Intern - Family Services Specialist (Fall)

State of South Dakota; Vermillion (SD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources seeks an Intern - Family Services Specialist Intern with the Department of Social Services for the Spring session in Vermillion. The role supports investigations and services for families to ensure child safety, including coordination of family meetings and foster care placement processes.

The incumbent will work Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., travel statewide with Division staff may be required.

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.
• Preference may be given to applicants who are South Dakota residents and studying at South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are unsafe or may be placed out of their home.
• Assist with receiving reports and assessments of child maltreatment and coordinating family team meetings.
• Support foster and relative care recruitment and matching resource families; travel may be required across the state.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

College student (part-time/full-time)

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title:Intern - Family Services Specialist Intern

Hiring Manager: Reata McDonald

Agency:Department of Social Services

Location: Vermillion

Minimum Salary: $20.53 per hour

• 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 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.

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

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Telephone: [phone]

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"