Intern - Highway Patrol Training Division (Summer)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota Department of Public Safety in Pierre, SD invites a Summer internship with the Highway Patrol Training Division. The student intern will support academy logistics, assist with Youth Trooper and Trooper academies, enter and retrieve data, schedule appointments, and draft correspondence under supervision.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student for the upcoming or immediately preceding semester; preference to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and SD institution

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in upcoming semester or the immediately preceding semester.
• One year (nine months) of their chosen program completed by start of internship.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, South Dakota residents, and students of SD institutions.

Responsibilities

• Support academy logistics and documentation.
• Assist with Youth Trooper Academy.
• Assist with SDHP Trooper Academy.
• Enter and retrieve data.
• Schedule appointments.
• Draft correspondence, memos, and messages.
• Coordinate with law enforcement instructional staff.
• Work within Records Management System (RMS).
• Shadow troopers working in the field.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Tools

Records Management System (RMS)

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Highway Patrol (HP) Training DivisionIntern

Hiring Manager: Sgt. Jordan Melius

Agency: Department of Public Safety

Location: Pierre, SD

Minimum Salary: $17.80/hr

*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

• Support academy logistics and documentation.
• Assist with Youth Trooper Academy.
• Assist with South Dakota Highway Patrol (SDHP) Trooper Academy.
• Enter and retrieve data.
• Schedule appointments.
• Draft correspondence, memos, and messages.
• Coordinate with law enforcement instructional staff.
• Work within Records Management System (RMS).
• Shadow troopers working in the field.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

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.*

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'