Human Service Specialist (Practicum)

Essential Job Functions

• Provides direct services such as counseling, psychotherapy, education, crisis intervention, and case management.
• Documents all service-related activities, including time spent per activity per client, mileage accrued, charting, staff notes, etc.
• Participates in supervision and/or professional development activities.
• Participates in Quality Improvement or SCS-wide activities.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Special Education, or Human Services.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited Master’s program in Social Work, Psychology, or Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Experience

• Three to six months of volunteer work or structured, experiential learning (e.g., practicum or learning lab) in field of behavioral health or developmental disabilities.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• No unusual physical demands.
• Occasionally requires walking, standing, stooping, or bending.
• May involve occasional exposure to threat of bodily harm (e.g., from clients or their families).
• Normal work tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue, but employment may require performing tasks on an unplanned or occasional basis that involve exposure to those substances.
• May require a driver's license.

Interpersonal Skills

• Good interpersonal skills.

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of mental health, chemical dependency, or developmental disability issues.

Time Type

• Part time.