Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)

South Dakota AG; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Social Services in Sioux Falls offers a Summer Internship: Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer). Location: Sioux Falls. Session: May–August. Minimum salary: 20.82 per hour.

The intern assists Family Services Specialists with families where children are unsafe, supports safety planning, and participates in a range of protective services activities. Coursework in social work, psychology, sociology, or related fields is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at the time of application.
• 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, SD residents, and SD institution students.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are unsafe.
• Receive reports from the community regarding allegations of maltreatment.
• Conduct assessments with families regarding maltreatment allegations.
• Intervene with families to address changes needed to secure child safety.
• Coordinate and facilitate family team meetings; recruit and support foster/relative homes.
• Match resource families for children unable to return to birth families.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

Social work coursework

Psychology coursework

Sociology coursework

Child development coursework

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August) Position Title:Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)

Session: Summer (May - August) Position Title:Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)
Hiring Manager: Alisha Price
Agency:Department of Social Services
Location: Sioux Falls
Minimum Salary: 20.82

• 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.

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