Intern - Child Protection Services (Fall)

the South Dakota State Government • Rapid City, SD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position's primary purpose is to assist Family Services Specialists with families whose children have been reported or identified as being unsafe and who may be placed out of their parent's home. These duties may include direct interventions with children and families through a wide range of services. Responsibilities may include receiving reports from the community regarding allegations of child maltreatment, assessments with families regarding allegations of child maltreatment, interventions with families to address change needed to secure child safety in their homes, coordinating and facilitating family team meetings recruitment and support of foster and relative homes caring for maltreated children, and the matching of 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.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong communication skills
• Willing to travel throughout the state with Division staff
• Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework preferred in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study
• Preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior
• Preference may be given to South Dakota residents
• Preference may be given to students of South Dakota institutions

Responsibilities

• Receiving reports from the community regarding allegations of child maltreatment
• Assessments with families regarding allegations of child maltreatment
• Interventions with families to address change needed to secure child safety in their homes
• Coordinating and facilitating family team meetings
• Recruitment and support of foster and relative homes caring for maltreated children
• Matching of resource families for children unable to return to their birth families

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed