Ready to Start Your Career with the City of Temple?
Internship Overview
The City of Temple Internship program is open to students from all academic disciplines. Many intern roles within this program do not require previous experience and will have the opportunity to gain knowledge in addition to your course curriculum. As an intern, you will be assisting departmental teams on projects and services during an unpaid, part-time internship. You will be assigned an intern mentor who will help to identify project goals, inspire, and mentor you, and support your professional/educational development correlated with your coursework. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work on assignments core to the City of Temples business, whether it be Customer Service, Parks & Recreation, Finance, People Operations (HR), Legal, Planning, Library, Museum, or Marketing. If selected, our intern recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your Curriculum Vitae and the preferences you indicate on the application form.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program, or currently enrolled in a Master's program, or other approved program
- Completed at least twelve (12) credit hours in courses relative to departmental function
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater (upload transcripts with application)
- Must receive internship credit from a formal education program or institution (upload class syllabus and institutional requirements of the internship with application)
Upload a cover letter indicating your request of an unpaid internship, the department of interest, and student availability.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or other approved educational program
- Completed at least 12 credit hours related to the departmental function
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
- Must receive internship credit from a formal education program or institution
- Submit transcripts with the application
- Submit class syllabus and institutional internship requirements
- Submit a cover letter indicating the unpaid internship request, department of interest, and availability
What We Do
City of Temple, Texas is a municipal government serving the Temple community through public services, administration, utilities, public safety, planning, cultural programs, and community development. Its official website provides access to city departments, public meetings, service requests, water services, records, and local government news. The city also operates and oversees the Railroad & Heritage Museum and other civic facilities and programs.
