Child & Family Services Internship

Position:Child & Family Services Internship

Location: Royal Oak, MI

Job :1077

# of Openings:1

Job Title: Child & Family Services Intern

Reports To: Program Director

Judson Center is a premier non-profit human service agency which provides compassionate and comprehensive services to children and families in need in SE Michigan/ Metro Detroit. We provide services to over 8,000 consumers annually in four Centers of Excellence:
Autism, Behavioral & Mental Health, Adoption and Foster Care and Vocational Disability Services. We operate out of five regional offices in SE Michigan.

Guided by the belief that every child deserves a safe, permanent, and loving family where they can grow up to be happy and productive members of their communities, Judson Center has been providing family focused services since 1924 in family preservation, foster care and adoption.

The primary responsibility of a Child & Family Services Intern is to include shadowing, assisting, and working with the team in the direct service area.

• The internship will follow the criteria of the specific university guidelines for field experience.
• Generally the intern will work on a project with the team.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Judson Center supervisor.
• Supervision will be provided as indicated by the university.
• Performs other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Criminal background checks as required by licensing, agency, or other governmental and accreditation requirements
• Volunteer or work experience in the field is a plus
• Completion of agency requirements as for employees
• Computer literate – Word, Excel, and able to work with databases

• College courses in the area of concentration social work, counseling, psychology or education
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.

• Non-Traditional work hours in the office.
• Working with consumers with a variety of behaviors, including aggression
• May include working in other environments outside the office, such as in-home or school settings

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, communicate verbally and in writing, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard. Close vision requirements due to computer work. Regular, predictive attendance is required. The employee has the potential to encounter unpredictable and aggressive consumers.

This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of a person so classified. The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and perform other duties as assigned for the good of the consumers, the program, the department and the agency.

Judson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer