Intern - Social Work (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota State Government seeks an Intern - Social Work Inter (BSW) for the Spring session at the South Dakota Human Services Center in Yankton, SD. The position offers hands-on, supervised experience in a system serving adolescents and adults with severe mental illness or substance use disorder.

Applicants must be enrolled as part-time or full-time students; preference may be given to South Dakota residents and students of SD institutions.

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

• The internship provides supervised experience in social work within a human service delivery system serving adolescents and adults with severe mental illness, emotional disturbance, or substance use disorder.

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Intern - Social Work Inter (BSW)

Hiring Manager: Julie Aune

Agency: Department of Social Services / Human Services Center

Location: Yankton, SD

Minimum Salary: $20.82

*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

The Social Work internship position at the South Dakota Human Services Center (HSC) is designed to provide students studying in the field of social work an opportunity to work in a delivery system that provides services for adolescents and adults with a severe mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, or substance use disorder. It is further designed to provide a structured opportunity for formal supervised experience in a human service field.

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.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'

Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
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