Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Maternal Child Health Intern
Hiring Manager: Shelby Kommes
Agency:Department of Health - Family & Community Services
Location: Sioux Falls
Minimum Salary: $22.82
*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:
The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in South Dakota. We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in the Department of Health. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a culturally diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer. The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position. Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health.
The Office of Lifespan Health (OLH) is part of the Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Health. The OLH encompasses programs related to a wide variety of services across the state including; family planning, education on healthy relationships, and the Maternal Child Health Title V Block Grant. The Title V Block Grant provides support and resources for women, infants, children, and adolescents. This position will assist the team with the following projects: *Reviewing and developing educational materials for partners and/or the public. *Research to support policy updates, quality improvement projects, and trainings for staff that provide direct services to clients. *Assist with the development of a Youth Advisory Committee. *Assisting staff to gather information for the development of state and federal grant reports. *Collaborate with staff and partners on special projects and initiatives.
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.
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=2NR
*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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