Human Services Intern

Pressley Ridge Career•Greensburg, PA

About The Position

Provide individual and group counseling, participate in treatment planning and clinical consultation. The student and proposed field instructor are responsible for outlining the "student as intern" role as it differs from the "student as employee" role and to document the new educational emphases in the Learning Contract submitted to the student’s liaison. The student and proposed field instructor should include in the application significant activities that will broaden the student’s understanding of service systems outside of her/his employing agency. If the agency site is approved, the student and field instructor will be required to include in the learning contract regular activities that will support the student’s learning and critical thinking about other social work systems and approaches.

Requirements

Bachelors or Masters level students in an approved university internship program required
Good driving record and valid car insurance required
Proper clearances (State, FBI and Child Protective Services Clearances – depending on location)
Attendance at a half-day Cultural Diversity Training required
Good communication skills - both oral and written
Ability to maintain confidentiality and work in a professional manner with a variety of youth
Possess the ability to establish a rapport with youth, while maintaining appropriate boundaries
Ability to communicate & work with a multi-faceted team of professionals
Ability to utilize and understand cross-system designs
Ability to collaborate with school staff and other service providing staff to implement services and programs

Nice To Haves

Experience working with youth preferred
Crisis intervention experience very desirable
General knowledge of issues facing at-risk youth (i.e. drug/alcohol, gangs, etc)