Escondido Union School District is a K-8 Local Educational Agency (LEA).
Under our Integrated Student Supports Department, Social Workers, Social Work interns, Counselors, and Counseling interns provide students, in grade levels K-8, social-emotional supports for their academic, social, emotional, and personal success.
School Social Workers and school Counselors facilitate the coordination of services with students, families, school staff, and community agency staff using a Multi-tiered system of support. (MTSS). Interns work under the guidance and supervision of their field internship supervisors to provide a variety of support services, including but not limited to: individual counseling, psycho-educational support groups, check-in-check-out mentorship/case management, staff consultation, participation in multi-disciplinary team meetings, participation in parent meetings, attendance, intervention support of school-wide prevention/intervention services, community agency resource linkage, case-management, and crisis intervention support services.
Special placement information:
Accepting MSW 1st-year and MSW 2nd-year/Advanced Standing (clinical) students. Full- and part-time positions available.
Internship training that may require them to begin training prior to the start of their university's designated internship start date required.
Livescan fingerprint clearance through the district's designated partner agency required. Fingerprint fees are covered by the student interns. Student interns are responsible for 1B testing fees. Liability Insurance required.
If intern is pursuing a California Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) and will be using their school field placement hours to fulfill school internship hours required for the PPSC, then they will need to file a Certificate of Clearance through the California Commission on Teacher Credential. All Certificate of Clearance fees and related Live Scan fees are the responsibility of the intern.
If student interns are assigned placement at more than one school site, due to the need for support and/or to fulfill internship placement hours required for the pupil personnel services credential, then they would need to be able to mobilize between school sites. Most sites accessible by public transit. Travel reimbursement not available.
Agency hours: 7:30AM-3:30PM. Weekend and evening hours not available.