What are the responsibilities and job description for the MSW Internship (unpaid) position at City and County of Broomfield?
The City and County Of Broomfield Department of Human Services is seeking empathetic and self-motivated students for non-paid, temporary internship opportunity in our Child Adult and Family Services Division!
The internship start date and schedule are flexible, and the number of hours per week varies depending on department need and school requirements.
CCOB Mission Statement:
"Working in partnership with the community, the City and County of Broomfield provides excellent services in an efficient, respectful and courteous manner to enhance and protect the environment and quality of life of Broomfield residents."
Position Overview: This internship is reserved for graduate students enrolled in a Masters of Social Work program. Interns will shadow caseworkers, assist with follow-up tasks and responsibilities, observe case staffing, and engage in supervised client interactions. Additionally they will observe while caseworkers perform the following: assess the functioning of clients in the context of their chosen environments; identify strengths and needs; develop case plans; determine their capacity to make life choice decisions; coordinate the delivery of services from community agencies; document cases; prepare reports, and more.
Interns will have the opportunity to complete the colorado child welfare training academy to become a certified caseworker. This will allow interns to complete assessments regarding abuse and/or neglect allegations. Once becoming certified, interns would be able to carry a modified caseload.
(The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job. The City and County of Broomfield retains the right to modify or change the duties or responsibilities and additional functions of the job at any time. Examples of duties are not intended to be all-inclusive or restrictive.)
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL REQUIRED TASKS: (Persons hired in this position must be able to perform all the essential tasks required by the position. The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required. The City and County of Broomfield retains the right to modify or change the duties or essential tasks and additional functions of the job at any time. Examples of duties are not intended to be all-inclusive or restrictive.)
General Duties:
Children, Youth, and Family Services Interns:
Assists with home visits, court, and family meetings.
Supervise family time.
Complete and document contacts with parents, collaterals, and other professionals.
Attend and engage in team meetings, consultations, and group supervision.
Review various files for information, paperwork, and reports relevant to casework.
Transport youth and parents to appointments.
Complete child abuse or neglect assessments
Provide community resources to families
Aging and Adult Services Interns:
Assess allegations including safety and risks of referral cases, completing intake and assessment, and conducting interviews with collaterals and victims.
Assess strengths and needs of at-risk adults to include physical status, environment, finances, medical, and mental cognition.
Design case plans to address and facilitate support network involvement, available resources, and coordinate client services and referrals.
Participate in new referral staffing.
Perform research to obtain additional information from other agencies and individuals as needed.
Provide crisis intervention and case management as needed to assist clients in decision making and problem resolution; acts as an advocate for clients.
Coordinate client services and safety with other County departments and collateral professionals and agencies (i.e. law enforcement, medical and mental health personnel, and legal professionals).
Collaborate with other Caseworkers.
May initiate Social Security and Medicaid Services for clients to receive benefits.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
Enrollment in a Masters of Social Work program
Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills preferred.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must possess a driver’s license and safe driving record.
Work is generally between scheduled Monday and through Friday with some evening, weekend and holiday hours as required.
Work may involve on-call duty after hours and on holidays/weekends which requires the incumbent to be available to respond within one hour of notification.
Within six months of internship (or earliest scheduled opportunity) complete Fundamentals of Colorado Child Welfare Casework Practice training.
For continued internship, must pass pre-requisite background requirements for Social Caseworker Certification and maintain annual certification per CCR 7.603.1 requirements.
If assigned to adult protection, within six months of assignment appointment, must obtain a Colorado Adult Protection Caseworker certification and maintain annual certification per 12 CCR 2518-1.
