NY Children's Health Promotion Intern (Unpaid)

Responsibilities

• This is an unpaid internship but may be pursued for academic credit. If you are planning to obtain academic credit through the position, please indicate this in your cover letter.
• Assist clients with Medicaid/New York Family Child Health Plus/HealthFirst follow- up, including application and documentation submission, advocating for and with clients, and updating client information accordingly.
• Facilitate health and wellness transportation orientations to empower clients to use public transit or other transportation options.
• Accompany clients to appointments to facilitate check-in, presumptive eligibility Medicaid coverage, and confirm interpretation services.
• Under the supervision of the CLS team, assess and monitor client needs and
• make appropriate community referrals
• LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• The student will learn about immigrant communities in NY, with a key focus on CLS clients' physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
• The student will learn how to effectively navigate health systems that clients
• frequently use.
• The student will develop outreach and advocacy skills.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a master's degree in public health, social work, or related field.
• Experience working with diverse populations, ideally in the context of health and wellness.
• Lived or working experience with refugee and/or immigrant populations is highly desirable.
• Fluency in Spanish is required
• PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
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• Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
• Equal

Benefits

Additional Information

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. The Children's Legal Services (CLS) program in New York provides legal representation to unaccompanied children. To be eligible for services, unaccompanied children must be under the age of 18 at the time they enter the CLS program, have no immigration status, and, at same time, have been officially designated as an unaccompanied child by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). We help them understand the immigration systems, prepare them for hearings, evaluate and advise them on the types of immigration applications they can file, and assist them with preparing their filings.

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