Case Manager Assistant (teen pregnancy: Mesa)
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.NOTE: ALL USL INTERNS MUST HAVE FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO ANY TEENS IN OUR PROGRAM. WE ASK THAT ALL FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE CARDS FALL UNDER A.R.S. 36-425-03. TURN AROUND TIME FOR GETTING YOUR FINGERPRINTS AND SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION, WITH THE $65.00 FEE, IS ANYWHERE FROM 2 – 4 WKS. FINGERPRINT FEE IS NOT REIMBURSABLE.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
AfternoonEvening
Available days/hours
Monday- Friday 9am-6:30pm
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
Flexible - willing to switch "hats" when needed
Bilingual a plus, but not necessary
Independent, but is not afraid to ask for help
Team player, good communicator and organization skills
Interact with teens patiently
Have a passion for the community and in anything you do!
Comfortable using a computer
CATEGORIES
EducationFundraising
Health Services
Marketing
Mentoring
Public Relations
Social Services
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
Youth V: 18-22 years (young adult)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services (TOPS)
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
ASU University Service Learning Interns will assist and support TOPS Case Managers by providing the opportunity for our pregnant teen population to understand the services that are available to them and in their surrounding communities. In addition, interns will provide mentoring throughout the teen’s pregnancy and postpartum period.
All USL Interns will co-case manage teens alongside the teens’ assigned Case Manager. This is done to ensure that the teens have a continuum of care once the Intern completes his/her internship hours and departs TOPS.
Other primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to; attending all initial trainings and/or meetings for the benefit of learning all aspects of TOPS including case management, outreach/marketing, proactive parenting, pregnant and parenting support groups, volunteers/mentors and overall history and future goals of TOPS as non-profit Arizona corporation.
Below is a list of SOME of the opportunities USL Interns have with TOPS:
Assessing pregnant teens via a case management appointment, preferably face-to-face
Documenting assessment findings in our TOPS Secure Online Database
Conducting community outreach and marketing to OB/GYN offices around the internship site
Co-conducting community events, fairs and/or presentations
Setting up and breaking down appropriate materials for each class
Contacting teens to remind them of class
Maintaining regular contact with site Directors
Co-facilitating weekly Proactive Parenting classes for pregnant and parenting teens
Co-facilitating weekly Pregnant and Parenting support groups
Providing mentoring to pregnant and parenting teens as needed
Providing tutoring to teen clients as needed
Coordinating TOPS Mentor Program, including mentor recruitment, training and overall function
Population served
Adolescent population 21 and younger regarless of to race, color, national origin, religion, sex or disability.
Community need/impact
Educating and supporting the adolescent population and their families concerning teen pregnancy and overall sexual health issues including healthy relationships.
Through this program, we hope to optimize the outcome for the mother and baby as well as help to prepare them for motherhood and the sudden lifestyle change that occurs with parenthood. By offering this unique program, we will help these high-risk teens overcome barriers that they face while encouraging them to move forward in their lives in a positive way. We hope to prevent/reduce subsequent teen pregnancies and prevent/reduce teen STDs/STIs.
