BSW Paid Internship Opportunity - Youth Crisis & Family Services

[Northern California Family Center]

Northern California Family Center (NCFC) is urgently hiring paid part-time BSW interns to join our frontline teams supporting youth and families in crisis.  

We have immediate openings and need bilingual Spanish/English interns ready to step into high‑impact roles across our programs: runaway youth and homelessness crisis support, foster care, youth mental health counseling, and marriage and family counseling.  

Join a team where compassion becomes lasting change. At NCFC you will help keep youth safe, restore family stability, and strengthen community supports—building professional skills while making an immediate, tangible difference in the lives of children and families who need it most. 

  

Why This Role Is Unique  

This placement is not an observational practicum — it’s an accelerator for early career social workers. You will: 

Do real crisis work with runaway, homeless, and foster youth and their families. 

Own documentation and reporting tasks on HMIS and RHY‑HMIS that directly support grant compliance and program evaluation. 

Participate in clinical and community interventions across runaway youth and homelessness crisis support, foster care, youth mental health counseling, and marriage and family counseling. 

Build a professional portfolio of supervised casework, data products, and verified competencies that strengthen MSW applications and early‑career hiring, 

What You’ll Gain 

Clinical skills: Frontline crisis support and engagement, case coordination, safety planning, culturally responsive interviewing, and exposure to family therapy approaches. 

Technical skills: Hands‑on HMIS/RHY‑HMIS data entry, reporting, and documentation practices used by funders and county partners. 

Professional readiness: Supervised casework, supervisor‑verified competencies, and a portfolio of real‑world experience that accelerates your career. 

Network & mentorship: Close coaching from MSW/LCSW clinicians and program managers who support licensure goals and professional growth. 

Community partnership work: Collaborate with schools, shelters, clinics, and county partners to connect families to services 

Meaningful, resume‑building responsibilities across runaway youth, homelessness crisis support, foster care, youth mental health counseling, and marriage and family counseling. 

 

Qualifications  

Enrolled in an accredited BSW program or recent graduate seeking field experience. 

Bilingual Spanish/English required. 

Comfortable working with adolescents, foster families, and high‑needs populations. 

Familiarity with confidentiality, boundaries, and basic case management preferred. 

Availability to cover one paid overnight crisis‑intake shift per week 

 

Compensation & Logistics 

Part-time 24 hours weekly, $18 per hour 

Location: Walnut Creek + East Bay field work 

How to Apply 

We are hiring immediately and will review applications on a rolling basis. Please send your résumé and a brief cover letter to: 

bal...@ncfc.us Subject line: Social Work Intern (BSW) 

 

 

NCFC is an equal opportunity employer and values lived experience, cultural humility, and multilingual capabilities.