Internship Program - MSW/MFT Intern - Outreach

The Position

LA Family Housing is accepting MSW/MFT Interns for the 2026-2027 calendar year to work in our Outreach, Permanent Supportive Housing, Interim Housing, and Housing Stabilization Departments.

• Learn to apply academic training to field-based practice as you provide hands-on services and collaborate with various clinical teams.
• Engage, assess, and assist with developing care plans and providing intensive field-based clinical services while learning of and implementing Housing First, Harm Reduction, and Trauma-informed principles.
• Maintain ongoing communication with service providers including outside agencies, medical personnel, community therapists, psychiatrists, protective services, and funding programs to ensure services needed by participants are provided.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed, under direct supervision of a field preceptor and field instructor.
• Develop and maintain relationships with collaborating staff and outside partnering and collaborating agencies.
• Engage community-based organizations and social service partners in Service Area 2 to assist in reaching program and participant goals.
• Provide appropriate advocacy on participants' behalf.
• Complete and submit documentation as required by school, LAFH contracts, and performance standards.
• Drive personal vehicle in and around Los Angeles County and drive agency vehicles to transport participants.
• Perform additional tasks, projects, and responsibilities as assigned by field instructor or preceptor.

What You're Skilled At

• Proficient in Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Able to perform electronic data entry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Maintain and execute confidential information according to HIPPA standards
• Ability to work with diverse population
• Obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid Certification
• Comfortable in a pet-friendly environment
• Travel is a regular duty for this position
• Use of a personal vehicle to travel between worksites and other locations is required
• Must have and maintain a valid California Driver’s License and auto insurance in good standing
• Work a 9/80 work schedule, if applicable

Physical Demands, Environmental Conditions, Equipment

• Potential physical demands include but are not limited to: walking, climbing stairs, handling, finger/grasp/feel objects and equipment, reaching, communicating, being mobile, repetitive motions, visual activity, driving, and entering buildings.
• Comfortable working in a pet-friendly environment required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

LAFH is committed and proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

Fair Chance Act

LA Family Housing will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if LA Family Housing is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Fair Chance Act webpage.