Requisition ID: req52004

Job Title: Fall Internship - Family Stabilization Intern

Sector: Social Work

Employment Category: Intern

Employment Type: Part-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Denver, CO USA

Work Arrangement:In-person

Job Description

Department: Health and Wellness

Reports to : Clinical Supervisor and Family Stabilization Specialist

Time Commitment: 10 - 15 hours per week .August 23, 2024 - May 16, 2025. Weekly schedule to be determined by supervisor and intern.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship. Interns receive mileage reimbursement when driving is required.

Duties:

• Work alongside Family Stabilization Specialists to support high-need refugees facing concerns related to severe mental health, domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, and suicide ideation

• Utilize interpretation to provide psycho-education and social-emotional support to clients

• Practice a trauma-informed approach, recognizing and drawing on client’s individual strengths to reach client goals

• Assist and educate refugees in accessing community resources and support programs, support with referrals

• Provide case coordination helping clients overcome barriers in accessing services, including providing transportation to and from appointments when necessary

• Maintain positive partnerships with services providers to ensure clients have access to culturally and linguistically appropriate service

• Provide accurate and timely case notes

• May also provide educational resources and trainings to community partners including schools and health facilities

Learning Objectives:

The FSS intern will have the opportunity to work with refugees from diverse backgrounds and will learn to use trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches to ensure clients in crisis receive necessary support and care. The FSS intern will gain a working knowledge of how resettlement programs at the IRC support refugees in reaching self-sufficiency, and common challenges that refugees face during resettlement.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills:

• Patient, organized, independent

• Able to respond compassionately and appropriately while working with people facing severe mental health needs or safety concerns, with supervision support

• Experience working with diverse populations and building trusting relationship across cultures

Required Skills:

•Must be enrolled in a graduate program in Social Work or Counseling

• Second year student or advanced standing

• Comfortable with a high level of client interaction

• Must be able to transport clients in a reliable vehicle