Anti-Trafficking Intern - Spring 2020
silver spring, md usa
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: silver spring, md usa
- Grade: Internship - Internship
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Occupational Groups:
- Criminology, Extremism, Police Affairs and Anti-Corruption
- Drugs, Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism and Human Trafficking
- Social Work
- Closing Date: Closed
Requisition ID: req6831
Job Title: Anti-Trafficking Intern - Spring 2020
Sector: Social Work
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Part-Time
Location: Silver Spring, MD USA
Job Description
BACKGROUND:Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading non-sectarian, voluntary organization providing relief, protection, and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. The Suburban Washington Refugee Center, where the IRC’s Silver Spring resettlement office is located, has resettled more than 10,000 new refugee arrivals, providing them a fresh start and opportunities to use their greatest resources—their motivation, their skills and their experiences—to become independent and self-sufficient new Americans.Currently, the IRC Silver Spring resettles and/or provides assistance to over 500 refugees and asylees each year. SCOPE OF WORK:The Anti-Trafficking program provides trauma-informed and client-centered services to assist victims of trafficking. Services include meeting clients’ basic needs, ensuring clients’ safety and access to temporary and long term shelter as needed. Also, the program refers clients to pro bono legal services, mental health specialists and economic empowerment activities as needed. RESPONSIBILITIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Qualifications
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APPLY This internship is for spring 2020 and requires a minimum commitment of 3 months for at least 15 hours per week. Note: This is an unpaid internship; school credit may be received depending on your program and institution. *Candidates applying not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or not within 12 months of graduation will be processed as volunteers. To protect our clients, the IRC requires all selected applicants to complete background checks. We ask that you make a $30 donation to help us cover the associated costs. Currently, 92% of our funding goes directly to programming to support our clients, and your help to cover this cost will ensure that no funding is directed away from serving our clients. Instructions will be provided after you have been selected to intern or volunteer. 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, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable
law. If you need assistance in the
application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an
accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions at IRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable
accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability.
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to your application. Please also include your availability to intern in your
cover letter. This position is filled
on a rolling basis.
We
currently offer internships during the following semesters:
Spring: January – May
Summer: May – August
Fall: September – December
Internships are typically posted 2-3
months prior to the anticipated start date.
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