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18 people are interested
2017 Social Services Interns
ORGANIZATION: Redemptive Work
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18 people are interested
Redemptive Work is looking for interns to assist in our work with displaced, disabled, formerly incarcerated, or other socially outcast persons to create sustainable living situations. Our clients need assistance accessing local resources and services, personal goal setting, employment search, and more.
On Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am-3pm, Redemptive Work holds a walk-in clinic where clients meet with sustainability coaches to find solutions to overcome their societal barriers on a case-by-case basis. Interns work as sustainability coaches, meeting with individuals one-on-one to assess their needs and work with them to create realistic and actionable short-term and long-term goals. Multiple interns work with each client over the course of weeks, months, and years until the client has achieved sustainability in their life (stable income, manageable housing, and access to health care). Additionally, interns assist with the administrative work, community outreach, creative fundraising and securing of resources vital to Redemptive Work’s continuing operations. Interns receive training on life and career coaching, social work, capacity building, non-profit administration, and community outreach. To serve our clients best, we ask that interns commit to approximately 8 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months.
This opportunity is excellent for those studying social work, policy, psychology, or theology; those looking for practical administrative and direct service experience; and those passionate about social and economic justice.
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About Redemptive Work
Location:
205 E Monroe, AUSTIN, TX 78704, US
Mission Statement
Making sustainable living a reality for displaced or seemingly unemployable persons.
Description
Redemptive Work (RW) is dedicated to making sustainable living a reality for displaced and seemingly unemployable persons.
RW serves homeless, previously incarcerated, and disabled persons navigating barriers to sustainable living. Our work began when Rev. Dr. Tina Carter joined RW Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mindy Johnson-Hicks in writing The Wealth of Poverty (Outskirts Press, 2013); an exploration of the ways authentic relationships across socio-economic groups enables collective prosperity. During this collaboration, it became apparent that under-served populations of homeless, previously incarcerated and disabled people shared common barriers to finding employment, housing, and healthcare. RW incorporated in 2013 to learn to navigate those barriers. We meet with people weekly, one-on-one, to discuss goals and strategies necessary to achieve sustainability beyond societal barriers. People need adequate work, safe shelter and access to health care and we are here to ensure a community is present to help them find all three. We also help people overcome obstacles by coaching them to fill out forms for jobs or obtaining a Driver's License or Social Security Card, government benefits. We help people face the challenges that so often prevent marginalized persons from re-engaging in society in a sustainable way. We also help our clients to understand what their strengths are instigating self-advocacy in a profoundly disenfranchising system.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1122 Colorado Suite 105205 E Monroe StAustin, TX 78701
DATE POSTED
June 6, 2017
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Life Coaching
- Case Work / Management
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 19