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Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)
Career Insights for Family / School / General Case Manager
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What they do
A Family, School, or General Case Manager coordinates the delivery of a range of social and health services to individuals and families. Assess client needs and work with agencies and institutions ensure clients get the help they need. Monitor client and work with other service providers as necessary to address client needs. Provide limited counseling to client and their family.
$51,290 / year median in South Dakota
+12% projected growth
Job Description
Intern - Child Protection Services (Summer)
South Dakota State Government Yankton, SD Posted/Updated:
Today Job Description Session:
Summer Position Title:
Intern -
Child Protection Services Hiring Manager:
Linda Deming-Paulson Agency:
Department of Social Services Location:
Yankton Minimum Salary:
$20.53
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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:
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. Coursework in social work, psychology, sociology, child development, or a related field of study is preferred. The applicant must be willing to work as part of a team, have knowledge of Microsoft Office, have strong communication skills and must be willing to travel throughout the state with Division staff. Normal work schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., but there may be times when additional hours are necessary.
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.
Apply at:
https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=4OP
•Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.
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South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration Telephone:
605.773.3148 "An Equal Opportunity Employer" #LI-Onsite