Intern - Child Protection Services (Spring)

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

Job summary

The State of South Dakota offers an internship for Spring session in Child Protection Services located in Yankton. Salary starts at $20.53 per hour.

Candidates must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and meet minimum credit hour requirements for the upcoming or preceding semester. The role supports Family Services Specialists, involving direct interventions, assessments, and family coordination.

Qualifications

• Coursework in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field is preferred.
• Must be willing to work as part of a team, have knowledge of Microsoft Office, possess strong communication skills, and be willing to travel throughout the state with Division staff.
• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student in the upcoming or immediately preceding semester.
• By start of internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their program.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and students of SD institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are unsafe or may be placed out of their home.
• Support direct interventions and a range of services for at-risk children.
• Receive reports of child maltreatment and assist in assessments and coordination of services.
• Coordinate family team meetings and recruit/support foster and relative homes.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Teamwork

Willingness to travel

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Intern - Child Protection Services

Hiring Manager: Linda Deming-Paulson

Agency: Department of Social Services

Location: Yankton

Minimum Salary: $20.53

• Applicant must be a current part-time or full-time student (minimum of 6 credit hours) in the 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 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 p.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.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

• 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"