Intern - Social Work (Spring)

Sdsoybean; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The South Dakota Human Services Center in Yankton invites enrolled students to apply for the Spring Social Work Internship (BSW). This internship provides supervised, hands-on experience serving adolescents and adults with mental illness, emotional disturbance, or substance use disorders in a public service setting.

Applicants must be current students (part-time or full-time) and have completed at least one year of their program by the start date.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at time of application.
• By internship start, must have completed one year (nine months) of the program.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervised, hands-on social work experience

Education

Enrollment as student (part-time/full-time)

Job description

Yankton, SD | Human Services Center | As Needed, Sporadic

20.82 - 20.82 US per hour

Posted 7 days ago | Apply before October 26, 2026

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

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.