Nexus – Kindred Internship

Job Details Description Nexus-Kindred in Waite Park, MN is looking to add an undergraduate/bachelor level Social Work Intern to our team! This role will have a mix of paid hours and unpaid hours, depending on the team you’re supporting. The internship is approximately 32 hours a week. The paid hours will vary from approximately 10-15 hours a week. Position Summary: Our Social Work Intern is responsible for applying learned classroom theory with on-the-job practical experience in the assigned program while ensuring the applicable Academic Program and Academic Institution’s learning criteria are satisfied. Intern shadowing, training, and responsibilities will focus on child foster care, adoption and community-based services. Primary Responsibilities: - Fulfills the required academic program and or/ Academic Institution’s criteria for an internship learning objectives. - Participates in the orientation and the onboarding process to learn Nexus Family Healing’s policy and procedure expectations (e.g. safety, harassment free environment, resident confidentiality, etc.) - Ensures confidentiality of all treatment and services information pertaining to clients and their families. - Meets the supervision requirements and expectations. - Acts ethically, professionally, and is respectful when communicating and interfacing with clients, coworkers, and external contacts. - Performs other job-related responsibilities, tasks and projects as needed and/or requested of the position. Required Education and Licensure: - Must be enrolled in a Bachelors degree program in one of the Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, or related fields, from an accredited college or university - Must meet the required number of experience hours in a human services field for the internship level. - Valid driver's license required and meets the state regulating agency and corporate driving requirements. Preferred Education and Experience: - Knowledge of family-based philosophy and practice is preferred. Expected Hours of Work: To be coordinated by the Nexus agency supervisor and Intern. The intern may be asked to maintain a schedule that is adjustable and flexible to meet changing work needs and demands of clients and their families. Duration: Internships are relatively short-term in nature or will typically range from one quarter to one year in duration. The duration of the internship will be established in advance of the internship. An intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship. All recruitment and selection practices at the conclusion of the internship will be in accordance with Nexus standards. Our Workplace Values: At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action. Qualifications Skills Behaviors : Motivations : Education Experience Licenses & Certifications Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)