Fall Internship – Youth Support Services – unpaid

TITLE: Youth Programs Intern – Youth Support Services
LOCATION: In person, IRC Denver Office
START DATE: August 26, 2024
DURATION: approximately 12 weeks – 9months

Time Commitment: 10-15 Hours per week

Scope of Work: The Youth Programs- Youth Support Services intern will work with the IRC Youth team in
service delivery, education support, and community resource navigation.

IRC Organizational Background: 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 at
work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and
strengthen their communities.
The IRC works with government bodies, civil society actors and local volunteers to help refugees, asylees and those with Special Immigrant Visas translate their past experiences into assets that are valuable to their new communities. In Denver and other offices across the country, the IRC helps refugees and asylees  to rebuild their lives through services and programs that assist with initial resettlement through longer-term integration. Presently, these services are case management, employment services, psychosocial support, family stabilization, health coordination, health insurance literacy, family reunification and
programs for children and youth. The Denver office also has a legal services program to provide pro bono
legal representation to survivors of torture, as well as direct legal services for family-based immigration.

Internship Overview: The Youth Program intern will support overall youth team services and programs,
with a primary focus in direct service support to families. Through school enrollment support to newly
arrived families, school orientation sessions, and school support follow up. As a support service intern,
they will also support family and youth integration and navigation by connecting familiesto resources and
programs, such as community resources, libraries, recreation centers, and school resource hubs, while
helping families navigate how to access resources, for example transportation getting to programs or
resources. They will also support family outreach with community events or programs happening.

Some of the responsibilities may include:
• Direct service support with youth and families, and provide language justice in service with
interpretation line or IRC in-person interpreter staff
• Youth school enrollment support and school orientation about school in USA
• Family resource navigation support such as how to get to their neighborhood centers and how
to access resources at centers: local library, school resource hub, community recreation centers,
etc.

Learning Objectives:
1. Intern will gain knowledge and experience working within U.S. resettlement process and
education systems.
2. Intern will gain experience in youth and family direct service support through case
management and service delivery.
3. Intern will gain work experience in supporting newcomers navigate community systems and
resource access.

This position reports to the Youth Program Specialist.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualifications
• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or recent graduate
-Ability to work in person and drive clients with personal vehicle and insurance.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with Microsoft platforms.
• Previous experience working with youth and families in direct service.

• Organized for record keeping of case notes, client calls, and service documentation.
• Compassion, patience, and cultural humility working with newcomer families.

Application:  Please submit resume and cover letter with your application detailing how your experience and skills align with the required qualifications. If you do not live in the Denver metro area, please specify relocation plans for the duration of the internship.  The IRC is unable to sponsor visas for those living outside of the United States.