Social Work Internship - Family Resource Center

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

East Bay Agency for Children’s (EBAC) mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing the impact of trauma and social inequities. EBAC strives to reduce barriers that contribute to disparities in wellness for socio-economically disadvantaged and racially marginalized families and to create communities where all children and families have support systems to reach their full potential.

EBAC was established in 1952 when a group of parents of children with autism wanted to give their children the same educational and recreational opportunities that contribute to the physical well-being and social growth of all children. From this was born the first day-treatment program west of the Mississippi and was the foundation of growth in meeting the needs of children and families living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and especially in Alameda County.

Today, EBAC’s programs serve over 10,000 children, youth and families throughout Alameda County each year with the goal of giving each child and family the specific resources, skills, and support they need to help them reach their full potential. The organization has strategically grown its program offerings to include a wide variety of supports and services to the community. For more information about our organization, please visit the website at www.ebac.org.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Family Resource CenterSocial Work Intern provides the following services to caregivers: individual therapy, case management, linkage to family support services and public benefits enrollment, parent education workshops and outreach services to nurture and strengthen at-risk families in Alameda County. Special focus areas of this position include outreach to families with school-age children to secure access to health care, to promote school readiness to families with young children, to identify families whose children are at-risk, and to provide appropriate clients with case management.

Position Reports To: Practicum Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCY FACTORS

1. Enrolled in a Masters in Social Work program.
2. Experience working with caregivers preferred.
3. Bilingual/bicultural preferred.
4. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
5. Sensitivity to the needs of the community with genuine desire to work with people in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
6. Ability to work with various public agencies, a culturally diverse staff, and culturally diverse parents.
7. Ability to work independently and to exercise professional discretion and judgment.
8. Ability to speak effectively and express ideas clearly to individuals and groups.
9. Cultural awareness and the ability to self-reflect.
10. Ability to learn and utilize technology such as G suite and the agency’s electronic health record.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide individual therapy for caregivers in community-based settings and via telehealth.
2. Co-create family goal plans with caregivers using the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework.
3. Provide protective factors surveys and assessments to caregivers.
4. Provide short-term case management (3-6 months), and individualized and consistent support around increasing family resiliency for at least 10 families.
5. Provide public benefits enrollment and access to resources and follow up as needed (i.e. MediCal, CalFresh, and other federal assistance programs).
6. Provide Crisis Intervention as needed.
7. Record progress notes, assessments, protective factors surveys, family goal plans and other charting requirements as necessary in agency Electronic Health Record System (training will be provided).
8. Connect families to resources (Outreach, Intake and referral)
9. Meet all documentation deadline requirements to ensure family service information is protected and complete Provide community education presentations.
10. Provide or co-facilitate parent cafes (Strengthening Families framework of parent support groups), parent workshops and parent training, as needed.
11. Attend all trainings and appropriate practicum meetings.
12. Collaborate with team and partnering agencies/schools to strengthen the network of support for participants.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS and JOB SETTING

1. Work is an office setting.
2. Work requires travel between sites to attend meetings.
3. Ability to drive, with appropriate driver’s license and insurance; or access to a car.
4. Periodic lifting up to 25 pounds is required.