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22 people are interested
Fall 2018 Social Services Intern
ORGANIZATION: Redemptive Work
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22 people are interested
Redemptive work is looking for volunteer coaches to work one-on-one with displaced, disabled, formerly incarcerated or other socially outcast persons to create sustainable living situations. Our clients are in need of assistance connecting to local resources and services, personal goal setting, employment search, and more. All training and resource information will be provided by the clinic director.
Redemptive Work Clinic operates on Wednesdays from 8am-3pm where clients will meet with you to find solutions to overcome their societal barriers on a case-by-case basis. Each individual's needs are addressed one at a time until sustainability is achieved. Each intern will serve clients for a minimum of four hours or a maximum of eight hours, each Wednesday.
This opportunity is excellent for social work majors, social justice advocates, seminary students and people who think fairness should be available to all.
Requirements:
- Availability Wednesdays and/or Thursdays from 8-3
- Work a minimum of 4 hrs per week
- Willingness to develop cultural sensitivity and compassion for others
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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
205 E MonroeAustin, TX 78704
DATE POSTED
July 3, 2018
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Life Coaching
- Case Work / Management
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 19