Internship, School Based Step Up Counselor

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Intern-School Based Step-Up Counselor to provide therapy, community support, and case management to clients using a variety of evidence-informed interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and family therapy, community support, case management and potentially, therapy groups with a trauma-based focused lens.
• Work with children and adolescents ages four (4) to twenty-one (21).
• Assess clients for risk of harm and make appropriate referrals to more intensive services.
• Participate as a member of the behavioral health team in assigned CPS schools and track referrals that are made.
• Consult with school personnel, parent/guardian, and outside providers regarding students’ progress in treatment and needs.

Qualifications

• Must be in the second year of your MA or MSW graduate program.
• Ability to commit one year for this internship preferred.
• Ability to act safely and appropriately with clients in the community required.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative community partnerships preferred.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, comprehensible manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent organization, presentation, and pc/computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) along with other related software.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, pregnancy, any other characteristic protected by law.