MISSION- In our pursuit to eliminate poverty, Wayne Metro empowers people and communities to be strong, healthy, and thriving.
VISION- We envision thriving communities where all people have hope and opportunities to realize their full potential.
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency consists of staff dedicated to serving others, which include professionalism, empathy, respect, excellent client service, maintaining confidentiality, punctuality with regular attendance.
We provide assistance to low to moderate income families to help address their most critical needs. The agency has over 70 programs, including valuable educational, housing, and emergency services.
Internship Description:
- Providing a generalist social work overview with a focus in nonprofit work. Working closely with families in underserved communities to provide high quality services in basic needs areas. The student will gain professional skills in case management, advocacy and community engagement work while learning how to work effectively with a team.
Interns Essential Functions:
- Assisting clients with applying for basic needs programs internally and externally
- Working with families/individuals in an underserved community
- Assisting walk in clients with their needs
- Conducting outbound phone calls to clients needing assistance to ensure they get connected to services.
- Apply Trauma-informed care meeting clients where they are.
- Apply classroom learning to real-world social work practices
Qualified candidates:
- Actively obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Social Work
- Passionate about local community work and advocacy efforts
- Ability to develop and maintain effective processes by employing critical thinking to relate tasks as a way to maximize efficiency through to completion
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment with a usually quiet noise level. This is largely a sedentary role and the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, frequently use hands and to talk or hear.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma/general education degree (GED) OR a combination of education and experience that is similarly equivalent.
- Pass Criminal Background check & Drug Screening
Minimum Competencies:
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
- Above average attention to detail
- Good interpersonal and professional skills including but not limited to professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability.
- Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies, procedures, and mission.
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EOE/M/F/D/V
Skills Required
- Actively obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Social Work
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Pass criminal background check and drug screening
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in written form
- Above average attention to detail
- Good interpersonal and professional skills including professional appearance, tact, punctuality, and dependability
- Perform work in a manner that upholds Wayne Metro policies, procedures, and mission
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; regularly sit, frequently use hands, and talk or hear
- Passion about local community work and advocacy efforts
- Ability to develop and maintain effective processes using critical thinking to maximize efficiency
What We Do
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving low-and moderate-income residents throughout Wayne County. Its mission is to eliminate poverty by empowering people and communities to be strong, healthy, and thriving. The agency provides over 100 programs in the areas of quality housing, family stability, and economic opportunities, including financial counseling, homeownership workshops, and Head Start early childhood education.
