Placements in the Cedar Valley

Below is a list of agencies and organizations in the Cedar Valley (Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and surrounding area) hosting interns and field placements. 

Criminology student with supervisor at field experience location
School of Public Affairs and Service

Recent Placements

  • Black Hawk County Conservation Board
  • Black Hawk County District Attorney’s Office
  • Black Hawk County Department of Natural Resources
  • Black Hawk County Veterans Affairs
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Boys and Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
  • Campaign Offices in the Cedar Valley
  • Cedar Valley Community Support Services
  • Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
  • Catholic Charities - Waterloo
  • Department of Corrections, 1st District (Probation/Parole)
  • EMBARC (Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center)
  • Exceptional Persons, Inc
  • Four Oaks Family & Children Services
  • Friendship Village
  • George Wyth State Park
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • House of Hope
  • Iowa Legal Aid Waterloo Office
  • Love, Inc - prefers bilingual speakers; requires a statement of faith
  • North East Iowa Foodbank
  • One City United - Momentum workforce development program
  • Pillar of Cedar Valley
  • Riverview Center
  • UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
  • US House Representative Offices in the Cedar Valley
  • US Senate Representative Offices in the Cedar Valley
  • Waterloo Human Rights Commission
  • YWCA of Black Hawk County
     

‌City/County Offices

  • Black Hawk County Elections 
  • City of Cedar Falls
  • City of Denver
  • City of Hazelton
  • Main Street Waterloo
  • Waterloo Human Rights Commission
     

Law Enforcement

  • Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cedar Falls Public Safety
  • Evansdale Police Department
  • Independence Police Department
  • Iowa State Patrol - Waterloo Office
  • UNI Public Safety - including student patrol, parking service, and dispatch
  • Waterloo Police Department
  • Waverly Police Department
     

Elections, Campaigns & Representatives

  • Iowa House and Senate Representatives in northeast Iowa
  • Campaign Offices in northeast Iowa
  • Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG)
  • Panthers Vote
  • US House and Senate Representatives in northeast Iowa

Internship & Job Resources

Jobs that are frequently hiring

  • Center for Research Social and Behavioral Services (CSBR)
  • Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center (Eldora)
  • Community Service Officer (CSO) for Cedar Falls Public Safety
  • Families First Counseling Services 
  • Four Oaks
  • North Iowa Juvenile Detention Center (Waterloo)
  • Target Security Service
  • Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA)
  • UNI Public Safety
  • Walmart Uniform Security
  • UNI campus offices in related areas (Human Resources, OCEM, VA, Foundation, etc.)

Places to look for internships & jobs