Refugee Social Services Intern

Glendale

Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
Location: Glendale
Grade: Internship - Internship
Occupational Groups:
- Social Affairs
- Refugee rights and well-being
Closing Date:

SCOPE OF WORK: The RSS program supports employability services and other services that address participants’ barriers to employment, such as social adjustment services, interpretation and translation, childcare, referrals to internal and external services, applying for benefits, etc. Employability services within RSS are designed to enable refugees to obtain jobs within one year of becoming enrolled in benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support Caseworkers to ensure clients has living essentials such as housing, food, medical care, and access to transportation, and are oriented to their new environment.
Conduct intake services with clients to assess needs.
Provide individualized support through direct services, referrals, and advocacy.
Input clients' information in database(s) and assist with tracking and reporting as needed.

Use personal, insured vehicle to travel as needed throughout the service delivery area.
Assist with field work including but not limited to airport pickup, housing setup, school enrollment, delivery of household items, application for documents including social security cards, obtaining clients signatures and assistance with medical non-emergency services as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
Develop resourcefulness and problem-solving skills to work independently in different situational contexts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Learn about the services that refugees are eligible for upon arrival in the U.S., including public benefits in Phoenix and local resources in the Metro area.
Learn about strategies for effective, holistic case management.
Develop resourcefulness and problem-solving skills to work independently in different situational contexts.
Learn to communicate effectively with clients across cultures.

We do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.

Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.

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