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September 30, 2025, Filed Under: Internship

Summer 2026 Full Time Internship Program – Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Officially opening our doors in January 2021, TCPDO provides high-quality holistic defense representation to indigent people accused of crimes in Travis County. Our interdisciplinary team-based model features criminal defense attorneys, Padilla immigration attorneys, social workers, civil paralegals, investigators, and legal secretaries working together to serve clients’ expressed goals and needs related to the criminal charges, and to combat the harmful collateral consequences/enmeshed penalties they trigger.

Born out of a desire to see improved outcomes for people coming through the County’s criminal legal system, all TCPDO advocates are guided by the community-shaped goals set out in our foundational documents: ( 1) promoting a client-centered culture that values and respects client dignity; (2) serving as a strong, independent, institutional voice for public defense; (3) providing a training ground that produces excellent defenders; (4) raising the quality of criminal representation for all people charged with crimes in Travis County who cannot afford an attorney; and (5) being resourceful and responsive to the evolving needs of the community.

Investigative Interns

PDO Investigators are a critical part of the defense team as they work in concert with public defender attorneys to investigate allegations of suspected violations of criminal statutes and possible legal defenses to and mitigation against those allegations and use their findings to provide information to help guide the course and outcome of client representation. As an investigative intern, you will work closely with PDO investigators in planning and conducting complete investigations of criminal allegations and circumstances of clients’ lived experiences. This may include but is not limited to: taking photographs and measurements; collecting and evaluating physical and testimonial evidence; serving subpoenas; present orally and in writing findings of investigation; and preparation of demonstrative evidence for use in proceedings related to the allegations.

Preferred Qualifications for this position include:

  • Mission-aligned experience (work or lived) advocating on behalf ofpeople/communities directly impacted by the criminal/immigration/indigent civillegal systems
  • Skill in building rapport and communicating effectively across lines of differencewith others
  • Ability to bring a trauma-informed approach to communicating with people incrisis
  • Ability to use active listening and demonstrate empathy
  • Attention to detail and attunement to surroundings
  • High level of organization; ability to take and maintain accurate records and writeconcisely
  • Ability to conduct fact investigations
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Ability to drive preferred
  • Ability to speak Spanish preferred

TCPDO is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. The PDO strongly encourages candidates of all identities, experiences, abilities, and communities to apply. All applicants should be dedicated to working in and sustaining an environment that enables staff and clients to feel empowered, valued, respected, and safe. In considering applicants, TCPDO values an applicant’s experience and/or thoughtfulness in working with people from communities that experience marginalization

You can see more information here: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/public-defender/jobs-internships

Please note in your application if you are fluent in Spanish. To apply, please send a resume and statement of interest to TCPDOInternProgram@traviscountytx.gov. This is an unpaid internship. 

September 25, 2025, Filed Under: Internship

Enhabit Home Health and Hospice – Spring and Summer 2026 Internship

About Us

We are a hospice company that provides care for our patients wherever they are living (home, assisted living or group home). We have opportunities to visit patients or as an administrative intern as well. There are many ways to learn more about the depths of hospice and we hope to teach you that. Learn more at ehab.com.

Position Information

8 hours per week that can be divided into different job duties. (150+ hours per semester). There is an onboarding process; we require a background check, 2 step TB test, a saliva drug test and a 2-hour orientation.

Location

6800 Burleson Road, Bldg. 310, Suite 265, Austin, Tx 78744. This is an in-person internship

For more information, contact Kelli Delgado at Kelli.Delgado@ehab.com

September 25, 2025, Filed Under: Internship

Spring 2026 Internship: OT Connection

Welcome to OT Connection!  We would like to thank you for your interest in volunteering/working with us!

We take pride in offering a wonderful opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience in a pediatric therapy setting.  All of the therapists and staff at OT Connection are passionate and dedicated to our profession and will provide you with a supportive environment while helping you obtain your volunteer hours.

OT Connection is a busy, outpatient clinic offering Occupational, Speech and Physical Therapy to children 0- 14 years old. We treat children with autism, developmental delays, learning disabilities, sensory integration dysfunction, and other special needs. You can see our web site for additional information at www.otconnection.com.

Many of our volunteers are working to get volunteer hours completed before applying to a professional program and possibly seeking a letter of recommendation.  It is always up to each therapist if they wish to give you a letter of recommendation or fill out application forms for you, but here are our basic requirements:

  • 20 hours completed to get a simple recommendation form
  • 80 hours completed to get a letter of recommendation from a therapist.

We feel that we need to get to know you before we can recommend you to a professional program, so always be ready to impress us!

To get an idea of what our volunteers do from day to day, here is a brief description of some of the daily tasks.

  • Filing patient charts, making copies, laminating materials
  • Cleaning/prepping therapy rooms before/after sessions-wiping down tabletop and counter surfaces, cleaning/disinfecting toys/games
  • Putting away treatment materials/assessment materials that move around the clinic
  • Checking the dirty toy bins around the clinic to clean/sanitize toys
  • Hands on assist in therapist’s sessions-throwing a ball to a client, being a peer buddy in a game, setting up/taking down an obstacle course, etc.
  • Stocking supplies in therapy rooms, organizing therapy materials, making supply order lists for items we are running low on-antibacterial gel, paper towels, Kleenex, pens, paper, etc.

If this sounds interesting to you and you would like to get started, I will send you a link to our Volunteer application. Please complete it, especially the days/times you are To get started, you let me know your availability to take volunteer shifts here (i.e. Monday from 8-10; Thursday afternoons). Then you would attend a 1 hour Volunteer Orientation.  We have many volunteers, so we schedule orientation groups to save our staff’s time, so PLEASE try to be flexible when scheduling your orientation time.  If you have a particular interest in one of the disciplines, please let me know that and we will attempt to schedule you when that discipline is here.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me!  You can contact me at Katie@otconnection.com or call me at the clinic at 512-251-3230 (email is preferred). 

Also, below is the dress code.

DRESS CODE:
Professional casual, jeans (no rips/tears), khakis, long shorts, button-ups, sweaters, short/long sleeved T-shirts, scrubs, tennis shoes, flip flops are all ok. It is best to wear slip off shoes and bring socks/footies as we are on the mats all day and shoes are not allowed on mats.

Dress that is not ok:

Work-out clothing-running tights, or sweatpants/track suits, short shorts, short skirts, heels, tight or revealing clothing, mid-drift shirts, or low waist pants with underwear revealed.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,

The Therapy Team at OT Connection

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