Cuban-Haitian Entrant (CHE) Casework Intern, Summer 2024

The case administration program contains offering core providers to new arrivals, and serving to purchasers work in direction of self-sufficiency within the U.S. within the areas of well being, employment, funds, training, housing, household, and group. Below the supervision of the Caseworker, the Summer time 2024 Cuban-Haitian Entrant (CHE) Casework Intern will focus totally on gaining expertise within the area of resettlement, studying and implementing the Cuban-Haitian Entrant Program providers outlined beneath the U.S. resettlement program, and constructing the capability of the present casework group by helping within the on a regular basis work of caseworkers.

That is an unpaid internship place that requires a minimal dedication of 20 hours per week for not less than two months.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Achieve publicity to interacting with numerous communities, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Deepen understanding of the distinctive boundaries, challenges, and belongings of the refugee and immigrant communities.
• Achieve business information of the U.S. refugee resettlement program and its core providers.
• Achieve expertise in working straight with purchasers to help their objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Job shadows the casework group with the objective to grasp the core providers delivered beneath the U.S. resettlement program.
• Construct the capability of the casework group by studying about and supporting the next actions:
  • Serving to purchasers comply with up on standing of essential paperwork (e.g., social safety playing cards)
  • Enrolling households in English language coaching (ELT) lessons
  • Enrolling youngsters in public faculties.
  • Educating purchasers easy methods to navigate public transportation.
• Offering basic administrative help reminiscent of case notes and importing documentation into case recordsdata.
• Different duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Potential to deal with delicate shopper info confidentially.
• Robust intercultural communication expertise, together with demonstrated means to work successfully with folks from numerous backgrounds and throughout language boundaries.
• Potential to work independently and as part of a group.
• Comfy with Microsoft Workplace merchandise and willingness to study to make use of new software program for information entry.
• Adherence to IRC volunteer/intern and office insurance policies.
• Spoken and written fluency/proficiency in English required.
• Spoken and written fluency in Spanish required.

TRAINING & GUIDANCE

In-depth coaching will likely be supplied for interns to grasp IRC programming and the assorted wants of purchasers accessing IRC providers. Interns will obtain coaching on IRC’s federal R&P and APA service agreements and their programmatic necessities for resettlement providers. Interns with shopper languages who may function an interpreter will obtain steerage on insurance policies when decoding. Different exercise particular coaching will likely be supplied as wanted. Flexibility, initiative, and a need to collaborate are important qualities for this intern alternative. A high-level of confidentiality is required when working with IRC purchasers.

Please notice that that is an UNPAID internship; nevertheless, IRC Louisville will present mileage reimbursement for private automobile utilization for shopper providers in the course of the internship. All intern alternatives are contingent on clearing a background test*. Interns should adhere to the IRC intern and office insurance policies, which incorporates confidentiality and shopper safeguarding.

FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, & YOUTH PROGRAM LEADERS

If you need to debate connecting your group with the IRC in Louisville for internship alternatives, please e mail Alma Herović, Growth Supervisor, at [email protected] with the topic line “INTERNSHIP.”

OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED & SUPPORT

• Be taught extra concerning the IRC’s work at Rescue.org/Louisville
• Struggle for insurance policies that ship actual change for the folks we serve: Rescue.org/take-action

Gender Equality: IRC is dedicated to narrowing the gender hole in management positions. We provide advantages that present an enabling surroundings for ladies to take part in our workforce together with parental go away, gender-sensitive safety protocols and different supportive advantages and allowances.

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