Asylum Seekers and Families Program Intern (Unpaid)

This unpaid internship offers students the opportunity to contribute to the Asylum Seekers and Families program through community engagement, outreach, and support for case management. Interns will gain exposure to case management, learn about the asylum process, and develop cross-cultural communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support case 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 outreach, including development of materials and presentations.
• Network for and develop community partnerships and collaborations.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of Safety & Wellness Department.
• Conduct screening calls for potential clients, working with interpreters and determining eligibility for the program.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on social work, women’s/gender studies, public health, business, communication, economics, finance, public policy, public administration, social sciences or a related field.
• 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.
• 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.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in Farsi, Dari, Spanish, Pashto, Arabic, Haitian Creole or Russian preferred.
• Steady and regular availability is greatly preferred; flexible shifts will not work well for this internship.
• Current driver license and insurance required.

Skills

• Case Work
• Client Support
• Refugee and stateless population knowledge
• Asylee Population Knowledge
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Community Engagement
• Outreach Activities
• Case Management
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Time Management
• Organization
• Driving License

Languages

English