Now Hiring Summer Interns!
The Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board [NALWDB], through an agreement with the New Mexico State department, is now hiring summer interns ages 16-24 to be employed throughout New Mexico’s State Government.
Internships include on-site and virtual positions in both Northern New Mexico and the Albuquerque Metro area and pay from $12.72 to $20.10 based on the education level of the applicant.
For More Information Contact:
Erica Van Eckhoutte, WIOA Regional Coordinator
PH: 505-566-4263
Email: ericka.vaneckhoutte@helpnm.com
Internships will run through the summer months and conclude when the student returns to school.
Educational requirements range from high school to graduate school, and out of school youth and young adults are encouraged to apply.
Some colleges will provide course credit for internships when the experience is applicable to the intern’s area of study; students will need to coordinate course credit with their university.
For additional work or internship opportunities visit the State of New Mexico hiring page by clicking below.
An In-School Youth is an individual between the ages of 16-24, low income, and meets at least one of the following barriers to employment:
- Attending school (as defined by State law), including secondary and postsecondary school;
- Not younger than age 16 or (unless an individual with a disability who is attending school under State law) older than age 21 at time of enrollment;
- A low-income individual; and
- One or more of the following:
- a. Basic skills deficient;
- b. An English language learner;
- c. An offender;
- d. A homeless individual, a homeless child or youth, or a runaway;
- e. An individual in foster care or who has aged out of the foster care system or who has attained 16 years of age and left foster care for kinship guardianship or adoption, a child eligible for assistance under sec. 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of-home placement;
- f. An individual who is pregnant or parenting;
- g. An individual with a disability; or
- h. An individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment.
An Out-of-School Youth is an individual between the ages of 16-24, low income, and meets at least one of the following barriers to employment:
- Not attending any school (as defined under State law);
- Not younger than age 16 or older than age 24 at time of enrollment; and
- One or more of the following:
- a. A school dropout;
- b. A youth who is within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not attended school for at least the most recent complete school year calendar quarter;
- c. A recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low-income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner;
- d. An offender;
- e. A homeless individual, a homeless child or youth, or a runaway;
- f. An individual in foster care or who has aged out of the foster care system or who has attained 16 years of age and left foster care for kinship guardianship or adoption, a child eligible for assistance under sec. 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of-home placement;
- g. An individual who is pregnant or parenting;
- h. An individual with a disability; or
- i. A low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment
