Intern - Family Services Specialist (Summer)

State of South Dakota; Eagle Butte (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Dakota offers an Intern - Family Services Specialist position in Eagle Butte. The role supports Family Services Specialists and involves transporting families, supervising visits, and organizing case files. Applicants must be current part-time or full-time students and will gain practical experience in social services.

Hiring Manager: Hanna Brockel, Agency: Department of Social Services. Minimum salary listed: $20.82 per hour, with equal opportunity employment.

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.

Responsibilities

• transport families or customers to visits, appointments or meetings.
• supervise family visits and provide parental coaching on appropriate child interactions.
• conduct home safety checks with foster and kinship providers and clients.
• possible testimony at a court proceeding.
• provides support to Family Services Specialists.
• develop and maintain effective client relationships.
• shadow Family Services Specialists.
• obtain and maintain information resources for clients.
• organize, prepare and update case files and basic records.
• prepare other program documents and forms.

Job description

Session: Summer

Position Title: Intern - Family Services Specialist

Hiring Manager: Hanna Brockel

Agency: Department of Social Services

Location: Eagle Butte

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.

Who We're Looking For

• a highly motivated person with a passion for serving the public and displays a high level of effort and commitment towards completing assignments and goals;
• a compassionate individual who listens attentively to others and clearly conveys information and ideas;
• a dependable and organized individual who effectively plans and organizes work activities;
• a person who is dedicated and who will represent the Department of Social Service with integrity and enthusiasm;
• an individual who works cooperatively with others and promotes a friendly work climate in order to achieve shared goals.

What You Will Do

• transport families or customers to visits, appointments or meetings;
• supervise family visits and provide parental coaching on appropriate child interactions;
• conduct home safety checks with foster and kinship providers and clients;
• possible testimony at a court proceeding;
• provides support to Family Services Specialists;
• develop and maintain effective client relationships;
• shadow Family Services Specialists;
• obtain and maintain information resources for clients;
• organize, prepare and update case files and basic records;
• prepare other program documents and forms.

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"