Employment Specialist Intern (Spring 2025)
Assist with job applications and client employment readiness
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Overview
Assist with job applications and client employment readiness
You have:
- Good written and verbal communications skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage clients in a counseling/coaching role
- Reliable, responsible, punctual and professional
- Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Comfortable working in a multicultural setting
- Car is required for this internship
SCOPE OF WORK: Finding and maintaining employment is a key element to refugee self-sufficiency. The intern will assist IRC employment staff to identify potential employers and job opportunities for refugee clients. The intern will complete job applications, assist with resume writing, prepare clients for job interviews, fill out new hire paperwork, shop for needed work clothes and tools, and accompany clients to their first day of work. Depending on the intern's schedule, h/she may act as a teaching assistant in job readiness classes. The intern will also provide administrative support including documenting job search activities and delivering appointment notices to clients' homes.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conduct employment assessments, create resumes, complete, and cover letters, apply for jobs, prepare clients for interviews, fill out new hire paperwork, accompany clients to interviews, orientations, and first day of work
• Provide post-employment placement follow up support and address and challenges or concerns expressed by client or employer
• Provide support to clients in addressing barriers to self-sufficiency; barriers include: limited English proficiency, lack of work experience, lack of childcare, lack of transportation, etc.
• Develop employer partnerships through research and targeted outreach
• Consolidate and organize client service delivery data into appropriate spreadsheets and databases; track and casenote employment placements and progress, services, and other data in IRC’s database
• Model appropriate workplace dress and manner
• Transport to and assist with employment related activities
• Research potential job openings and complete employment applications
• Document activities in case files and provide other administrative support as appropriate
• Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation
• Record hours and sub REQUIREMENTS:
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage clients in a counseling/coaching role
• Reliable, responsible, punctual and professional
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Comfortable working in a multicultural setting
• Car is required for this internship
This position is unpaid and reports to the Economic Empowerment Supervisor.
Qualifications • Conduct employment assessments, create resumes, complete, and cover letters, apply for jobs, prepare clients for interviews, fill out new hire paperwork, accompany clients to interviews, orientations, and first day of work
• Provide post-employment placement follow up support and address and challenges or concerns expressed by client or employer
• Provide support to clients in addressing barriers to self-sufficiency; barriers include: limited English proficiency, lack of work experience, lack of childcare, lack of transportation, etc.
• Develop employer partnerships through research and targeted outreach
• Consolidate and organize client service delivery data into appropriate spreadsheets and databases; track and casenote employment placements and progress, services, and other data in IRC’s database
• Model appropriate workplace dress and manner
• Transport to and assist with employment related activities
• Research potential job openings and complete employment applications
• Document activities in case files and provide other administrative support as appropriate
• Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation
• Record hours and sub REQUIREMENTS:
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage clients in a counseling/coaching role
• Reliable, responsible, punctual and professional
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Comfortable working in a multicultural setting
• Car is required for this internship
This position is unpaid and reports to the Economic Empowerment Supervisor.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability. mit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you helped someone overcome a barrier to employment? | This question assesses your problem-solving and coaching skills in a real-world context. | Use a specific example demonstrating your approach and the outcome. |
| How do you manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment? | The interviewer wants to know about your organizational skills and ability to prioritize. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you use to engage clients from diverse backgrounds? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience with data management or organizing client information. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a successful partnership you've developed? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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