SURVIVOR SERVICES - CS & W - Survivor Services Internship (Graduate Student Level)
Position: Survivor Services Internship (Graduate Student Level)
Program Area: Survivor Services –Evaluation Team
Locations: This position is mostly remote. Some team meetings and events are in-person at the IRCO Main Office (Room 10 & 11), 10301 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220.
Schedule & Time Commitment: A minimum commitment of three months and at least 80 total volunteer hours is required
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm. Intern schedule will be discussed and agreed upon before onboarding. Hours per week and schedule can be flexible.
Program Description: IRCO Survivor Services provides trauma-informed confidential support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Oregon’s Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Malheur Counties. These confidential programs provide holistic, bilingual, and trauma-informed intensive case management and wrap-around services to survivors.
Position Summary: Graduate interns will compile feedback forms and data into short reports, work with Survivor Services leadership and IRCO Program Evaluator to update client feedback documents, improve sector processes and procedures, and create literature reviews. Graduate interns will have regular check-ins with Survivor Services sector manager and interface with Survivor Sector leadership and advocates.
Skills: Data compilation and analysis, punctuality, communication, cultural responsivity, willingness to learn Comfortable working in a multilingual and multicultural environment.
Training: As this is a confidential advocacy program, all interns are required to take the 40-hour free OCADSV training.
Qualifications & Requirements:
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Must be 18 or older
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Must pass an extensive background check (DHS ORCHARDS with Fingerprinting)
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Reliable internet connection for remote work.
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Current or previous enrollment in a social work, psychology, public health, program evaluation, criminology, or similar educational program.
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Current or previous enrollment in a class focusing on program evaluation, research methods, data analysis, or similar.
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Solid reading and writing competence.
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Preferred qualifications include bilingual skills and bicultural experience. (Languages including but not limited to Russian, Ukranian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Somali, Oromo, Vietnamese, Burmese, Chuukese, Haitian, Dari, Mandarin, Amharic, Swahili, Rohigya.)
All candidates must be able to provide:
- Resume: Outlining the tasks you're familiar with.it's okay if there is little or no relevant experience!
- Proof of Enrollment: Currently, we are only accepting interns and volunteers who are enrolled in an academic program. Proof of enrollment can be as casual or official as you're comfortable with: for example, an email from your advisor or professor, most current transcript, proof of enrollment from PCC, etc.
