{"id":114,"date":"2021-12-01T18:29:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T18:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/seeds\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:56:41","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/seeds\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs and Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;326&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJjYXJvdXNlbC1jYXB0aW9uJTIwZC1tZC1ibG9jayUyMGQtc20tYmxvY2slMjIlM0UlMEElMDklM0NoMSUzRUpvYnMlMjBhbmQlMjBWb2x1bnRlZXJpbmclM0MlMkZoMSUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Jobs and Internships at DEP<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-briefcase&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Find a Job&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/jobs\/&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Work at DEP<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Opportunities are posted year-round for positions across the state![\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-star&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;Find an Internship&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/jobs\/#internships&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Spark Internship Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Paid professional development and work-learning experience for students. 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