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Metropolitan Family Services · 15 hours ago

Intern FamilyWorks

Chicago, IL

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Metropolitan Family Services is a community-focused organization that empowers families to thrive. They are seeking a part-time Intern to join their Calumet FamilyWorks team, where the intern will learn to support families in goal setting and utilize strengths through collaborative practices.

Communities

Responsibilities

Learns to work with the full family in a collaborative and supportive manner to help, motivate, and inspire individual and family goal setting while allowing the family to drive the work

Learns and supports the family to identify strengths and then work with the families to utilize these strengths and build others

Develops and utilizes trauma-informed practices

Provides services according to values and principles for family-centered coaching

Learns and completes intakes and monitor family goals and activities

Supports with events and activities within the region to meet client needs and engage individuals, seniors, and households in services

Assisting families with meeting site-based requirements and CHA work requirements

Utilizing a team approach and working with other program staff in the planning and implementation of services

Working effectively with diverse staff and service populations

Qualification

Social workPsychologyTrauma-informed practicesClient serviceDiversity awareness

Required

Current enrollment in a Bachelor's or Master's level social work or psychology program at an accredited college or university is required

Demonstrated ability to render adequate service to clients and to organize and manage jobs efficiently

Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload

Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups

Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks

Car is required

Travel between sites is required

Company

Metropolitan Family Services

Metropolitan Family Services is a family social services company providing programs to help families in various communities. It is a sub-organization of Metropolitan Peace Initiatives.

Founded in 1857