Intern - Family Services Specialist (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

South Dakota Department of Social Services is offering an Intern - Family Services Specialist Intern position in Vermillion. The intern assists with families where child safety is a concern, performing interventions and coordinating services under supervision.

The role requires coursework in social sciences, strong communication, teamwork, and willingness to travel across the state. Students enrolled part-time or full-time are encouraged to apply for the spring session.

Qualifications

• Coursework in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study is preferred.
• 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 South Dakota residents and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children are identified as unsafe and may be placed out of their parent's home.
• Interventions with children and families through a wide range of services.
• Coordinate and facilitate family team meetings; recruit and support foster and relative homes caring for maltreated children; match resource families for children unable to return to birth families.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Social work coursework

Psychology coursework

Sociology coursework

Child development coursework

Tools

Microsoft Office

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: $20.82 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.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

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'An Equal Opportunity Employer'