Job Description
Nexus Family Healing is seeking a
Part-time Intern for theBRAND NEWcounty shelter, Aspen House based in
Mendota Heights, Minnesota and servicing the area. This is made possible through a collaboration between Dakota and Washington counties. The innovative program will not only provide temporary housing with a 12-bed unit for youth but also incorporate mental health services.
Nexus Family Healing has a 50-year history of providing services in diverse areas of mental health with enthusiasm and a willingness to look creatively at serving communities, restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, and adoption, and residential treatment. Using innovative, personalized approaches to heal trauma, break cycles of harm, and reshape futures. We believe every child is worth it - and every family matters.
Position Summary: Our Clinical 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 or/Academic Institution's learning criteria are satisfied. General responsibilities and duties will vary depending on the types of services and programs offered at each individual Nexus Family Healing agency location. Intern shadowing and training experiences could include youth & family social work, early-childhood treatment, intensive in-home treatment, facilitating client resources, therapeutic assessment and stabilization, family therapy, tracking and evaluating treatment outcomes, etc.
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.
- Maintains agreed upon schedule and timeliness.
- 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.
- For advanced internships: The level of involvement in daily responsibilities and/or participation in any short or long-term projects will be support by Nexus Family Healing and will not be dependent upon the work of the intern. Rather, the assigned supervisor will provide "job shadowing" or observational opportunities that allow the intern to learn certain skills or functions while under supervision.
Required Education and Licensure: - Must be enrolled in master's, or other graduate degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, or related fields, from an accredited college or university (and the school program must meet educational requirements to become a licensed counselor- LPC/LPCC, LMFT, or LICSW).
- 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.
Job Competencies: - Functional Proficiency:
- Conceptual Thinking: Gaining an understanding of a given situation or problem by combining information that is readily available; identifying patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related; identifying key or underlying issues in complex situations.
- Data Gathering and Analytics Collecting: Consolidating and using relevant information; recognizing important information; tracing possible causes of problems and searching for practical data/solutions.
- Interpersonal Proficiency:
- Continuous Learning: Learning Actively and continuously gaining insight of strengths and weaknesses in order to identify the relevant areas that need further development (with regard to skills and knowledge) and acting upon it.
- Integrity: Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors.
Travel: Occasional business travel to site business offices or company sponsored events may be required.
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 ajob 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.
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)
Job Tags
Part time, For contractors, Internship, Flexible hours,