Employment Intern Spring/Summer 2024 Unpaid

Requisition ID: req47708

Job Title: Employment Intern Spring/Summer 2024 Unpaid

Sector: Employment

Employment Category: Intern

Employment Type: Part-Time

Compensation: USD 0.00 – 0.00 Hourly

Location: Wichita, KS USA

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

Title: Employment Intern Spring/ Summer 2024
Location: Wichita, KS – In person
Duration: Spring 2024 and Summer 2024
Position reports to: Employment Supervisor
Hours: Part time – 10 hours/week

Please note that this is an unpaid
position.

BACKGROUND
The
mission of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is to help people whose
lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive,
recover and gain control of their future. At the IRC in Wichita, we welcome
refugees from several different regions by providing them with resettlement
assistance and services that allow them to restart their lives
here
in the U.S. Each year, the IRC in Wichita resettles refugees from Burma, Sudan,
Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many
of the refugee clients that the IRC Wichita serves arrive with limited
knowledge of the U.S. culture (work, financial services, language, etc.) and
must re-start their lives with the assistance of
the
IRC.

SCOPE
OF WORK
The
Employment intern is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the Matching
Grant (MG) program, including assisting refugee clients to achieve early self
-sufficiency and ensuring IRC meets program requirements. This position will
conduct internal reviews of all case file documentation and applicable reports
to ensure high quality standards of contract compliance and client service
delivery.
The
Employment Intern will work closely with the Employment Supervisor to support Employment
Specialists providing various services including case management, transportation
and employment services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide
  case management and employment services directly to clients enrolled in the
  Matching
  Grant
  program, helping them to achieve early self -sufficiency. Works closely with
  the
  Employment
  Specialists to ensure clients receive seamless and high quality services;
  
• Serves
  as an advocate and resource for clients and provides equal treatment to all
  client
  groups
  in accordance with the agency’s commitment to the dignity of all persons.
  
• Tracks
  client self-sufficiency outcomes and works with the Development team to connect
  Matching
  Grant clients with necessary donations and to ensure the program is meeting
  matching
  resource requirements.
  
• Coordinating
  with Early Employment Specialist, work one-on-one with refugees and asylees
  to
  assist with resume creation, job application, and job search.
  
• Provide
  ongoing coaching and counseling to program clients while also facilitating
  access to
  specialized
  local resources, helping them to overcome the barriers they face to achieve
  their
  goals
  for economic and social self-sufficiency.
  
• Organize
  and expand local employment partnerships to support them to understand clients
  and
  cultural diversification, and IRE Employment Program with workshops.
  

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

• Intern
  will gain exposure to refugee integration through programing.
  
• Intern
  will learn to communicate effectively with clients across cultures.
  
• Intern
  will learn to implement programming in a resettlement office.

TRAINING 
In-depth training will be provided for interns
to understand IRC programming and the various needs of clients accessing IRC
services. A high-level of confidentiality is required when working with IRC
clients.   

Skills & Qualifications  

• Comfort working with diverse populations and English language learners.
  
• Familiar with basic office equipment
  
• Experience working in social work/social services preferred, but not required.

IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard
to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, veteran status or disability.

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