Intern - Child Protection Services (Spring)

State of South Dakota; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Dakota's Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services in Huron is offering an Intern position for Spring (January - May). The role supports Family Services Specialists by working with families where child safety concerns exist and may involve direct interventions, assessments, coordinating family team meetings, recruitment of foster/relative homes, and placement matching.

Applicants must be currently enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and have completed at

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time or 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.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children have been reported or identified as unsafe and may be placed out of their parent’s home.
• Duties may include direct interventions, assessments, coordinating family team meetings, recruitment and support of foster/relative homes, and matching resource families.

Education

Active student (part-time or full-time)

Completed one year of program

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Intern - Child Protection Services

Hiring Manager: Cashayne Bogh

Agency: Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services

Location: Huron

Minimum Salary: $20.53 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

This position’s primary purpose is to assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children have been reported or identified as being unsafe and who may be placed out of their parent’s home. These duties may include direct interventions with children and families through a wide range of services. Responsibilities may include receiving reports from the community regarding allegations of child maltreatment, assessments with families regarding allegations of child maltreatment, interventions with families to address change needed to secure child safety in their homes, coordinating and facilitating family team meetings recruitment and support of foster and relative homes caring for maltreated children, and the matching of resource families for children unable to return to their birth families

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.

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"An Equal Opportunity Employer"