Parks & Recreation

Miami-Dade Park Internship Program

Complete your internship with the Nation's premier Parks team! 

The following opportunities are available:

• Director's Office
  Get high level exposure to the overall operation, administration and planning associated with a large and multifunctional park system.   
  
  
• Operations and Recreation
  Gain a variety of operational management experiences in large resource-based metropolitan parks, community recreation parks, cultural facilities and region administration.
  
  
• Therapeutic Recreation
  Be prepared to sit for your national exam after participating in an internship which follows the requirements documented by the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation.
  
  
• Planning and Development
  Get hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: design, urban and regional planning, park and recreation open space planning, design and construction management, and project scheduling.
  
  
• Communications
  Work directly with marketing professionals to assist in the development of marketing materials crucial to the department's success, such as press releases, advertisements and collaterals.
  
  
• Administration
  Rotate through the administrative divisions of finance, budget, human resources, IT, fundraising, grants, strategic planning and contracts management to become knowledgeable about these various functions.
  

Are you interested in one of these great opportunities?

Please e-mail or send your resume and a cover letter to:

Lisa Frankel
Internship Coordinator
Miami-Dade Park & Recreation Department
lfrankel@miamidade.gov
275 NW 2nd Street
Miami, FL  33128

Internships are unpaid, and hours are flexible.  Interns are subject to a criminal background review.