Monterey Peninsula College - Basic Needs

The Basic Needs Center serves as a hub connecting students to essential services that impact health, belonging, and well-being. We are committed to fostering holistic support through various services and resources that address students’ basic needs—an ecosystem that includes food security and financial stability—in addition to health care, technology, and transportation.

General Description of what students will be doing at this Site: Student will work on intake for case management, outreach for CalFresh and EBT as well as working to provide MPC students with outreach for various resources both on campus and in the community.

Key Responsibilities: Manage intake as well as lead outreach coordination to have students aware of resources. They will work with the Basic Needs team to create new outreach forms as well as work within systems to better serve our student population.

Desired Intern Characteristics:

Strong understanding of customer services

Strong interpersonal skills

Able to maintain conversations with students and staff

Strong experience with office environment

Concentration: Social Work
Format of Service: In-Person Service
Type of Service: Direct Client Service
The following HHSPP Competencies that the student will be exposed to:
- Collaboration
- Conflic Resolution, Negotiation, & Mediation
- Knowledge of Health & Human Services (SW or CH)
- Personal & Professional Communication
- Professional Development

Training will be on onboarding and will entail FERPA, training on case management systems, ServSafe Certifications, CalFresh Trainings, as well as multiple opportunities for other professional development trainings/webinars