SCOPE OF WORK: The purpose of this role isfor a bachelor’s or master’s level student to experience a program with diverseclientele that promotes health and wellness. This role can be at both the microand macro level. To promote physical, mental, andemotional well-being through education, prevention, and engagement activities.The program empowers individuals and communities to make informed choices abouttheir health without engaging in case management.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The priority of thisposition will be to contact health providers to build partnerships and have aservice map that caters to the health and wellness of IRC ORR clients. Thisstudent will lead 3 different workshops held for clients to address the healthand wellness, assist with wellness groups, and set up client appointments withhealth and dental providers as well as provide transportation as needed. Thisposition is not case management and therefore, this student will not holdcaseloads but rather assist on most aspects of RHP.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Demonstrate anunderstanding of health promotion by Appling social work knowledge to supportwellness and prevention in community or organizational settings and articulatehow social determinants of health impact client and community well-being.
• Develop and deliverwellness-based interventions by assisting in planning, implementing, andevaluating group-based interventions and adapt wellness programming to meet theneeds of diverse populations using inclusive, culturally responsive approaches.
• Demonstrate Organizational and ProgrammaticSkills to Contribute to the coordination of wellness activities, administrativeplanning, and documentation processes. Understand the structure, mission, and function of ahealth and wellness program within a larger agency or system.
• Engage in Ethical and Professional Practice;student will be able to Identify ethical considerations specific to health andwellness programming within a diverse population (e.g., boundaries,confidentiality in group settings, dual relationships, communication).
Minimum Qualifications:REQUIREMENTS: Currently a BSW or MSW student at anaccredited university, a student who has some foundational coursework forgeneralist social work or health and wellness. Strong interpersonal andcommunication skills to engage respectfully with diverse populations. Comfortwith public speaking as group facilitation will be weekly or willingness todevelop these skills. Competence in time management, organizationaltasks, and ability to follow through on assigned responsibilities. Student musthave access to transportation.
This position reportsto the Interim Safety and Wellness Manager, Hannah Shackelford, LMSW-T.
The supervisor of this position will do the following to supervise andsupport the intern/practicum within this opportunity: weekly meetings toprovide supervision and touch point reviews, biweekly team meetings, providesupport with professional goal setting that will be aligned with schoolexpectations and policies. Student will shadow each Refugee Health Promotionteam member, and programs at IRC to better understand the full breath ofservices IRC offers. Student will understand the NASW Code of Ethics and itsreal world application to health systems.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.