Intern - Child Protection Services (Spring)

State of South Dakota; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 23,332 - 33,231; Part time

Job summary

State of South Dakota, Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services in Sioux Falls, seeks an Intern to support Family Services Specialists. The internship runs Spring (January – May) and requires current enrollment as a part-time or full-time student.

Duties include assisting with cases involving child safety, coordinating family team meetings, recruiting foster and relative placements, and limited travel within the state. Coursework in social work or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year of their program.
• Preference may be given to South Dakota residents or SD institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with cases involving child safety and risk.
• Coordinate and facilitate family team meetings and support foster/relative placements.
• Travel within the state with Division staff as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Enrolled as a part-time/full-time student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title:Intern - Child Protection Services Intern

Session: Spring (January - May)

Hiring Manager: Alisha Price

Agency:Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services

Location:Sioux Falls, SD

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.

Coursework preferred in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study is preferred. The applicant must be willing to work as part of a team, have knowledge of Microsoft Office, have strong communication skills and must be willing to travel throughout the state with Division staff. Normal work schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m., but there may be times when additional hours are necessary.

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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"An Equal Opportunity Employer"