Intern Bachelor of Social Work
About The Position
Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies, and intellectual disabilities across Northwest Florida. Services include residential treatment, outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, substance misuse treatment, and 24/7 support for people with serious mental illnesses. Level I internships are observation-based learning experiences that offer introductory exposure to behavioral health services, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional workplace practices in a healthcare environment. The internship is intended for students seeking introductory experience through observation, shadowing, and supervised participation in approved activities. Interns gain insight into behavioral healthcare operations while developing professional communication, ethical awareness, and workplace readiness skills. Educational pathways may include Bachelor of Social Work and nursing students. Placements depend on departmental availability and supervisory capacity and are not guaranteed. Applicants must complete an online application. The employer is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. This is a drug-free workplace, and drug testing is required. A Level II background screening is required.
Requirements
- Be a student in an eligible educational pathway, such as Bachelor of Social Work or nursing.
- Demonstrate acquired competencies for the internship program and readiness to apply and further develop them during the internship.
- Maintain passing grades, good attendance, and satisfactory discipline records.
- Have reliable transportation to and from the internship site.
- Comply with required training, policies, procedures, safety rules, and confidentiality guidelines.
- Complete required Level II background screening.
- Submit to drug testing.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to dress and behavior guidelines.
- Participate in all activities approved and structured by the internship supervisor.
- Complete, sign, and submit documentation as directed by the internship supervisor by the requested deadlines.
- Communicate with the internship supervisor throughout the internship, especially when concerns or problems arise.
- Evaluate and share information about the internship experience.
- Comply with Lakeview Center, Inc. policies and procedures and training requirements.
- Meet the placement criteria, including maintaining passing grades, good attendance, and satisfactory discipline records, and not seeking an internship with family members.
- Have reliable transportation to and from the internship site.
- Cooperate with the intern supervisor, engage in the program as a learning experience, observe business etiquette, and follow safety rules.
- Demonstrate honesty, punctuality, respect, courtesy, a cooperative attitude, and willingness to learn in training classes and at the internship site.
- Remain at the assigned placement for the duration of the internship unless all parties mutually agree otherwise.
- Maintain confidentiality.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
