Intern - Social Work (Spring)

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

Job summary

The State of South Dakota, Department of Social Services / Human Services Center in Yankton, SD, offers a spring internship for a Social Work Inter (BSW). This position provides supervised experience in a delivery system serving adolescents and adults with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.

Applicants must be current part-time or full-time students (minimum 6 credit hours) for the upcoming or immediately preceding semester, and must complete a background investigation with a drug

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student in upcoming semester.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Preference may be given to junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.
• A background investigation is required. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.
• Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervised social work experience at the South Dakota Human Services Center.
• Work with adolescents and adults with severe mental illness or substance use disorder within a delivery system.
• Gain structured, formal experience in the human services field.

Education

Currently enrolled as part-time or full-time student

Completed one year in program by start date

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.

• Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

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