Intern - Child Protection Services (Spring)

Responsibilities

May include:

• Receiving reports from the community regarding allegations of child maltreatment
• Assessing families regarding allegations of child maltreatment
• Intervening with families to address change needed to secure child safety in their homes
• Cooking and facilitating family team meetings
• Caregiving for maltreated children in foster and relative homes
• Matching resource families for children unable to return to their birth families

Requirements

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.

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.

Qualifications

• Coursework in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study is preferred.
• Willingness to work as part of a team
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong communication skills
• Willingness to travel throughout the state with Division staff

Pay

$20.53 per hour

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., but there may be times when additional hours are necessary.

Benefits

N/A

Contact Information

Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=4DB

Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: 605.773.3148

An Equal Opportunity Employer