Refugee Health Promotion Intern (UNPAID)

About the role

The priority of this position will be to contact new health care providers to build partnerships and create a service map that caters to the health and wellness of IRC clients. The student/Intern will lead 3 different workshops held for clients as well as document services, attendance, and increased knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Contact new health care providers to build partnerships and create a service map that caters to the health and wellness of IRC clients.
• Lead 3 different workshops held for clients.
• Document services, attendance, and increased knowledge.
• May be expected to provide transportation for clients via IRC vehicles as well as provide bus training to clients if needed.

Qualifications

• Currently a BSW or MSW student at an accredited university, with some foundational coursework for generalist social work, health, or wellness.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage respectfully with diverse populations.
• Comfort with public speaking as group facilitation will be weekly, or willingness to develop these skills.
• Competence in time management, organizational tasks, and ability to follow through on assigned responsibilities.
• Must have access to transportation.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and applying mental and physical health knowledge to support wellness and prevention in community or organizational settings.
• Articulate how social determinants of health impact client and community well-being.
• Develop and deliver wellness-based interventions by assisting in planning, implementing, and evaluating group-based interventions.
• Adapt wellness programming to meet the needs of diverse populations using inclusive, culturally responsive approaches.
• Contribute to the coordination of wellness activities, administrative planning, and documentation processes.
• Understand the structure, mission, and function of a health and wellness program within a larger agency or system.
• Engage in ethical and professional practice; identify ethical considerations specific to health and wellness programming within a diverse population (e.g., boundaries, confidentiality in group settings, dual relationships, and communication).

Professional Standards

• Adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.
• Operate and enforce policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation.
• Build teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits in the US, including:

• 10 sick days
• 10 US holidays
• 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure
• Medical insurance starting at $163 per month
• Dental starting at $6.50 per month
• Vision starting at $5 per month
• FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
• A 403b retirement savings plan with immediately vested matching
• Disability & life insurance
• An Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.