Job Description

POSITION TITLE: REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT Intern  

START DATE: January 21

This internship requires a minimum commitment of 8-10 hours per week for 4 months in the New American Pathways’ office.This position is intended to provide qualified interns with an experience of working one-on-one with refugee clients from all over the globe. In this role, the intern will have the opportunity to refine his/her inter-cultural communication skills, expend his/her knowledge base on a variety of cultures, and observe the refugee experience from arrival to the U.S. through the initial phases of cultural adjustment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Visits refugee families to assess their needs and progress toward self-sufficiency by introducing general American cultural concepts through explanation and example:

1.   Provides assistance with community orientation and home management
2.   Instructs clients with social adjustment activities (public transit/shopping/budgeting/etc.)

• Assists with new arrival airport welcomes and apartment set-ups
• Assists in initial orientation session to the United States for newly arrived families
• Assist in conducting public transportation orientation (MARTA) for newly arrived refugees
• Completes case file documentation
• Attends meetings with outside stakeholders along with New American Pathways staff members
• Assists clients in scheduling and attending appointments with New American Pathways staff members
• Assists in grocery shopping for clients

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with people of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds; cultural sensitivity        
• Strong organization skills; the ability to multitask and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment       
• Willingness to gain understanding of basic refugee experience; sensitive to the refugees’ histories      
• Basic computer skills      
• Bilingual skills are a plus, but not required not required

Additional Information

To Apply please email your resume and cover letter