School Social Work Intern

Kings Against Violence Initiative, Inc. (KAVI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth-serving organization with a mission to prevent and eliminate interpersonal violence from the lives of young people through advocacy, peer leadership, community mobilization, and social justice.

KAVI promotes community wellness and healing by operating high-impact youth violence prevention and intervention programs in Brooklyn. Our programs take place in hospital-based, school, and community settings. We also work with various partners to do community strengthening and healing programs.

Read more about the organization here: https://kavibrooklyn.org/

KAVI seeks qualified Social Work interns within our Brooklyn-based public high schools. The social work interns will liaise with students, school administration, and KAVI staff to create supportive relationships, promote continuity of care, and minimize conflict in the school setting. Social Work interns will apply therapeutic practices within the school setting, provide student support and interventions, and co-facilitate conflict resolution discussion groups in partnership with a School Violence Prevention Specialist. Social Work interns integrate the functions of case assessment and advocacy in the school setting for program participants.

As a KAVI school programs Social Work intern, you will be a cohort member of the KAVI site team of Violence Intervention professionals, working alongside a school Violence Prevention Specialist and the School Programs Manager within a school setting. With training, support, and utilizing KAVI curricula, you will shape and facilitate conflict resolution workshops, provide mediation and mentorship support to students, and manage a small caseload of KAVI VIP participants. Workshops and sessions are held in person at your assigned KAVI School Site.