School Social Work Graduate Trainee; CMS

Charter Middle School, 835 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Posted Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM

About PLN

Founded on Skid Row in 1980, Para Los Niños (PLN) partners with more than 10,000 children, youth, and families each year through integrated education, wellness supports and advocacy, addressing individual and systemic barriers to create pathways to success. In addition to operating early education centers, charter elementary and middle schools, youth workforce development sites and family services, PLN is the only children’s mental health provider in the Skid Row neighborhood.

PLN's community transformation work brings together community members, community-based organizations, city and county agencies, elected officials, and businesses to tackle issues that impact PLN families. Ninety-three percent of families served by PLN live in areas with the highest levels of food insecurity and homelessness in L.A. County.

Position Overview

This training track is for students seeking a Field Placement that leads to eligibility for the Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC) in school social work . This track entails placement at one of our three Charter schools. We currently have a middle school (6 th
-8 th grades), elementary (TK-grade
5) and a primary center (Tk-1 st grade). Training within this track includes supporting with individual and small group counseling , attendance (includes tracking, meeting with parents, conducting home visits, supporting school staff with incentive programs); classroom interventions; presentations ( i.e. topics such as bullying, conflict resolution, etc..); parent workshops; case management and crisis intervention. Students will have the opportunity to co-facilitate groups on topics such as social skills, bullying, etc.

Available Internship Days and Times:

This internship is a 20 hours a week commitment. Internship days are flexible, however attendance at the site must be during school hours ( i.e. 7:30am-3:30pm) . I f you would like to qualify for the PPSC, you will need to serve at one site for 16 hours and the remaining four at another site . Wednesdays are a mandatory training day as this is the day of the week in which staff meetings, trainings and group supervision take place on a weekly basis (9am-3pm).

The primary start date for training is the first Wednesday after Labor Day. There will be a 2 day orientation that will take place in late August (date to be determined) in order to help the students with onboarding activities. This orientation is necessary in order to ensure students have completed activities that will support their beginning their clinical training. It should also be noted that for the first two weeks of training in September m ost trainings are scheduled to take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Attendance to these training days is required unless prior arrangements have been discussed with the respective training supervisor.

Special Requirements : ( ie : livescan , TB clearance, training days prior experience)

We require that all students pass a livescan, drug screening and TB test. Agency wide trainings are also required (topics on trauma informed treatment, child abuse reporting, CPR / First Aide, etc.. )

Supervision and Training Plan

• Supervision :
  Students receive 1 hour of individual and 2 hours of group supervision weekly. I ndividual supervision is done in person while group supervis ion is conducted via telehealth format. Group supervision consists of no more than 8 students. Students present cases each week in a structured presentation format to facilitate this area of their professional development.
• Meetings with Preceptors :
  Students are assigned a preceptor at the beginning of the training year who provide s additional needed supports for the student to acclimate to their placement and be available in the event they have questions or crises arise.
• Trainings :
  Students participate in bi-monthly trainings . Trainings take place on Wednesdays from 10am-12pm. Various topics that have been presented previously include crisis intervention,…