Intern - Family Services Specialist

Intern
- Family Services Specialist (Spring) - 36795

Vermillion, SD | Social Services | As Needed, Sporadic

20.82 - 20.82 US per hour

Posted 2 months ago | Apply before September 25, 2026

Session:
Spring (January
- May)

Position Title:

Intern - Family Services Specialist Intern
Hiring Manager:
Reata Mc Donald
Agency:

Department of Social Services

Location:

Vermillion
Minimum Salary: $20.82 per hour

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.