Job Description
Session: Fall (August - December)
Position Title: Intern - Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Supervisor: Sylvia Buboltz
Agency: Department of Human Services - Division of Rehabilitation Services
Location: Brookings, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Yankton, or Rapid City
Minimum Salary: $16.71
*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 intern will work with applicants and consumers of the State/Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Program. This program assists individuals with disabilities in obtaining community-based employment. The intern will work closely with a certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in conducting intakes of applicants; determining eligibility for VR; developing employment plans for eligible consumers; and providing overall case management of a caseload.
Completion or enrollment in master's degree level courses in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling or related Counseling Degree is expected for this internship.
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://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=PFT
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
*Positions can be filled prior to the Closing date.*