Per Diem - Intern - Casework Intern

Job Description

Position: Per Diem

• Intern

• Casework Intern

Department

Children & Youth

Location

Erie County Office of Children & Youth Services

Status

Per Diem

Starting Pay Rate

$15.00 Hourly

Hours Per Week

29.0

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Posting Date

09/05/2024

Closing Date

10/07/2024

Pay Grade

000000

Bargaining Unit

PER DIEM TEMPORARY STAFF

Posting Number

5117

Posting Notice: Paid Child Welfare Internship Opportunity. Chosen candidates must meet the minimum requirements and have a VALID Driver's License

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Agency will provide an overall orientation to Agency services;

• provide a training program for skill and knowledge development;

• provide basic supplies for the Student's use during the internship;

• provide a work area and telephone for student's use; provide

• opportunities for professional growth and development; assign a

• Supervisor to provide field instruction for the student; provide

• reimbursement for travel expenses according to County policy; and

• provide clerical support for work-related activities. The Supervisor/Field

• instructor will work with the student to develop an individualized

• learning agreement to prepare the student for BSW-level practice in

• public child welfare; provide assignments and opportunities that are

• consistent with the learning agreement; periodically assess the

• readiness of the student for progressively more challenging

• assignments; provide reading materials to the student to enhance

• professional development; meet regularly with the student to promote

• professional development; provide individual supervision, including a

• minimum of one hour supervisory conference time each week on a

• regularly scheduled basis; meet with the faculty advisor/liaison as

• needed to discuss student progress; and assess the Student's

• performance as required by the school and the Agency. The Student

• will attend a general orientation to Agency services; attend and actively

• participate in a training program designed to develop the identified

• skills and knowledge; meet with the Supervisor on a regular basis to

• review casework activities, for guidance and direction, and to set and

• amend meaningful learning goals and strategies based on individual

• needs and strengths; visit a variety of community agencies as

• scheduled; accompany other staff on home visits and collateral

• contacts; attend staff meetings, unit meetings, peer group meetings,

• etc., as appropriate; read articles and other reading assignments

• related to child maltreatment; work with various casework staff

• throughout the Agency in order to understand the overall operations of

• the Agency; work more intensely with one unit in the organization in

• order develop skills; provide a variety of casework services to families

• under guidance and direction of Supervisor; and complete 975 hours

• of paid internship work, contingent upon performance and Agency

• funding.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of basic principles of sociology, social welfare, psychology

• or other related social sciences. He/she should have knowledge of

• current social, economic and health problems and resources;

• knowledge of individual and group behavior and the ability to

• understand the needs and rights of others; and ability to work with

• children and families with complex social and emotional concerns.

• He/she should also be able to communicate effectively and to present

• clear and concise reports orally and in writing.

Minimum Requirements

• Enrollment as Full Time Student with Junior Standing in Social Science Bachelor's Degree Program or 75 Credits with 15 Credits in Major Social Sciences Courses

Conditions Of Employment

• All new hires in the Department of Human Services are required to

• provide and are subject to Pennsylvania Criminal and Child Abuse

• Clearances as well as an FBI Fingerprint Clearance prior to the start of

• employment.