Employment Specialist
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.Information regarding the background check process can be found here:
http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-phoenix-az/how-become-volunteer-or-intern
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
SpringService hours
MorningAfternoon
Available days/hours
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and a self-starter;
• Must possess cultural sensitivity and excellent cross-cultural communication skills;
• Should have a strong desire to help people and work in a diverse team;
• Must be patient, flexible, and creative;
• Multi-lingual abilities preferred.
• Availability during normal business hours—Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
CATEGORIES
AdultsEducation
English as a Second Language
Refugees
Social Services
COMMUNITY PARTNER
International Rescue Committee
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
• Assist with the coordination of service delivery and fulfillment of the self-sufficiency plan
• Assist Employment Specialists and clients in developing the self-sufficiency plan
• Create a client profile/resume using the self-sufficiency plan
• Assist with scheduling, logistics, recordkeeping, reporting, and data entry and analysis
• Create and maintain client calendar of scheduled events
• Work directly with clients and reinforce collaboration with Employment Specialists
• Work with Employment Specialists and trainers to notify clients of upcoming events and do follow-up
• Participate in specialized trainings, accompany refugees to job interviews, assist with job applications
• Accompany clients to their first day of work on bus (when possible), help navigate bus routes, etc.
• Provide specialized instruction for individual clients
Population served
The newly arrived refugee community (0-180 days) will be served with this internship. Upon first arriving it is critical to get clients on a pathway to self sufficiency. Many times, these clients arrive in the U.S. with little relevant job experience, language barrieres, and cultural differences that make obtaining employment difficult. The employment specialists work at educating refugee clients on how to find employment and transition successfully into the workplace in America.
Community need/impact
When refugee clients first arrive in the U.S. it is the employment specialists priority to provide trainings and job readiness facilitation to assist clients in obtaining early employment upon arrival. By assisting refugees with improving their resumes, English language training, computer trainings, and job readiness trainings it provides them with better opportunities for gaining employment. This is critical to fulfilling one of the IRC's main focus areas of having its clients transition to self-sufficiency soon after arriving in the U.S.
By assisting newly arrived refugees with job readiness trainings it helps them become more competitive in gaining early employment. This helps refugees become self sufficient and active members of the local Phoenix economy. It also provides local employers with willing and qualified workers looking to improve the business they work for as well as the commnity they are a part of.
