Intern - Child Protection Services (Spring)

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

Job summary

State of South Dakota in Watertown is offering an Intern - Child Protection Services position within the Department of Social Services. The internship supports Family Services Specialists and may involve direct interventions with at-risk families under supervision.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and by the internship start have completed one year (nine months) of their program. Preference for SD residents and students of SD institutions.

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

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are unsafe.
• Receive reports from the community regarding allegations of child maltreatment.
• Assist with assessments and interventions to secure child safety.

Skills

Student status

Education

Part-time/Full-time student in college/university/tech institute

One year (nine months) completed

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Intern - Child Protection Services

Hiring Manager: Jenna Polchow

Agency: Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services

Location: Watertown

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.

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

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

Telephone: [phone]

\"An Equal Opportunity Employer\"