Wellpoint Care Network·Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The intern will support child welfare work by assisting with case management, foster care licensing, and policy review. Key tasks include conducting background checks, interacting with clients through a trauma-informed lens, and assisting with program-specific research projects.
At Wellpoint Care Network, our mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing, and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.
Every person deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It’s part of human nature, and the promise of our country, that everyone be given a fair chance to be and do their best. Yet, many in our community live with unresolved childhood and generational trauma.
That’s where we come in. We believe we can create a world where children and families have a clearer path to their fullest potential. Wellpoint Care Network has championed the restoration of families for nearly 175 years.
Our next Child and Family Well-being Intern will gain experience in program areas, work on special projects, and participate in macro practice experiences such as policy review.
Child and Family Well-being Interns will help carry out our child welfare work focused on improving outcomes for all children and families at risk of, or already involved with, child protection systems.
Families who come into care with the child protective system often have faced multiple adversities, including poverty, discrimination, poor mental health, substance use disorder and violence. Many children in our care are placed with kinship or foster families while our case managers work with their families to achieve stability. While most children and families are reunified, in cases where it’s not safe to do so, Wellpoint Care Network works to find permanent homes for children.
The Child & Family Wellbeing Team is a partnership of internal programs within Wellpoint Care Network to assist our families in achieving stability. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to experience the duties and responsibilities of: Case Management, Supervised Independent Living Specialists, Family Preservation Specialists, Administrative Team members, and Foster Care Licensing Specialists. This will allow our employment-based interns to get a well-rounded idea of how Child and Family Wellbeing works at Wellpoint Care Network, outside of their employment role responsibilities.
At Wellpoint Care Network, the people in our care face education and health disparities, high unemployment rates and unaffordable housing. What’s worse, many have lost connections to resources, family, friends, and other support systems. We have seen the toll it has on a person’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being to try and successfully navigate complex systems that may have failed them in the past.
We believe there is a better way. So, we have anchored ourselves in our 175 years of caring for our neighbors through modernized human services.
Interested parties please apply online. For more information, visit our website www.wellpointcare.org.
Applicants must be active students pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in social work or a related field. Requirements include a valid Wisconsin driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to pass background checks and drug screenings.
Market context
Behavioral-health roles in Wisconsin are typically in steady demand because employers need licensed professionals who can support patients across healthcare and social-service settings. This role is competitive because it requires a current Social Worker license, at least two years of experience, and a Bachelor’s in Social Work, with a Master’s preferred; the listed benefits include health, dental, vision, PTO, and 401(k) matching. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits carefully on this platform to save time, then confirm your licensure and experience match before applying.
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