Casey Family Programs works directly with children and families to develop and demonstrate effective, practical solutions to safely reduce the need for foster care, improve well-being, and secure safe and lifelong families for every single child in our care. 

Child and Family Services (CFS) of Casey Family Programs provides direct services and tribal consultation in pursuit of Casey’s mission to provide, improve, and – ultimately prevent the need for – foster care. CFS operates nine field offices in five states and an Indian Child Welfare Programs office that demonstrate direct service and ICW improvement models. We share our experiences and lessons learned with jurisdictions, tribes, providers, and communities in the spirit of mutual continuous learning. Our work is community and family centered, relationship-based, participatory, and culturally responsive. We recognize the dignity and strength of every individual, family, community and culture.

We are in search of a master’s-level Practice & Operations Intern in our Seattle, WA office. Under the supervision of the CFS Senior Director of Practice, the intern will contribute to several research-based projects over the course of nine to twelve months. These projects include, but aren’t limited to, development and analysis of client feedback and satisfaction surveys, conducting research and analysis to assist CFS in monitoring the well-being of clients, and assisting with the process of creating and revising direct staff trainings. Possible activities and learning opportunities include:

• Supporting surveying Casey clients to assess their experiences and translate into recommendations for changes
• Assisting CFS to measure well-being of clients
• Conducting focus groups and interviews with CFS staff
• Reviewing case record activity notes
• Conducting literature reviews on best child welfare practices and satisfaction/client experience survey processes
• Developing writings for internal and external audiences

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate level data analysis/research experience (quantitative or qualitative)
• Research question and methodology development experience
• Strong written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Ability to learn data analytic tools
• Must be proficient using Microsoft Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to travel is preferred but not required

Optional Qualifications:

• Using SQL to manipulate large quantitative datasets
• Statistical analysis: descriptive and/or inferential
• Data visualization

This position will be offered for approximately 30 hours per week for a duration of 9-12 months depending on availability of candidate. This opportunity is paid an hourly wage of $20.00 to $25.00 per hour depending on level of education. Casey Family Programs requires a COVID-19 vaccination for in-person work. Therefore, all employees will be required to present proof of vaccination status unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption.