Social Work Intern
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Job Description
About Company
This job description is for an organization, likely a government agency or non-profit, involved in Human Services, specifically managing and delivering a Senior Nutrition Program. The work revolves around providing support and resources to senior citizens, ensuring they receive meals, and connecting them with necessary services.
Job Description, Detailed
This is an unpaid internship position for a Social Work Intern operating under general supervision.
General Responsibilities:
The primary role involves performing professional-level casework by conducting assessments to determine eligibility for the Senior Nutrition program. This includes:
• Receiving referrals via phone, email, or voicemail.
• Documenting referrals in the ServTracker database.
• Initiating contact with potential participants through calls.
• Conducting phone interviews or home visits to complete assessments.
• Performing timely reassessments to ensure continuous service without gaps.
• Making monthly phone contact with meal recipients to confirm meal reception and assess any changes in their health or living conditions.
• Analyzing situations and determining appropriate courses of action, often under stressful conditions.
• Potentially combining investigative and treatment roles, or having separate functions based on departmental structure.
Essential Functions:
• Conducting in-home and telephone assessments for Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) participants as per policy.
• Maintaining current knowledge of governmental and private community resources to refer clients for financial, psychological, emergency, emotional, or other needs.
• Staying informed about social work theory, techniques, and practices, including individual/group behavior, social problems, the aging process, medical/mental illness, family dynamics, coping behavior, crisis intervention, and treatment for various conditions.
• Routinely engaging in phone conversations with high-risk clients identified through screening.
• Answering phone calls from clients and/or their family members regarding meal service inquiries or available resources.
• Documenting direct client interactions, service development, and referrals according to agency requirements, including maintaining case data in computer programs.
• Performing duties under occasional stress, potentially interacting with individuals experiencing stress.
• Adhering strictly to all guidelines, including state and federal laws, program rules, directives, policies, regulations, professional ethics, and quality assurance standards.
• Serving as a member of an inter/multi-disciplinary team.
• Delivering meals to homebound participants as needed.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Education and Experience:
• Requires current attendance in a Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW) program with an accredited university.
• Alternatively, a four-year degree in a human services field is acceptable.
• This is an unpaid internship.
• Licenses or Certifications:
• Must possess a Valid Driver’s License with a safe driving history.
