Summer 2025 Safety and Wellness Community Connections Intern - UNPAID

Company: International Rescue Committee
Location: Wichita
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
SCOPE OF WORK: The purpose of this role is
for a bachelor's or master's level student to experience a program with diverse
clientele that promotes health and wellness. This role can be at both the micro
and macro level. To promote physical, mental, and
emotional well-being through education, prevention, and engagement activities.
The program empowers individuals and communities to make informed choices about
their health without engaging in case management.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The priority of this
position will be to contact health providers to build partnerships and have a
service map that caters to the health and wellness of IRC ORR clients. This
student will lead 3 different workshops held for clients to address the health
and wellness, assist with wellness groups, and set up client appointments with
health and dental providers as well as provide transportation as needed. This
position is not case management and therefore, this student will not hold
caseloads but rather assist on most aspects of RHP.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
*Demonstrate an
understanding of health promotion by Appling social work knowledge to support
wellness and prevention in community or organizational settings and 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 and adapt wellness programming to meet the
needs of diverse populations using inclusive, culturally responsive approaches.
*Demonstrate Organizational and Programmatic
Skills to 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;
student will be able to Identify ethical considerations specific to health and
wellness programming within a diverse population (e.g., boundaries,
confidentiality in group settings, dual relationships, communication).

Minimum Qualifications:REQUIREMENTS: Currently a BSW or MSW student at an
accredited university, a student who has some foundational coursework for
generalist social work or health and 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. Student must
have access to transportation.

This position reports
to the Interim Safety and Wellness Manager, Hannah Shackelford, LMSW-T.
The supervisor of this position will do the following to supervise and
support the intern/practicum within this opportunity: weekly meetings to
provide supervision and touch point reviews, biweekly team meetings, provide
support with professional goal setting that will be aligned with school
expectations and policies. Student will shadow each Refugee Health Promotion
team member, and programs at IRC to better understand the full breath of
services IRC offers. Student will understand the NASW Code of Ethics and its
real world application to health systems.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

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