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Corporate/Industrial(5)
Medical/Hospital/Clinical(3)
Private Club(3)
Government Agency/Municipality (2)

 

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Corporate/Industrial(5)

USAA is located in Colorado Springs, CO; Norfolk, VA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; San Antonio, TX and Tampa, FL is offering 12 – 16 week corporate fitness internships open to all graduating seniors in an exercise science, health promotion or wellness leadership degree programs.  The intern will become fully proficient in the following areas:  graded exercise testing, exercise prescription, group exercise class instruction, wellness presentations, personal training, ACSM protocol and certification preparation, nutrition, recreation event planning, facility and equipment operations, budgeting, incentive programming and time management.  This is a very comprehensive internship experience guaranteed to prepare you for a career in the fitness field. Must have great communication skills and be motivated to learn.

 

San Antonio location only:  Recreation Internship – available to graduating seniors majoring in Recreation/Sports Management.

A 12-16 week program focusing on:

Recreation Programming – plan and schedule team sports leagues and tournaments.

Special Event Planning – plan, organize and administer family events.

Marketing – develop skills to market recreation programs across a diverse culture

In addition you will receive training in fitness operations and career development.

Interested candidates please email your resume to Kristie Bernal at the email address listed below.

 

Colorado Springs, CO:  Lisa Peters, 719/533-8583, Lisa.Peters@usaa.com

Norfolk, VA: Debbie Kopecky, 757/893-4485, Debbie.Kopecky@usaa.com

Phoenix, AZ: Jennifer Krull, 623/715-7291, Jennifer.Krull@usaa.com

Sacramento, CA: Terrie Friederich, 916/285-2585, Terrie.Friederich@usaa.com

San Antonio, TX: Kristie Bernal, 210-498-5113, kristie.bernal@usaa.com

Tampa, FL: Laurie Setley, 813/615-6393, Laurie.Setley@usaa.com

 

Application deadlines:

Spring semester (Jan-May): Nov. 1

Summer semester (May-Aug): Mar. 1

Fall semester (Aug- Dec): July 1  .      

<Updated Jul. 2008> 

   



MountainWest Corporate Health, division of Pioneer Health Group, LLC, is a corporate fitness management and wellness company that specializes in fitness center design, development, and management, in addition to a full array of health promotion/wellness services. We offer internship opportunities at many of our centers in the Colorado region.  We customize each experience based on the length of the internship and the goals of each intern. Our program offers experience and training in many aspects of fitness including fitness assessments, exercise prescription and programming, fitness and wellness promotion, and administration and management, with the option to focus on a particular area of interest based on your goals. We are looking for individuals who are friendly and outgoing, customer service oriented, highly motivated, and want to pursue a career in the fitness arena. In order to be eligible for an internship with MountainWest, you must currently be pursuing a degree in fitness or a similar health-related field, of Junior or Senior status, hold current CPR and First Aid certifications, and be able to work a minimum of 120 hours over the course of the internship (comprised of a minimum of 20 hours/week and over a minimum of 6 weeks). We offer a stipend based on the length of the internship. Interested and qualified individuals should visit our website at www.pioneerhealthgroup.com to download an application and learn about our sister company, MidAtlantic Corporate Health that primarily services the Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and MidAtlantic regions.  For further information you can contact Becky Magnani at b.magnani@pioneerhealthgroup.com. <Updated October 2007>    


 

NAPSLO Summer Internship

General Fact Sheet

 

Contact:                                         Jessica Myers, Internship Coordinator

                                          200 NE 54th Street Ste 200
Kansas City, MO  64118
Phone: 816-741-3910
Toll-Free Phone: 888-446-7414
Fax: 816-741-5409
 

E-mail:                                           internship@napslo.org

Website:                                        www.napslo.org

 

Description:                                 Interns will be placed with NAPSLO member firms across the United States.  Interns work with a surplus lines Company member for five weeks and Broker/Agent member for four weeks.  NAPSLO member firms write surplus lines insurance--insurance that covers “hard-to-place” risks (e.g. aviation, product liability, allied health/medical liability, life science, directors and officers professional liability) that are not written by the standard insurance markets. The program is designed to provide Interns with a “hands on” experience and a review of all aspects of the surplus lines insurance business

 

Background:                                NAPSLO is a trade association founded in 1975 to represent the surplus lines industry and the wholesale insurance marketing system. Acting as a source of information, NAPSLO spends a great deal of time identifying and explaining the vital role surplus lines plays in the insurance industry and tracking state and federal regulations.  NAPSLO also provides networking and educational programs for its members and scholarship and internship programs for qualified students interested in careers in the insurance industry.

 

Additional:                                    Selected interns will have the opportunity to attend the NAPSLO Annual Convention in the Fall (expenses paid) and one Intern will be selected for an internship in London the following summer. Many Interns find positions in the surplus lines industry due to their internship experience and networking opportunities.

 

Qualifications:                             Insurance, Risk Management or Actuarial Science majors only.  Successful applicants must show an interest in an insurance career.

 

Education Level:                          College Junior or Senior (education level at time of application). Preferred applicants will have an expected graduation date no later than December of the calendar year following the Internship.

 

Areas of Interest:                        Insurance or Risk Management majors

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Locations:                                     Varies, across United States; mostly major metropolitan areas.

 

Compensation:                             Stipend & competitive salary ($500/week) plus housing and travel costs paid.

 

Times offered:                              Summer.

 

Application Deadline:                 December 1 (each year)

 

To Apply:                                       Fax or mail request for application or apply on-line at www.napslo.org.  Applicants must also submit a resume, two letters of recommendation and college transcript by the deadline date.

                                                       

                                                  

 

We want you on our team! We are always looking for high energy, team players that are eager to work in an organization that cares about your professional growth. Corporate Fitness Works (CFW) is a national corporate health and fitness management company headquartered in Maryland. We are a full service organization providing health, fitness, and recreational needs of business and industry. The company operates on-site health and fitness centers for business, government agencies, office park developers, hotels, hospitals and retirement communities under management agreements. Services range from center design and program consulting to full staffing and operation of the facility. CFW currently manages wellness and fitness centers in eight states across the country and the District of Columbia: Maryland, Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Comprehensive, hands-on internships are offered at all centers during the spring, summer, and fall semesters and are 12 to 16 weeks in length. Internships that are shorter will be determined based on availability and the intern needs. Interns will have an opportunity to experience customer service, daily center operations, fitness assessments, exercise programming, incentive program development, group exercise class instruction, health promotion programs, health and fitness newsletter articles, and professional development and networking. Applicants must be a junior or senior pursuing a BS/BA degree in a health, fitness or health-related field. Current CPR and First Aid certification (or ability to become certified) required. If you are interested in joining our team, please request an application by contacting: Kelley Monahan, Internship Administrator, kmonahan@corporatefitnessworks.com.

Working Well: Designs in Health Promotion
in Colorado Springs, CO, is offering a 16 week internship program. This is an opportunity for students to receive "hands-on" experience and skills in all aspects of a corporate wellness setting. Interns will assist in Health and Fitness center supervision and fitness class instruction, scheduling, and evaluation; exercise testing, recommendation and follow-up; nutrition education and intervention; coordination of special events, newsletter production; health and wellness data entry and report compilation. For more information contact: Carol Cash at Working Well, 7475 Delmonico Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, (719) 262-0429, Fax (719) 264-0734, Email:
ccash@earthlink.net.

Advocate Fitness, a fitness and wellness consulting and management service line of Advocate Health Care (Chicago), is accepting applications for internships.  Advocate Fitness has fifteen on-site corporate fitness centers located throughout the Chicago land area and works with hundreds of wellness clients.  Our internship programs are available to students studying health/fitness, exercise science/physiology, wellness, recreation, health administration, marketing and other related fields.  We accept interns throughout the year for a 14-week period (this can be tailored to meet the students needs).  At all sites the interns are exposed to all aspects of a comprehensive wellness program (i.e. fitness testing, membership education, project management, etc).  Depending on the site, corporate, commercial or hospital based, the students may also experience teaching fitness classes, planning programs, organizing leagues and tournaments, delivering wellness programs, and exposure  to Cardiac Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine.  All interested students should contact: Thea Lim, MPH, CHES, Internship Coordinator, Advocate Fitness, 205 W. Touhy Ave., Suite 110, Park Ridge, IL 60068, (847) 384-3727, Fax (847)698-0872 or email: thea.lim@advocatehealth.com

<Updated Mar. 2007>



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Medical/Hospital/Clinical(3)

Boulder Community Hospital is located in Boulder, CO at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains approximately 35 miles northwest of Denver. A wide variety of outdoor activities are available year-round. Learn more about the unique city of Boulder at http://www.ci.boulder.co.us. BCH has approximately 2300 employees at multiple sites in the region. See our website at http://bch.org.  BCH offers internship programs lasting 18 weeks at 40 hours per week year-round. The internships will benefit graduate and undergraduate students focusing on health promotion, corporate wellness, health productivity management, employee health/wellness, health education, behavioral or organizational psychology and other health and human resources related fields. Interns will enjoy a wide variety of experiential learning including, but not limited to, the following:

Workers’ Compensation

           accident site investigation

           implementing, developing & evaluating 

             injury prevention programs

           data collection & analysis; tracking trends

           cost review

           verify employee payments

           researching

           benchmarking

           self-insurance issues

           OSHA reporting

           ergonomics

           adaptive devices

           work restriction coordination

           return to work matters

           managing psychological issues

            of the injured worker and family

Occupational Health and Wellness

           health productivity management

           employee health

           motivation & productivity

           infection control programs

           immunization tracking, data entry, and education

           assisting departmental wellness reps with incentive

             programs, bulletin boards, and wellness activities

           implementing nutrition and exercise programs

Human Resources:

           employee wellbeing activities        

           benefits education

           employee satisfaction surveys

           recreational programs

Interaction with a variety of professions

           physical and occupational therapists

           safety managers

           department directors

           human resources personnel

           nurses/physicians

           third party claims/insurance company personnel

           a variety of job titles and at various levels (VP’s to

             housekeeping assistants) within the health care

             organization

Development of advanced computer skills: 

           Employee Health Database

           MS Word

           Project Management Software

           MS Visio

           MS Excel

           MS PowerPoint

           Injury Tracking & Claims Analysis Database

 

The program will be customized to suit each intern’s learning style and area of focus. Please send resume, letter of application, one page essay outlining career goals, two letters of recommendation and curriculum to:     

Emphealth1@bch.org   or

Denise M. Granberg, RN, BSN, M.Ed

Boulder Community Hospital

PO Box 9019

Boulder, CO 80304

<Updated Oct. 2007> 

PEAK Physical Therapy and Wellness is an exercise based physical therapy clinic specializing in restoring normal function to weak and de-conditioned muscle tissue. Clinical demographics consist of ankle, knee, shoulder, or spine disorders which may be pre or post surgical in nature. PEAK utilizes spinal specific and supportive progressive resistance exercises, soft tissue management, and specific stretching protocols tailored to each patient?s specific diagnosis. Students obtain a great deal of hands-on experience using MedX medical machines. Applicants must be courteous, compassionate, detail oriented and highly motivated. Peak Rehabilitation offers internships throughout the year to students in their final year of study. The internship program is 16 weeks in duration, with no variation due to the amount of material and training to cover. Student interns receive a stipend of $500.00 for each 4 week segment completed.  There is no housing offered. Applications are accepted year round with positions open in the spring, summer and fall.  Applications should send their resume, current transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to: PEAK Physical Therapy and Wellness. Attention: Michael Biba, Chief Operations Officer at 16534 Keystone Blvd., Suite C Parker, CO  80134. Please direct any questions you may have for Michael to Biba@PeakPTWellness.com.
 

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has internship opportunities in their Health Improvement Incentive  Program (HIIP) & Wellness Centers. This internship provides knowledge and experience working in a 3000 + employee multi-hospital system and coordinating the health promotion incentive program, along with three on-site fitness facilities. Responsibilities in HIIP (Health Improvement Incentive Program) include: assisting staff in developing and implementing programming in the areas of wellness and prevention, i.e., Health Risk Profiler Counseling, Self Care instruction, assisting in Health Screenings, Lunch N' Learn presentations, Hiking Club, and general administration of the program. Responsibilities in the Fitness Centers include: assist staff in the supervision of the three centers; offer education and demonstration to employees on proper utilization of the exercise equipment, develop exercise prescriptions for healthy employees and supervise rehabilitation programs for  injured employees. Interns must provide transportation and housing. CPR certification required. Internships available year round. Interested students should contact Kristine Barrett, HIIP Coordinator, Penrose - St. Francis Health Services, 2222 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, (719) 776-5776; email: kristinebarrett@centura.org     

<Updated April 2007>

 

Private Club(2)

 

Carmichael Training Systems periodically has openings for its Internship Program.  The Internship Program is an excellent way to learn first-hand the coaching methodology and techniques of the number one coaching company in the world.  The program is intended for those who intend to become permanent CTS coaches following their internship.  CTS is a growing company and is always looking for highly-qualified candidates who are interested in becoming a CTS coach.  Here is a brief overview of the CTS coaching development program.

 

LEARNING THE CTS METHOD

Interns are assigned to a “pod” of coaches with a variety of athletic and coaching backgrounds and areas of expertise.  Each pod is led by a coach with at least 3 years experience at CTS who has demonstrated great mentorship ability.  Interns are expected to master a vast array of training and physiology-related knowledge through interaction with our Senior Coaches and through guided work and self-study.  Interns obtain valuable professional experience and education while learning the applied concepts of exercise physiology and biomechanics.

 

After several weeks of study and training, interns begin designing training plans for “mock” athletes. Once interns demonstrate a solid understanding of the CTS coaching philosophy and methodology, they may begin coaching athletes under the close tutelage of their pod leader using our online coaching software and by phone.  Every CTS coach develops unique, individual training schedules for each athlete they coach.

 

The internship is a 40-hour a week program; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., that lasts six-months.  Interns may be required to stay late or come in early to assist with camps, classes, clinics, and research projects.  Education is a very big part of our program.  Interns attend two continuing education presentations each week and assist the senior Olympic/Pro-level coaches with projects of interest.

 

This is an unpaid internship, although successful interns who have demonstrated readiness will be assigned athletes to coach, and will receive a small stipend for such.  Housing is the responsibility of the intern.  Housing can sometimes be coordinated amongst other interns or coaches to reduce costs.  Upon completion of the program, successful interns may have the opportunity to enter a coaching career track with CTS.

 

BECOMING A CTS-CERTIFIED COACH

Not all interns are asked to stay with CTS upon completion of the program, but those who have shown dedication to coaching and who are passionate about making coaching a career choice have a very good chance of being asked to continue on with us, either as a full-time salaried employee at our Colorado Springs headquarters or one of our regional centers, or as an “independent contractor” at the location of their choosing.  Whether salaried or independent, CTS coaches enjoy the tremendous advantage of being able to focus on coaching the athletes they are assigned or recruit, without worrying about the logistics and time-demands of marketing, billing, payment, etc. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants preferably have completed a Bachelor’s program in Exercise Science or a related field, as well as possess a strong interest in pursuing coaching as a career.  Relevant coursework may include Basic Anatomy and Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, and Nutrition. The applicant should also possess a basic knowledge of exercise testing and prescription and periodization of training.  A strong background in athletics is desired, with experience in competitive endurance sports preferred.  Past coaching experience is also highly desired.

 

Positions are highly competitive and only exceptionally qualified applicants are accepted.  Interns may begin the program at any time, but January, May and November are the preferred starting months.  Roughly 2-4 interns work at CTS at any given time.  

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Go to http://www.trainright.com/ for more details on the CTS Internship Program as well as our coaches’ biographies to get a better understanding of the backgrounds our coaches bring to CTS.  If you have further specific questions after reviewing the website and this letter, please contact me.  If after reading the information you feel that you meet the requirements, and are strongly interested in a career with the leading coaching company in the world, I encourage you to apply by sending me your resume with cover letter.  

 

 
 

Michael Hagen

Director of Coaching Development

Carmichael Training Systems

110 South Sierra Madre Street

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

719-635-0645 ext. 142

719-389-0669 (fax)

residentprogram@trainright.com

http://www.trainright.com

 <Updated Oct 2007>

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Government Agency/Municipality (1)

City of Boulder Parks and Recreation, Health Promotion Internship, Provide heath assessments, give preventative health education presentations, personal train, and teach, classes in our employee and community Health and Wellness programs. Marketing, budget, scheduling, special events, and administrative opportunities. Taylor an internship to meet your career goals. Contact Summer Kennedy, Program Supervisor, Health and Wellness, KennedySu@bouldercolorado.gov , 303 - 413 - 7264. Visit our website for more details www. BoulderParks-Rec.org


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