MSW Intern - Fall Semester

Position Summary

The MSW Intern will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience working with youth, families, and community partners. During their time, this individual will gain knowledge and experience in creating community connections, building SEL programming, ensuring effective communication, practicing active listening and motivational interviewing, setting goals, building rapport, utilizing Dialectical Behavioral therapy (DBT) and strengths approach, training others on various behavioral health topics, small and/or large group facilitation, working independently and collaborating with a team, one-on-one counseling sessions through shadowing, supporting other team members with behavioral health questions, and utilizing a micro, macro, and mezzo lens to best meet the needs of Club youth.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Must adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics
• Integrate a social and emotional lens to provide impactful consultation, crisis intervention, grief support, and referral work.
• Co-facilitate member counseling in individual and group settings
• Co-Facilitate/Facilitate youth group sessions on topics including but not limited to anxiety, depression & suicide, LGBTQ, healthy relationships, grief, substance use, domestic violence, gang-related conflict, general stress, and bullying.
• Provide families and youth with necessary community resources.
• Integrates training and support regarding behavior management best practices for other Club staff as needed.
• Participates in ongoing supervision with supervising LCSW.
• Attend training as opportunities arise.
• Provide mental health training to BGC staff
• Assist with bi-weekly mental health publication, The Connection Chronicle, to BGC staff
• Build rapport with club members and staff
• Create SEL curriculum around mental health using DBT as the foundation
• Assist with mental health crisis with Members including de-escalation and restorative justice practices

**Assist with other duties as assigned.

• Must be a current MSW student in good standing with a CSWE accredited college or university.
• Interest in working in a youth development setting.
• Ability to work independently without constant supervision.
• Candidates must be able to pass a drug test that includes screening for marijuana, criminal and driving records investigations, and reference checks.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is strongly preferred.

Supervisory Expectations:

• This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Independence of Action

• Work is closely monitored by supervisor/manager; detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases "occasionally", "regularly", and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to ? of working time, "regularly" means between ? and ? of working time, and "frequently" means ? and more of working time.)

• The work environment is the typical youth mentorship environment. The environment can be loud, stressful, complex, and have interruptions throughout the workday/shift. The employee must be comfortable performing multi-faceted projects, and demonstrate superior
• Interpersonal abilities-able to interact effectively with children and co-workers of all levels as well as with representatives of other organizations and institutions—ability to get along with diverse personalities: tact, maturity, and flexibility.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to work in a fast-paced environment with requirements that include: sight, hearing, listening, sitting, standing, and stooping.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is chaotic and loud.

Work Hours

Hours vary and are dependent on business needs. Long hours may be required or requested to meet the needs of clubs.

Work Week

Monday through Friday, hours may vary with the workload.

Evenings/Weekends

As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position

Core Competencies:

• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Oral Communication and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Able to read and interpret written information. Ability to communicate with clients or customers.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Reasoning and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Personal Appearance - Dresses appropriately for the position; keeps self-well-groomed.