Child Welfare Intern (@ Children's Wisconsin)
Child Welfare Intern at Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI - shared by Jobs That Help as a third party
At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.
Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect.
We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family.
Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin.
- Foster Care
- Treatment Foster Care
- Adoption
- Respite Care
- Child Advocacy Centers
- Family Case Management
- Family Finding
As part of the Family Case Management program, this internship is designed to expose bachelor’s level students to direct practice in the field of child welfare while completing a required Bachelors in Social Work undergraduate program. Under direction of a Family Case Management and/or Family Support Supervisor, this position will perform child welfare tasks for which he/she has been trained and has demonstrated competency.
- Enrolled in a certified Bachelors of Social Work degree program.
- Maintain good standing and complete all related undergraduate program work and responsibilities at the sponsoring university.
- Willingness to engage families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
- Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, personal liability insurance coverage and the ability to be insured by the CHW auto insurance carrier.
- Knowledge of child development stages.
- Knowledge of the issues confronted by the families within the child welfare system service site.
- Ability to work with diverse groups in a culturally competent manner.
- Demonstrated ability to organize information in a systematic method by utilizing management information systems and skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Strong teamwork skills.
- Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
This is a paid internship. Requires availability to work 20 hours/week.