Social Work Intern Manager

Social Work Intern Manager

About Mobile Loaves & Fishes

Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, the organization serves its homeless neighbors through three core programs : Truck Ministry, Community First! Village, and Community Works. Often referred to as the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned development that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. We are now embarking on a new phase of community expansion, adding more than 1400 new neighbors over the next 5-10 years.

About the Role

The Social Work Intern Manager is a key member of the Neighbor Care Team at Community First! Village. This role is responsible for leading, mentoring, and supervising a team of social work interns who walk alongside our formerly homeless neighbors. The Social Work Intern Manager ensures interns are equipped to provide direct care, emotional support, and resource connections while creating a meaningful and values -aligned learning experience. This role also serves as a bridge between interns, Neighbor Care staff, university partners, and community resources.

This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Supportive Services Manager . Due to the nature and requirements of the position, hours are flexible to fit need, but typically include 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. Some nights and weekends may be required . The Social Work Intern Manager will office at Community First! Village located at 9301 Hog Eye Road, Austin, TX 78724.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a cohort of up to 15 social work interns, including onboarding, training, weekly individual supervision, and ongoing mentorship.
• Ensure the internship experience meets academic, licensing, and ethical standards in coordination with university field placement advisors.
• Assist interns in providing trauma-informed, person-centered car e to assigned neighbors.
• Collaborate with Neighbor Care staff and partner agencies to ensure holistic and consistent care for neighbors.
• Build trusted relationships with neighbors and model relational connection, compassion, and accountability in all work.
• Support interns in managing complex needs related to health care, recovery, housing stability / neighbor retention , eviction prevention, and community integration.
• Outreach to new universities for re cruitment of students.
• Assist the Neighbor Care team during times of high need or low intern availability.
• Attend regularly scheduled Neighbor Care and a ll-staff meetings.
• Other Duties & Responsibilities as needed

Knowledge , Skills , Abilities & Princip les

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Benefits

MLF VISION

We empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless.

MLF MISSION

We provide food and clothing, cultivate community, and promote dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need.

GOALS

BELIEF STATEMENTS

The vision is supported by belief statements centered on our belief that homelessness is the result of a profound, catastrophic loss of family :

CORE VALUES

MLF is committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes relational connection. We believe there is opportunity in every aspect of our work to be relational in a highly transactional world. In this culture, transactions are means to relational ends, not the other way around.​

​​This begins with the countercultural love poured out by Jesus Christ and grows as imperfect individuals strive to show this love to each other human-to-human, heart-to-heart.​

​​Each individual's openness to the journey of their own personal growth is essential in building our relational culture, and we believe this culture flourishes as we each continuously strive to more fully embody these four core values :

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

MLF is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in accordance with federal and state law.