Description
About Interfaith Community Services:
As North County's largest social services agency, Interfaith Community Services has been "helping people help themselves" since 1979. The organization provides a wide range of programs designed to empower hungry, homeless, and low-income community members to begin a pathway towards self-sufficiency. Each year, Interfaith Community Services impacts more than 20,000 community members by providing basic needs and nutrition support, social services, shelters and housing, employment development, senior services, veterans programs and addiction recovery support.
Together, in partnership with 250+ diverse faith communities, more than 1,700 recurrent volunteers, and a growing staff of over 275, Interfaith provides a safe-haven and pathway towards self-sufficiency for more than 20,000 community members annually.
If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a service-driven environment, we invite you to be part of our mission!
What You'll Do:
In the Practicum Coordinator role, you’ll be responsible for coordinating and practicum placement for student interns across multiple programs and service sites. Intern placements include master's level, bachelor's level, associate level, and certificate programs among a range of positions and programs in a social service agency.
- Recruit, screen, and assess student readiness, learning goals, and risk level to match them to appropriate sites across the agency
- Monitor placement quality and intervene when concerns arise, including facilitating corrective action plans or reassignment of interns in collaboration with supervisors and academic partners
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners in higher education
- Serve as the primary liaison between Interfaith, academic institutions, and internal supervisors to ensure all practicum requirements, documentation, and evaluations are completed in compliance with university and agency standards.
- Conduct regularly scheduled check-ins with interns after placement
- Design and facilitate intern onboarding and ongoing learning opportunities to support professional development and alignment with agency practices
- Maintain accurate records and files, and prepare reports as required by funders and the agency administration
- Make recommendations to the supervisor regarding any program changes needed to meet
- grant benchmarks
- Ensure the confidentiality of client information and health records
- Meet regularly with the supervisor and participate in agency meetings and staff trainings.
- Approach student supervision and placement coordination using a strengths-based, trauma-informed framework that promotes learning, psychological safety, and professional growth
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Requirements
Who You Are:
You're passionate about making a lasting impact, whether supporting individuals directly or enhancing our organizational effectiveness. To thrive in this role, you'll:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, required
- 3+ years of work experience in higher education and/or workforce development, required
- Experience working with severely mentally ill, medically fragile, and homeless populations, preferred
- Bilingual (Spanish/English), preferred
SKILLSETS / ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients, partners, donors, and colleagues in accordance with organizational policies
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, Blackbaud database products and related information systems
- Ability to accurately manage and process large volumes of detailed information
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including proficiency in spelling and grammar
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are necessary to perform essential job functions
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines using sound judgment to meet established expectations
- Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, or the ability to acquire such proficiency
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and maintain positive working relationships at all levels of the organization
- Ability to perform job duties in a professional, cooperative, and timely manner
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive client, donor, and employee information in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete work assignments efficiently and accurately
- Ability to work independently with appropriate supervision
- Ability to identify routine problems and apply appropriate solutions consistent with job responsibilities
WORKING CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
- Primarily office-based work environment
- Frequent use of computers, phones, and standard office equipment
- Regular interaction with staff, clients, and external partners in a professional setting
- Ability to remain in a seated position for extended periods, with periodic standing and walking
- Ability to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity, including keyboarding, filing, and handling office materials
- Ability to occasionally move, lift, carry, push, or pull materials weighing up to 25–30 pounds
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and grasp as necessary to perform essential job functions
- Ability to communicate effectively and exchange information verbally and in writing
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Location: Onsite/Escondido
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8am-4:30pm
Hourly Rate: $27.38-$31.48
*****This is a temporary role for 3 months*****
Interfaith is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, nationality, sex, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Interfaith will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
