Social Worker Intern

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**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

**Distinguishing Features of Work**

Are you passionate about making a tangible impact in your community

while gaining invaluable experience in social work? The Social Work

Intern position with the Housing Department offers a unique opportunity

to provide critical housing stability services to Wichita residents

while working under the mentorship of a Licensed Social Worker (LMSW or

LSCSW). This role allows you to apply your academic knowledge to

real-world challenges, helping residents meet their social, emotional,

and economic needs through counseling, consulting, and referrals.\

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As part of the Housing Department team, youll engage in meaningful case

management work, collaborating with community partners like the Wichita

Police Departments Homeless Outreach Team and other service agencies.

Your role will not only enhance your professional development but also

empower you to contribute to solutions that make a real difference in

peoples lives.\

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This internship provides hands-on experience that complements academic

learning, making it an ideal practicum placement for students eager to

refine their skills in housing stability services. Youll gain a deeper

understanding of the challenges facing vulnerable populations and learn

effective strategies to address these needs, setting a strong foundation

for your career in social work.

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**Examples of Work Performed**

• Provide Case Management and coordinates services.
• Perform intern-level case management and administrative work
  
  

assigned by the department.

• Determines eligibility of applicants for HCV services.
• Counsels applicants to identify and address barriers to housing.
• Counsels applicants to match available services to individual needs.
• Collaborates with the WPD Homeless Outreach Team and other homeless
  
  

service agencies.

• Completion of work assignments may require operation of a vehicle.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other related
  
  

duties may be assigned as needed.

**Requirements of Work**

• Level of knowledge appropriate to the work being assigned.
• Ability to use a computer to access, interpret and record
  
  

information

• Ability to lean and reach as needed to read and interpret plans and
  
  

specifications from a print that may be as large as 36 by 48 inches

with information printed as small as 20 characters per inch

• May require ability to research, analyze, summarize and report
  
  

findings

• May require ability to work outdoors in inclement weather to
  
  

identify individuals in need

• May require ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with
  
  

open grounds, construction and windy conditions

• May require ability to cover uneven terrain, go up and down stairs,
  
  

and otherwise maneuver around construction sites

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates, representatives of other organizations, and/or the

public

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in
  
  

writing

• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements for the specific
  
  

internship assignment

• May require ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver\'s
  
  

License.

• An employee will not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of
  
  

other individuals in the workplace.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of a criminal record check.

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