Intern

　　Date Posted: Jan 23, 2024

　　Requisition ID: 436756

　　Location:

　　Fort Wayne, IN, US, 46806

　　Work for Indiana

　　Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.

　　At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

　　About the Department of Child Services:

　　Join a team that engages with families and children to improve lives in meaningful and significant ways. DCS engages authentically with children who are victims of abuse or neglect and strengthens families through services that focus on family support and preservation. The Department also administers family preservation and prevention services, foster care, and child support throughout the State of Indiana. You will relentlessly pursue permanency for children and families through reunification, guardianship, adoption, or support youth in making a successful transition to adulthood. While this job is difficult and may have long and sometimes unconventional hours, this is more than a job—it is a calling to improve your community and neighbors. Will you join us in supporting our Mission, Vision, and Values?

　　Mission: The Indiana Department of Child Services leads the state’s response to allegations of child abuse and neglect and facilitates child support payments. We consider the needs and values of all we serve in our efforts to protect children while keeping families together whenever possible.

　　Vision: Children will live in safe, healthy, and supportive families and communities.

　　Values: We at the Indiana Department of Child Services empower our team, in collaboration with state and local partners, to make decisions in the best interest of every child in our care by embracing:

　　• Child Safety

　　• Permanency

　　• Collaborative partnerships with foster and adoptive families

　　• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

　　• A culture of safety and transparency

　　• A commitment to continuous improvement

　　Salary:

　　This position traditionally starts at a rate of $16.24 per hour. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

　　Role Overview:

　　This internship opportunity is available to 3L students. This is a part-time position, working up to 29.5 hours per work week with flexibility to work around school schedules and the possibility of up to 15 hours of remote work per week. The selected candidate will work with Legal Operations with a focus on policy and procedure.

　　Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

　　This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period

　　Equal Employment Opportunity:

　　The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

　　If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected].

　　The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel have you the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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