Job Description Title: SOCIAL WORKER INTERN for PREVENTION PROGRAM

Reports To: SOCIAL WORK Supervisor

Location: Brooklyn and Bronx Prevention Programs

Hours: 14-28 Hours/Week

Salary: $0 (This is an unpaid internship)

Job Summary: The Social Worker provides strength-based, comprehensive counseling and case management services to families whose children are at risk of foster placement. These are provided both in families’ homes and in program offices.

Major Duties

• Conduct assessments of children and families referred by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), schools, other service providers, and those who come in voluntarily seeking services based on a strength-based model.
• Provide individual, family and group counseling to children and families including home visits, office visits, and meetings in the community as needed.
• Maintain a regular caseload in accordance with the program’s policies and procedures.
• Provide short-term crisis intervention and concrete services including advocacy, outreach and referral for designated caseload, as well as emergencies.
• Facilitate and coordinate appropriate Family Team Conferences using approved ACS conferencing protocols.
• Plan, coordinate and implement groups and social activities for children, parents and families.
• Prepare and maintain FASP documentation, appropriate statistical reports, and casework notes
• Maintain appropriate utilization of state and city databases including Connections and PROMIS, as well as required agency databases.
• Participate in program and external meetings, as well as related agency trainings as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s degree student in accredited Social Work program required
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Must be able to work at least one evening per week until 8:00 p.m.
• Excellent organizational, written, and communication skills.
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and youth and family development perspective.
  
  

General Requirements: All staff are expected to be committed to the mission, vision, and values of Good Shepherd Services, which includes involvement in quality improvement activities and a willingness and ability to work within a culturally diverse environment. Good Shepherd Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply. Any offer of employment is contingent upon receiving satisfactory references and approval of hire by applicable regulatory bodies, as appropriate. Falsification or omission of relevant information in connection with any application for employment is grounds for denial or dismissal.