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Intern - School Programs & Naturalist (Spring)

State of South Dakota
Rapid, SD Intern
POSTED ON 10/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/15/2026
Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title:School Programs & Naturalist Intern

Hiring Manager: Aaron Schone

Agency:Department of Game, Fish, Parks

Location: Rapid City, SD

Minimum Salary: $19.09 per hour

  • APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description

This positions primary duty includes assisting the School Programs Coordinator with developing and teaching programs related to environmental science, hunting, fishing, and other various outdoor skills. Audiences include school groups K-college level students, as well as homeschools. The intern will also develop and teach other community and group programs under the supervision of the School Programs Coordinator when necessary to help recruit, retain, and reactivate sportsmen and women. Training is provided. This position will also be responsible for completing any assigned tasks related to class preparation, coordination, development, and general maintenance both indoors and outdoors of the campus.

Fall internship runs from Aug-Dec. Spring is January-May and Summer is May-August. Summer interns are expected to work 40 hours per week while Spring and Summer interns are encouraged to work 20 hours and up to 40 as schedules allow. Most school groups come to the Outdoor Campus between 9-3:00 so interns that can accommodate at least some of that schedules are preferred.

Applicants with experience in the outdoors and superior organization skills are preferred.

Qualifications

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=552

  • Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.* South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

Telephone: 605.773.3148

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

Salary : $19

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