Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)

Sdsoybean; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Department of Social Services in Sioux Falls is offering a Summer Internship as Intern - Child Protection Services. You will assist Family Services Specialists, engage with families involved in child maltreatment cases, and support safety planning under supervision.

The role requires coursework in social work or related fields, willingness to travel across the state with Division staff, and strong communication skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Coursework preferred in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study is preferred.
• The applicant 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., with possible additional hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are unsafe and may be placed out of their home.
• Coordinate and facilitate family team meetings and support foster/relative homes.
• Match resource families for children unable to return to birth families.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Social work coursework

Psychology coursework

Sociology coursework

Job description

Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer) - 37401

20.82 - 20.82 US per hour

Description

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

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.