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Requisition ID: req56294

Job Title: Spring 2025: Asylum Seekers & Families Intern (Unpaid)

Sector: Social Work

Employment Category: Intern

Employment Type: Part-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: San Diego, CA USA

Work Arrangement:In-person

Job Description

Please note: this is an unpaid internship

IRC BACKGROUND : Founded in 1933, the IRC is a leading organization providing relief, protection, and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression throughout the U.S. IRC in San Diego has resettled over 31,000 refugees to San Diego County over the past 48 years and provides numerous program services. In San Diego, the IRC opened its doors in 1975 and has grown to serve approximately 7,000 refugee and immigrant individuals from 115 countries of origin each year through 5 different departments.

SCOPE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND FAMILIES PROGRAM INTERN WORK: In this internship, students will have the opportunity to contribute to the A sylum Seekers and Families program through community engagement and outreach as well as by supporting case management.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Based on intern skills and experience, responsibilities may include a combination of program support, administrative/data support, and direct service:

• Support c ase management for asylum seekers and families.

• Drive and accompany clients to appointments such as health check-ups, legal consults, school enrollments, etc.

• Accompany clients on bus/metro trips to help them learn routes on the San Diego public transit system.

• Conduct o utreach, including development of materials and presentations.

• N etwork for and develop community partnerships and collaborations.

• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of Safety & Wellness Department.

• Conducting screening calls for potential clients, working with interpreters and determining eligibility for the program.

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Interns will gain exposure to case management for Asylum Seekers

• Interns will learn about the Asylum process and services available for asylees

• Interns will expand their experience providing culturally humble services and resources

• Interns will gain familiarity in cross-cultural communication

  Qualifications

  REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Must be currently enrolled in a n Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on social work, w omen’s/ g ender s tudies, p ublic h ealth, business, communication, economics, finance, public policy, public administration, social sciences or a related field.

• Work Experience (Preferred) : Prior experience in case work, working with clients with a variety of immigration statuses, familiarity with refugee and asylee populations helpful, but not required. Demonstrated success working and communicating with people of varied English-speaking abilities strongly preferred .

• Demonstrated Skills and Competencies: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, desire to learn and contribute, excellent organization and time-management skills, proactive, motivated, and flexible; ability to take direction (written and oral) and to complete tasks independently.

• Language Skills: Fluent in written and spoken English. Proficiency in Farsi, Dari, Spanish, Pashto, Arabic, Swahili or Russian preferred.

• Steady and regular availability is greatly preferred; flexible shifts will not work well for this internship.

• Certificates or Licenses: Current driver license and insurance required.

  This position reports to the Casework Supervisor .

  Compensation : This is an unpaid internship opportunity.

  Working Environment:

• The Asylum Seekers & Families Internship is in-person at the San Diego office.

• Hours Required Per Week: 20-25 hours.

• The San Diego office is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM PST. Selected interns for the Women’s Resilience Center can choose their working hours within this timeframe, Tuesday through Thursday.