Summer Intern - Child Protection: Safeguard Families

Sdsoybean; Brookings (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services in Brookings, SD is offering a Summer Intern position in Social Services. This full-time, 40-hour weekly role supports Family Services Specialists with cases involving child safety and maltreatment, including direct interventions and coordinating resources for affected families.

The internship runs May through August and requires enrollment as a college/university/technical institute student, with preference for juniors/seniors and

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

• Assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children have been reported or identified as unsafe.
• Participate in assessments and interventions to address child safety in the home.
• Coordinate and facilitate family team meetings and support of foster/relative homes caring for maltreated children.

Skills

Student status

Education

Enrolled student in college/university/technical institute

Job description

The Department of Social Services / Child Protection Services in Brookings, SD is offering a Summer Intern position in Social Services. This full-time, 40-hour weekly role supports Family Services Specialists with cases involving child safety and maltreatment, including direct interventions and coordinating resources for affected families.

The internship runs May through August and requires enrollment as a college/university/technical institute student, with preference for juniors/seniors and