Internships
Family Services actively recruits internships for all of our programs. If you are a college or university student seeking an internship opportunity in the Pittsburgh area, please contact Andrew Yelanich, Community Partnerships Division, at 412-661-1670 ext 646 or via email at: yelanicha@fswp.org.
Location: 414 Corbet Street, Tarentum PA 15084
Terms Offered: Fall and Spring (Both semesters required, this is a two semester commitment)
Contact Person: Andrew Yelanich, Placement Coordinator (412) 661-1670 x646
Shayna Sokol, MSW, Service Coordination Supervisor (724) 230-2777 x207
(Students should contact Andrew Yelanich first)
Areas of Interest: Service Coordination (Adult and Child), Administrative Service Coordination, Acute Case Management
Who we are: Family Services of Western Pennsylvania is a comprehensive human service agency that, for more than 125 years, has provided a wide variety of high quality, cost-effective programs, services, and activities for children, adults, and families living in the western Pennsylvania region.
Description: The philosophy of Service Coordination at Family Services of Western Pennsylvania recognizes that children, adolescents, and adults with, or at risk of, a serious mental illness may require support from a number of different services in fostering an individual’s capacities and skills so that they may live the most fulfilling life possible. We provide coordinated assistance at regular intervals by linking individual needs with the best available services, thereby helping individuals to set and achieve goals to facilitate their own recovery. This assistance includes:
- Linkage to critical services
- Advocacy
- Mental Health Service Planning
- Monitoring
- Network building
- Problem resolution
- Recovery and health maintenance
The goal of this coordinated effort is to reduce hospitalizations while achieving recovery and maintenance.
Duties of Intern: An intern within Service Coordination will learn how to engage an individual seeking services, assess their needs and provide their unique service coordination skills. Internships begin with an overview of the program, agency, and community. This leads to increased responsibilities with individuals in need of services, including assessing needs, monitoring progress towards goals, developing individual service plans, and documenting activities. You won’t be left alone. More than twenty experienced field placement supervisors work with our interns and monitor your activities so that you get the most out of your experience.
Requirements: Driver’s License, Act 33/34 Clearance, Child Abuse / FBI Clearance, Drug Testing
Access to a car is required as this is a mobile service.
Skills Learned: An intern with Family Services will have the opportunity to:
- Build relationships with individuals served and community resources
- Assess needs
- Develop service plans
- Monitor an individuals progress toward recovery
- Hone all of your skills, professional and interpersonal, as you help guide an individual along the path to recovery.
Skill development includes but is not limited to Assessment, Organizational, Communications (verbal and written) and other clinical skills.
Number of Students: 1 (adult or child, or mixed adult/child)
- Is Creative and likes to Solve Problems
- Works well with a Team
- Is Compassionate, Dedicated and Ethical
- Believes in Recovery and Independence
- Works from the Heart, and
- Cares about inspiring others to reach their personal goals and potential?
Women, minorities and persons who are receiving or who have received services are encouraged to apply.
Job Vacancies
Coordinator, Older Adult Programs
Financial Service Coordinator (Part-time)
Program Worker-Trainees-Multiple
Service Coordination Positions
Therapist - Assertive Community Treatment Team
Tutor/Parent Support Contractor
Benefits
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania offers a generous benefits package.
Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania Equal Employment Opportunity Policy defines the Agency’s Nondiscrimination Policy for Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of the Board of Trustees, in accordance with applicable laws, that an open and equitable personnel system exist within Family Services of Western Pennsylvania and that it be maintained. Personnel policies, procedures, and practices are designed and implemented to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, pregnancy, family care giving responsibilities, age, sexual orientation, or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities, and reasonable accommodations shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. A memorandum on “Equal Employment Opportunity” shall be posted in each Family Services of Western Pennsylvania service location. Any employee who believes he/she has been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following:
- Family Services Human Resource Department, 3230 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1361
- Department of Public Welfare; Room 521 Health and Welfare Building, P.O. Box 2675,Harrisburg, PA 17105
- Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Region III, Suite 372, Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 390 Piatt Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Bureau of Equal Opportunity, Department of Public Welfare, Western Field Office, Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 410 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Bureau of Equal Opportunity, Department of Public Welfare, Room 223, Health & Welfare Building, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
- Pennsylvania Department of Aging, 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg PA 17101-1919