve over two million constituents of the Second Supervisorial District. Equity is at the center of our public service. Our interns must be committed to building on the progress LA County has made to address injustices that impact our communities.

Each intern will work directly with a Deputy in our office and will have the opportunity to work closely on a focus project over the summer. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with other members of the Second District Board office team who focus in other areas of policy, legal affairs, operations, communications, and public engagement. Interns will be invited to participate in internal team meetings to learn about Board office operations and in meetings with County department officials to learn more about County services.

We intend to use a hybrid model for this Summer that includes work in the district offices, events throughout the community, as well as teleworking remotely.

The focus areas for our Summer Internships in 2025 are:
• Aging and Education – Exploring Learning Difference by a researching the County’s available services and resources for adults and youth with disabilities.
• Arts – Advancing Cultural Equity and Inclusion by researching how the County’s arts and cultural funding is reaching organizations/artists and if funded programs are meeting the needs of residents.
• Economic Development – Sidewalk Vending research to develop a package of incentives the County can offer sidewalk vendors as perks for getting permitted and researching Vending Zones.
• Human Services – Enhancing Prevention Services by researching the County’s Prevention pilot program including a policy assessment and developing recommendations of outcome measures.
• Public Engagement – Advancing Shared Governance by researching community shared governance models and frameworks which will include assisting with gathering, analyzing, and presenting data.
• Workforce Development – Assessing Justice-involved Workforce Development & Re-entry Programs by reviewing data on workforce programs for participants exiting incarceration and researching best practices with positive employment outcomes for justice-involved individuals.

How to Apply: If you are interested in a Summer Internship with the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, please send a resume via email to Kirk Shelton at: kshelton@bos.lacounty.gov

 

All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national original, or disability status.