Empowering You to Empower Youth
Become an OP Direct Service Intern

You’re ready to make a difference.
At Ophelia’s Place, you will.

As a direct service intern at Ophelia’s Place, you can provide connection, care, consistency, and support to girl-identified youth ages 10-18. OP is a vibrant community filled with strong social justice values, an empowering culture, and an interest in celebrating individuality. Interning at Ophelia’s Place is an opportunity to grow your active listening, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills and make a positive difference to young people, their communities, and in your own life.

Being an OP intern empowers you to empower youth. Our services are strengths-based, trauma-informed, and responsive to the needs of youth from all backgrounds and abilities. Our interns help provide a safe and welcoming place where youth can develop the tools needed to:

  • Cultivate healthy relationships and communication skills

  • Make healthy choices and expand decision-making abilities

  • Create a positive and healthy sense of self

We are no longer accepting applications for summer 2024 or the 2024-25 academic year.
Thank you for your interest!

OP direct services include after-school programming, school groups, parent/daughter activities, summer camps, and school presentations. We rely on the contribution of university and college interns from programs like Family and Human Services, Psychology, Women and Gender Studies, Planning, Public Policy & Management, and many more to help provide the following services:

Empowerment Group Facilitation: Co-facilitate weekly curriculum-based girls’ empowerment groups in elementary, middle, and high schools in and around Eugene, Springfield, Junction City, and Albany.

Young Amazing Women of Color Groups (YAWOC): Co-facilitate weekly girls’ support groups in local middle and high schools focusing on issues specific to multicultural girls and girls of color.  These groups are co-facilitated by interns and staff who are women of color.

After-School Programming: Providing on-site support to girls during our After and Out of School (AOS) Program in Eugene, Junction City, and Albany. This includes offering support, facilitating activities, supporting behavioral interventions, and preparing daily snack. You will help provide a space full of connection, creativity, empathy, fun, and safety for diverse groups of girls.

Special Events and Administrative Support: Assist staff at major Ophelia’s Place events, such as our annual fundraising dinner auction. Other supportive administrative tasks may also be assigned.

2024-2025 Application Details

Summer Internship 2024

Commitment: June 23-August 22, 2024

Hour Expectation: 8-24 hours of direct service/week

We are no longer accepting applications for summer 2024 or the 2024-25 academic year.

Traditional Internship 2024

Commitment: September 2024-June 2025

Hour Expectation: 5-8 hours of direct service/week
Typically uses OP hours for practicum credit or have less availability in their schedules.

We are no longer accepting applications for summer 2024 or the 2024-25 academic year.

Paid Internship 2024

Commitment: September 2024-June 2025

Hour Expectation: 10-20 hours of direct service/week
Typically has more availability in their schedules.

We are no longer accepting applications for summer 2024 or the 2024-25 academic year.

Interviews will be scheduled for the end of April and beginning of May. Once all interviews have been completed, internship positions will be offered to those who have been selected. The experience, skills, and qualifications of each applicant are considered carefully. Please understand that completing the interview process does not guarantee that you will be accepted for an internship.

If you are accepted, you must complete and pass a criminal background check and you will be required to attend the Volunteer Training, on Thursday, September 21, Friday, September 22,  and Friday, Oct 4 from 9am – 4pm before college courses begin in September. Your participation at this valuable training is mandatory to begin work as a direct service volunteer with Ophelia’s Place. Volunteer roles will be assigned after you complete the training, and you should expect to work in various capacities.