Internships

Purpose

The purpose of the World Relief Internship is to prepare interns for cross-cultural service by immersing them in the field of refugee resettlement.

Possible Responsibilities

• Assist Case Workers with attending and transporting refugee clients to important appointments.
• Help newly arrived families with tasks such as paying bills, applying for employment, or getting a state ID.
• Assist with ESL classes as needed.
• Teach essential life skills to refugee families, including: shopping, using public transportation, setting up a bank account, e.g.
• Practice English with refugees and help them adjust to American culture.
• Communicate consistently with Internship Coordinator and casework staff about refugee needs and issues relating to their resettlement.
• Work with staff to advocate for clients and connect them to community resources such as child care, libraries, or employment opportunities.
• Other related tasks may be assigned depending on organizational needs and each intern’s interests

Requirements

• Flexibility!
• Ability and desire to work with people from various cultural, religious and social backgrounds
• Current driver’s license highly preferred. Access to a vehicle is helpful.
• Desire to serve refugees and the mission of World Relief (“Empowering the local Church to serve the most vulnerable.”)

Other Aspects of Internship

• 6-8 weekly evening meetings (usually Monday nights 6pm-8:30pm) with World Relief staff for training.
• Readings and videos on forced migration, diversity, equity & inclusion, cross-cultural work, and the theology of hospitality.
• Reflective journal entries

Timeframe:

Internships generally begin in January, April, June or September. The internship lasts for a minimum of 3 months and interns are expected to work a minimum of 200 direct service hours to complete the internship. At least one full day of availability each week is required.

Purpose

The purpose of the World Relief Internship is to prepare interns for cross-cultural service by immersing them in the field of refugee resettlement, service and non-profit administration. ESL interns partner with adult refugee and immigrant students to build their confidence and skills in English communication so they can thrive in their new American context.

Possible Responsibilities

• Serve as an English tutor for 5-10 adult students at various levels, meeting virtually with each of them each week to review the lessons from their class for that week, practice conversation, and check in relationally
• Assist English instructors with facilitating activities in weekly class Zoom calls
• Assist English instructors with creating materials
• Assemble packets with learning materials for students and mail them out
• Assist ESL Team to track student attendance, metrics, & volunteer matches
• Assist ESL Team with administering standardized tests for students
• Create monthly calendar for students
• Check in on students who are new in the classes to make sure they understand how to complete lessons
• Attend weekly ESL Team meeting
• Participate in other ESL-specific trainings and meetings with ESL Team as desired & available
• Other related tasks or observation opportunities may be assigned depending on WRS’ needs and each intern’s interests

Requirements

• Flexibility!
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability and desire to work with people from various cultural, religious and social backgrounds
• Patience, perseverance, and a willingness to risk discomfort for the sake of building meaningful relationships
• Desire to serve refugees and the mission of World Relief (“Empowering the local Church to serve the most vulnerable.”)
• Previous ESL experience not required

Other Aspects of Internship

• 6-8 weekly evening meetings (usually Monday nights 6:00-8:00) with World Relief staff for training
• Readings and videos on forced migration, diversity, equity & inclusion, cross-cultural work, and a theology of hospitality
• Reflective journal entries

Timeframe:

Internships generally begin in January, April, June or September. The internship lasts for a minimum of 3 months and interns are expected to work a minimum of 200 direct service hours to complete the internship. At least two half days of availability each week are required.

Purpose

The purpose of the World Relief Internship is to prepare interns for cross-cultural service by immersing them in the field of refugee resettlement. The Health & Wellness team serves recently arrived refugee and asylee individuals in long-term case management programs to overcome barriers to successful integration.

Possible responsibilities

• Assist Case Workers with attending and transporting refugee clients to important appointments.
• Help recently arrived families access appropriate services such as paying bills, getting a state ID, securing public benefits and necessary documentation, and receiving medical care.
• Teach essential life skills to refugee families, including: shopping, using public transportation, balancing a checkbook, etc.
• Practice English with refugees and help them adjust to American culture.
• Maintain regular communication with cases assigned from caseworkers.
• Communicate consistently with supervisor and casework staff about refugee needs and issues relating to their integration.
• Work with staff to advocate for clients and connect them to community resources such as child care, libraries, or employment opportunities.
• Participate in weekly team meetings as available
• Other related tasks may be assigned depending on organizational needs and each intern’s interests.

Requirements

• Flexibility!
• Ability and desire to work with people from various cultural, religious and social backgrounds.
• Current driver’s license highly preferred.  Access to a vehicle is helpful.
• Desire to serve refugees and the mission of World Relief (“Empowering the local Church to serve the most vulnerable.”)

Other aspects of internship

• 6-8 weekly evening meetings (usually Monday nights 6pm-8:30pm) with World Relief staff for training
• Readings and videos on forced migration, diversity, equity & inclusion, cross-cultural work, and a theology of hospitality
• Reflective journal entries.

Timeframe

Internships generally begin in January, April, June or September.  The internship lasts for a minimum of 3 months and interns are expected to work a minimum of 200 direct service hours to complete the internship. Service longer than 3 months is preferred but not required. At least one full day of availability each week is required.

Purpose

The purpose of the World Relief Internship is to prepare interns for cross-cultural service by immersing them in the field of refugee resettlement and services.

Possible Responsibilities

The Next Generation Summer Intern supports World Relief’s Next Generation department in providing essential support and resources to children and families to promote wellbeing, academic success and community connection. Possible responsibilities include:

• Supporting Refugee Youth Summer Academy, potentially assisting with:
  • Helping caregivers register their students for camp
  • Transporting youth to and from camp activities
  • Sorting and delivering important learning supplies to students’ homes
  • Helping instructors and Resiliency Department interns facilitate in-person learning activities at local spaces
  • Supporting virtual learning group calls as needed
  • Connecting with individual students to support their experience
  • Completing data entry and information systems tasks

• Assisting with case management for Next Gen families, such as securing basic resources, navigating school, and increasing computer literacy. Communicate well with Next Gen staff about the status of family needs.
• Helping families navigate program participation requirements, such as completing consent forms
• Checking in with Next Generation families in regards to opportunities, needs, demographic information, program satisfaction surveys, etc.
• Delivering gifts in celebration of students’ birthdays each month
• Attending planning or training meetings with Next Gen staff
• Depending on intern skillset and availability, completing projects involving design, research, or planning, to support Next Gen initiatives
• Other related tasks may be assigned, depending on organizational needs and each intern’s interests

Requirements

• Flexibility, initiative, and organizational ability.
• Ability and desire to work with people from various cultural, religious and social backgrounds.
• Experience working with youth highly preferred.
• Current driver’s license required.
• Desire to serve refugees and the mission of World Relief (“Empowering the local Church to serve the most vulnerable.”)

Other Aspects of Internship

• 6-8 weekly evening meetings (usually Monday nights 6pm-8:30pm) with World Relief staff for training
• Readings and videos on forced migration, diversity, equity & inclusion and cross-cultural work
• Reflective journal entries

Timeframe:

The Next Generation internship starts in June. The internship lasts for a minimum of 3 months and interns are expected to work a minimum of 200 direct service hours to complete the internship. At least two full days of availability each week is required, but more is preferred, due to the full-time nature of our summer program. Preferred days include Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

Purpose

The purpose of the World Relief Detention Center Post-Release Internship is to prepare interns for cross-cultural services through immersion in immigrant and refugee fieldwork. The Detention Center Post-Release team serves asylum seekers and others released from immigration detention by providing case management services that empower the individual to accomplish their determined next steps and goals.

Possible Responsibilities

• Welcome newly released immigrants as they leave the ICE Processing Center/Detention Center in Tacoma on Fridays
• Data input and collection
• Assist client in accessing public benefits such as SNAP.
• Assist client in applying for documents such as State ID.
• Work with staff to advocate for clients and connect them to community resources such as libraries or employment opportunities.
• Provide transportation to various appointments as appropriate.
• Deliver gift-in-kind items such as clothing, backpacks and hygiene items to clients. Communicate consistently with Internship Coordinator, Detention Center Post-Release team and other staff about client’s needs and issues relating to their integration.
• Other related tasks as needed

Requirements

• Flexibility!
• Ability and desire to work with people from various cultural, religious and social backgrounds
• Current driver’s license and access to a vehicle
• Desire to serve refugees and the vision of World Relief Seattle, “every refugee and immigrant welcomed by community, rooted in community and empowered by community” and the mission of World Relief; “empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable”
• Bilingual in Spanish or Tigrinya speaker preferred

Other Aspects of Internship

• 6-8 weekly evening meetings (usually Monday nights 6pm-8:30pm) with World Relief staff for training
• Readings and videos on forced migration, diversity, equity & inclusion, cross-cultural work, and a theology of hospitality
• Reflective journal entries.

Timeframe:

Internships generally begin in January, April, June or September. The internship lasts for a minimum of 3 months and interns are expected to work a minimum of 200 direct service hours to complete the internship. At least one full day of availability each week is required.

Summary

The Legal Intern will play a critical role in World Relief Seattle’s growing Immigration Legal Services (ILS) team. The Legal Intern will be both on the front lines and behind the scenes of the ILS team’s work representing immigrant clients.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate in-person and telephone intake of new and existing clients
• Answer and screen incoming phone calls for the ILS department and direct accordingly
• Schedule client appointments and administer reminder phone calls
• Sort outgoing/incoming mail for ILS team
• Assemble and archive client case files
• Collect payment from clients and issue receipts
• Assist with prompt filing and data entry of all correspondence from the government and communicate relevant information to clients and ILS team members
• Assist ILS team members with other tasks as needed

Qualifications

• A desire to serve immigrants and refugees in support of the mission and vision of World Relief
• Highly detail oriented, very organized, and able to follow projects through to their completion
• Excellent inter-personal communication and enthusiasm for working as part of a team
• Experience in customer service is highly valued
• Flexibility and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced work environment
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively and effectively in cross-cultural settings
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word required; familiarity with Outlook preferred
• Proficiency in Spanish highly preferred
• Good oral and written English communication skills

Project opportunities

• Prepare naturalization clients for citizenship interview
• Implement new case file organization
• Lead outreach to immigrant community to share about legal services

Optional parts of the internship

• Shadow DOJ-accredited reps in appointments with clients
• Participate in weekly team mtgs