Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Economic Assistance Benefits Specialist Intern
Hiring Manager: Stacy Shelsta
Agency:Department of Social Services
Location: Brookings
Minimum Salary: $18.83 per hour
*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:
Intern will assist Benefits Specialist in determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Intern will learn about Economic Assistance programs, assist Benefits Specialist in reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, processing forms, entering data, assessing customers needs and making appropriate referrals.
Qualifications:
Applicant must be a full-time student at a college or university and have a junior standing or above by the end of the Spring 2026 semester.
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.
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=2V0
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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