Refugee Mentor Program Intern

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Mentor Program Intern- RefugeeOne Mentor Program is seeking an intern to assist the Director of Resettlement with the implementation of various tasks with the mentorship program, which serves adult refugees from all over the world. The Mentor Program Intern will match volunteers with clients for mentorship, introduce volunteers to their refugee partners, work with all parties to establish goals for the partnership, and provide help and support to mentors and clients in the program as needed.

Commitment: 8-14 hours/week

The intern would commit to 4 hours in the office per week and 4-6 hours after regular office hours, typically between 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. Flexible with your availability.

To apply for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter naming the internship(s) you’re interested in, your available dates, and preferred schedule, to Jan at jdouglas@refugeeone.org. Internships at RefugeeOne are unpaid, but students may obtain college credit.

RefugeeOne, located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, has a national reputation for its success in assisting refugees fleeing war and persecution as they build new lives.

With the help of 450 volunteers, RefugeeOne walks alongside refugees as they take their first steps on the road to self-reliance: we greet new arrivals at O’Hare Airport, furnish their first apartments, help them learn English, and connect them to their first jobs. However, we recognize that job skills aren’t the only component to success in the United States, which is why we provide mental health care, after-school programming, and community-building services as well. Our ultimate goal is to help refugee families become self-reliant in as little as 6-12 months.