Types of Internships Offered
Down Home Ranch offers a wide variety of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students seeking on-the-job training in a unique environment. We encourage students to email us at volunteers@downhomeranch.org with questions.
Down Home Ranch is flexible and will strive to accommodate educational requirements. Here are some examples of college majors which could be easily integrated into our operations:
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Organic & Traditional Food Production
- Business
- Accounting, Corporate and Non Profit Business Administration
- Communications
- Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Performing Arts
- Education
- General Ed, Special Education, Disability Studies
- Health
- Kinesiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health
- Human Services
- Recreational Therapy, Sociology, Social Work
Affiliated Universities and Programs
Down Home Ranch partners with many Universities in Central Texas to provide a high quality learning experience.
- Austin Community College
- St. Edwards University
- Master of Arts in Counseling; Social Work Program
- University of St. Augustine
- Masters in Occupational Therapy
- University of Texas at Austin –Steve Hicks School of Social Work
- Masters in the Science of Social Work
- Bachelors of Social Work
- University of the Southwest
- Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling
- Texas State University
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Therapeutic Recreation
- University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work
- Round Rock ISD
- Teacher Externship
What is your next step?
- If any of these opportunities excite you, we'd love to learn more about you; send us an email at volunteers@downhomeranch.org
- Browse through our website and become familiar with Down Home Ranch.
- Please note the current requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), that all Down Home Ranch Long-Term Volunteers and Interns are required to be up to date on vaccinations for Covid-19. Click Here to learn how to be up-to-date on vaccinations for Covid-19.
- Complete our Internship Application.
- Our Development department will get in touch with you to discuss interest areas, availability and our current openings for interns.
- Fill out the Covid-19 Attestation Form.
- Complete a TB Test screening (free of charge) with the assistance of our HR department.
- Approval! You'll be connected with your intern supervisor on the Ranch.
- Lastly the Development department will have periodic check-ins with you and your supervisor to make sure things are going well.
QUESTIONS
- If you have specific questions not answered, email volunteers@downhomeranch.org or call (512) 856-0128
- Couldn't access the background check consent form? Click here.
QUESTIONS
- If you have specific questions not answered, email volunteers@downhomeranch.org or call (512) 856-0128
- Based on the requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), all Down Home Ranch long-term volunteers and interns are required to be up-to-date on vaccinations for COVID-19. VIsit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date to learn how to be up-to-date on vaccinations for COVID-19.