Refugee Health Promotion Program - Peer Support Intern

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Key Responsibilities:

- Become familiar with chosen peer support curriculum

- Construct a sustainable peer support program:

• Engage in outreach to recruit peer support leaders and identify group members within the New American communities served (need at least 4-6 groups with at least 90 members total)
• Create a reoccurring 8 week peer support schedule, as outlined by the curriculum, for each peer support group formed
• Coordinate with RHL to schedule interpretation, if needed
• Address and implement strategies to overcome barriers to successful peer support program building

- Social Work, Public Health, Psychology or related major or background in social services preferred

- Understanding of and passion for equitable mental health access and its challenges

- Empathy and understanding of the challenges facing ethnically and socio-economically diverse individuals coming from backgrounds of persecution

- Basic understanding of trauma-informed care

- Understanding and successful implementation of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required

- Bilingual preferred, but not required

- Standard background check required

Intern will receive 6-8 hours of training and additional continuing education and professional development as desired.

Initial training will include:

* Refugees 101 (1 hour)

* Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska Overview (1 hour)

* RHP Program Overview (1 hour)

* RHP Peer Support Training Overview (2-3 hours)