Job Description

Position: Per Diem - Intern - Casework Intern

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.