WORKER: SOCIAL INTERNSHIP TEMPORARY

Job Description

About Company

This organization appears to be an educational institution or school district, committed to providing comprehensive support services to its student population. It serves students in both traditional in-class settings and virtual learning environments. The focus is on fostering student success by addressing barriers to learning through intensive counseling, social work, and family intervention services. The organization collaborates with school personnel and community agencies to ensure students receive the necessary resources and support, including specialized services for students with disabilities and those facing personal or environmental challenges like economic hardship.

About the Job

Position Title: Social Work Intern (Temporary)

Reports To: Coordinator: Psychological Services; Coordinator: School Social Work

Position Summary:
This temporary internship position offers an opportunity for graduate-level social work students to gain practical experience within an educational setting. The primary goal is to provide intensive counseling and social work services to identified students in need, both in-class and virtually, and their families. The intern will work under the supervision of a licensed social worker, focusing on reducing barriers to learning, providing therapeutic interventions, and connecting students and families with essential resources. Virtual experience may be required depending on the assignment, and bilingual/biliterate skills in a targeted language may also be necessary.

Internship Structure:
• Foundation/1st Year Students: 2 days/16 hours per week.
• Advanced/2nd Year Students: 3 days/24 hours per week.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Direct Student Services:
• Conduct individual therapy and/or group counseling sessions (in-person or virtually, especially for virtual academy students).
• Provide counseling and related services to students with disabilities as per their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or to general education students with parental consent.
• Interview students and family members to assess their needs.
• Intervention & Assessment:
• Collaborate with the social work field instructor and school-based student services staff (e.g., psychologist, counselor) to conduct suicide risk assessments, ensure child safety, communicate with families, and make referrals for ongoing services.
• Participate in crisis intervention services, including individual and school-wide prevention, intervention, and post-vention activities, and conduct threat determinations as needed.
• Collaboration & Consultation:
• Coordinate and collaborate with community agencies to provide student assistance.
• Consult with school staff to enhance student performance.
• Attend and participate in school-based team conferences, Section 504 multidisciplinary meetings, and IEP team meetings within required timelines.
• Family Support:
• Provide support and services to families experiencing personal and environmental challenges (e.g., poverty) that impact student progress.
• Conduct home visits if deemed appropriate and necessary.
• Professional Development & Documentation:
• Plan and conduct professional development trainings and individual consultations for teachers on social/emotional/behavioral support, behavior management, special education, child abuse, trauma-informed practices, and crisis prevention/intervention.
• Complete required documentation within timelines, including case notes, IEP documentation, Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
• Currently enrolled in a regionally accredited college or university Graduate Program of Social Work required.
• Experience:
• None required.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to write, implement, and document student intervention plans.
• Adherence to school, department, and district policies, rules, practices, and professional ethics.
• Effective communication with diverse communities and ability to develop outreach strategies to encourage parental involvement.
• Ability to effectively work with and engage diverse parents/guardians with varied communication styles, skill levels, and experience to support their child’s education.
• Ability to employ a variety of teaching styles to respond to diverse learners’ needs.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g., Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).
• Language Requirements:
• Bilingual/Biliterate: If assigned to a bilingual program, bilingual and biliterate in the targeted language (native or near-native proficiency) may be required.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands:
• Standing: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Walking: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Sitting: under 1/3 percent of the time
• Keyboarding: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Talking: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• Hearing: between 1/3 and 2/3 percent of the time
• As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Vision:
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

Competencies:

• Functional Competencies:
• Communication Skills: Advanced communication skills involving complicated topics.
• Company Knowledge: Understands how the assigned role relates to others on the team and the role of the team.
• Collaboration: Creates internal alliances outside the immediate team or department.
• Functional Knowledge: Understands the discipline and has a good conceptualization of processes.
• Problem Solving: Uses basic logic to solve routine issues.

Job Information (HR Context):

• Approved/Established Date: February 1, 2023
• Title Code: Y00194
• FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
• Grade: Temp
• Job Family: Healthcare and Licensed Clinicians
• Sub-Function: Social Work