Intern - Behavioral Health Workforce Development and Promotions Team (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota State Government is seeking an Intern for Workforce Development and Promotions within the Department of Social Services / Community Behavioral Health. Location: Sioux Falls, SD.

The internship focuses on coordinating trainings, managing materials, and data entry to monitor program effectiveness. The intern will gain public service experience and exposure to mental health initiatives, peer support, prevention, crisis services, and substance use efforts across communities.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute during the application period.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their program.
• Preference may be given to South Dakota residents and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training scheduling and registration.
• Manage information materials inventory and perform data entry to monitor training effectiveness.
• Assist with data entry and analysis for clinical services and related duties.

Skills

Data entry

Strong communication

Critical thinking

Education

Enrolled student (part-time or full-time)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Intern - Workforce Development and Promotions Intern

Hiring Manager: Bev Mentzer

Agency: Department of Social Services / Community Behavioral Health

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Minimum Salary: $18.83 hourly

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description: The Behavioral Health Workforce Development and Promotions Team intern will work primarily with the team in the coordination of training and clinical service provision activities of the Division. Duties related to training will include training scheduling and registration, information materials inventory management, and data entry to monitor the effectiveness of trainings delivered. Duties related to clinical services will include data entry and analysis. Other duties as assigned.

Interns will gain valuable experience from a public service career perspective as well as a deeper understanding of mental health, peer support services, prevention and crisis services, and substance use initiatives being implemented in South Dakota's communities.

Successful candidates should possess strong critical thinking and evaluation skills as well as effective communication abilities. Preference will be given to candidates with coursework or experience related to macro level behavioral health service delivery, research methods, statistics, and/or behavioral health treatment. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access and other Microsoft programs is needed.

Qualifications: Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

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