All Internships at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office are unpaid.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office is seeking talented undergraduate students to join our team as Volunteer Interns. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Sheriff's Office is an agency of over 400 family-oriented employees, dealing with a range of responsibilities including support services, patrol, jail, wildland fire, search and rescue, and investigation duties. If you have a desire to serve your community and want to work alongside others with the same mindset, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office is a great place to start.

Volunteer Interns often complete their internships at the Larimer County Jail, but occasionally opportunities exist in other areas such as the Patrol and Investigations divisions of the Sheriff's Office.

Responsibilities will vary depending on what the internship assignment is.

All applicants must:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Be an enrolled college student engaged in undergraduate coursework in criminal justice, human services, psychology, sociology, law enforcement, public administration, or a related field.
• Complete a Larimer County employment application
• Pass an integrity questionnaire
• Be fingerprinted, with prints cleared by CBI and FBI
• Pass a background check

Investigations Division Interns must also:

• Complete a Personal History Statement document.
• Pass a Background Investigation*.
• May be asked to complete a polygraph (dependent on the internship assignment)

*Other Intern applicants may also be required to complete and pass a background investigation, depending on location and level of autonomy.

Successful applicants will be required to meet all of the following requirements prior to hire:

• Cannot have a felony conviction
• No convictions involving domestic violence
• No use of illegal drugs within the past five years
• No use of marijuana in any form within the past two years

Larimer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and prohibits discrimination and harassment in all employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law or regulation.