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ORGANIZATION: Shanti - San Francisco
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DESCRIPTION
Shanti’s HIV Services provides practical assistance and emotional support to underserved San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS.
Title: HIV Services Intern
Type of Internship: Unpaid
Hours per Week: 20-40
Internship Length: minimum 5 months, Beginning August 2017
Professional Development Opportunities:
- Gain skills in peer counseling and client advocacy
- Gain knowledge of Bay Area HIV/AIDS service providers
- Gain experience performing client profile updates and providing information and referral
- Gain knowledge of non-profit coordination and management, peer counseling, client psychosocial issues, and the harm reduction and active listening models
Intern Training Provided:
- Shadow Care Navigators to gain experience with performing profile updates
- Shadow Drop-In Service Center staff, as needed, to become familiar with and experienced in all Drop-In Center tasks and responsibilities
- Attend required Shanti Peer Support Training* to gain skills in active listening, peer counseling and the Peer Model of Support used by Shanti staff and volunteers
- Continued consultation with HIV Services Manager
- The next Peer Support Volunteer Training will be taking place in August 2017:
* Friday, August 4th from 6-9:00pm
* Saturday, August 5th from 9am-6 pm
* Sunday, August 6th from 9am-6pm
* Wednesday, August 9th from 6-9:30 pm
Intern Responsibilities:
- Work a minimum of 20 hours per week
- Support Drop-in Center activities
- Provide emotional support, practical assistance and advocacy for assigned clients
- Update client’s annual verification, profile information, care plans, information and referrals
- Become familiar with the existing network of services provided.
- Become familiar with and provide referrals to clients for general information on food, clothing and housing resources
- Document service to clients through progress notes, database and client hard file.
- Participate in weekly staff meetings and in-services
- Receive regular supervision meetings with HIV Services Manager
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team of caregivers
- Participate in program outreach, training and other activities, as appropriate
- Work with Volunteer Services as assigned
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Commitment to service as a personal value
- Ability to make a commitment to provide service at a minimum of 20 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months
- Completion of on-site training and required Peer Support Training
- Demonstrate relevant training, course work, employment/volunteer experience or life experience
- Sensitivity to and/or experience with HIV disease or other life-threatening illness, diversity, substance use, mental illness, homelessness, and marginalized populations
- Willingness to learn about Bay Area resources
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy, ability to enter data accurately
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
- Ability to interact with individuals in diverse environments
- Receptivity to feedback
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please contact Adrienne Elias, HIV Services Manager at aelias@shanti.org or 415-674-4760 or visit our website at www.shanti.org
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About Shanti - San Francisco
Location:
730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, US
Mission Statement
Shanti enhances the quality of life, health and well-being of people living with life-threatening illnesses, including Breast Cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Description
Founded in 1974 by Dr. Charles Garfield, Shanti has been at the forefront of a growing national movement to enhance the quality of life for persons living with life-threatening or chronic illnesses by providing volunteer-based emotional and practical support.
Shanti is a Sanskrit word meaning "inner peace" or "tranquility". It is an appropriate name since, ultimately, all of Shanti's direct service and educational programs are aimed at easing the burdens and improving the well-being of people in difficult life situations.
Key to the success of Shanti's mission is the Shanti Model of Peer Support, which is both a philosophy and a set of techniques that are used throughout our work. It is a way of being with another person that frees both parties to be fully who they are and communicate their feelings to one another. It is a way of being which allows two persons to meet as equals. It is a way of relating to others that is characterized by certain values and attitudes.
Definition of Peer
We define peer as someone who is not necessarily like us in obvious ways, but is someone with whom we share a basic humanity; someone with whom we are equals. All people share universal human experiences. By virtue of this shared humanity, we are all peers. The Shanti Model of Peer Support is based on this equality.
Values Underlying the Shanti Model of Peer Support
- mutual respect
- positive regard
- empowerment of the client (the assumption that the client has the solutions to his or her own problems and does not need your advice of direction)
- genuineness (being oneself, authenticity)
- acceptance of differences (does not mean agreement, but acceptance based on respect)
- empathy (allowing oneself to feel with another person)
- intention to be of service
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
730 Polk Street. 3rd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94109
DATE POSTED
July 31, 2017
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- People Skills
- Mental Health
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- minimum 20 hrs/week for at least 3 months
- attend required Peer Support Training