Intern - Family Services

Bauer Family Resources; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 9,842 - 14,017; Part time

Job summary

Bauer Family Resources in Lafayette, Indiana, is seeking an Intern for Family Services to join their team. This internship involves working with children and families, providing support through case management, and assisting with various administrative tasks. The role requires attendance at supervision sessions and engagement with clients to assess needs.

Ideal candidates are those currently attending an accredited college or university, with strong skills in communication and confidentiality. Variable hours, including evenings and weekends, may be essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and assess clients with various personal and family issues.
• Experience in administrative tasks, including data entry and filing.
• Willingness to work variable hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Complete administrative tasks and maintain confidentiality.
• Shadow current staff to learn about client care and interventions.
• Attend regular supervision sessions.

Skills

Client assessment skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

Job description

Our work is important and vital to children and families in the community, and we are seeking caring individuals to join our Bauer family to help us continue ' to empower children and their families to thrive'.

Job Title: Intern - Family Services

Pay Range: $8.66

What We Do:

At Bauer, we empower children and their families to thrive. Bauer Family Resources mission is at the heart of every program and service offered to our community. It is our belief that every child and family has a desire for a life that is filled with success, strong family and community connections and hope for tomorrow. Bauer's work is measured against this mission statement to ensure we are true to it.

Our Workplace Culture:

We are building a culture of belonging - where every person is supported to bring their most authentic self to work and enable them to do the best work of their life. We are a culture grounded by collaboration, personal growth and well-being. We care about each other, ourselves, our communities and the environment which we live in. We respect all with humility and patience.

Bauer Family Resources does not discriminate on basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in a group or class protected by local, state and federal government laws. At Bauer, we encourage diversity and promote equality.

Internship opportunities are available in various programs of the agency, including working with infants and young children, youth, and families. This includes providing home-based case management and skill building to families at risk and/or involved with the Department of Child Services; working with youth in an after school program promoting the 40 Developmental Assets; working with the schools and juvenile justice system in preventing further disciplinary action and punitive sanctions, and providing comprehensive educational experiences for children and their parents that promote the growth and development of each individual child.

Internship opportunities are available to students attending an accredited college or university.

Essential Functions:

• Completes administrative tasks such as copies, organizing resources, enter information into databases, filing documents and referrals, scanning resources to database, and keeping work spaces usable.
• Field shadows current staff to observe client care, interventions, court/legal proceedings, and other aspects of working with clients.
• Attends supervisions (group and individual) weekly or as schedule allows
• Maintains appropriate confidentiality
• Assists with special projects or other tasks as required.

Advanced Skill Duties of Internships May Include:

• Engage and assess clients with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine the nature and degree of problem.
• Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to the client's situation and evaluates these and the client's capacities.
• Encourages clients to become self-sufficient to retain the feeling of independence and self-esteem
• Resolves immediate crises and teaches skills necessary for families to remain together and provide for the safety of all members of the family
• Refers clients to community resources and other organizations
• Compiles records in accordance with agency policies and prepares reports with their clients.
• Reviews service plan with clients and performs follow-up to determine quantity and quality of service provided client and status of client's case
• Accesses and records client and community resource information
• Secures supplementary information such as employment, medical records, or school reports.
• Determines client's eligibility for financial assistance
• Provides transportation in own car as necessary
• Completes a number of direct service hours, as set forth in program standards
• Agrees to work variable days/hours to provide adequate services to the family. This includes evenings and weekends
• Maintains communication with referral sources, collateral contacts, and other service providers.
• Participate in case conferences and provide court testimony as needed
• Facilitates inter-agency and intra-agency collaborations that support Bauer Family Resources mission.

Bauer Family Resources, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity & Affinity Action Employer.

Bauer Family Resources is a Drug-Free Workplace.