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Housing Intern Spring/Summer 2024 Unpaid

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Part-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Wichita

Requirements

  • Able to work with minimal supervision
  • Comfortable working in a multicultural environment
  • Flexible, able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Reliable, responsible, able to complete tasks within required time-frame
  • Must have a car and a clean driving record
  • Must be in Wichita, Kansas and be willing to complete field work.

Responsibilities

  • Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation
  • Be trained in, oversee and assist in the client application process for the Housing Choice (HUD/Section 8) program, provide coordination of the application and approval process between IRC programs and City of Wichita Housing Program.
  • Provide classroom Cultural Orientation delivery to clients with the assistance of a translator.
  • Advocate for clients during delivery of needed services; represent IRC in a professional manner.
  • Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard.

We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises & help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

Non-profit
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1933
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40+ countries and in 29 U.S. cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.