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.