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Internship: Spring 2019 Vocational Training Refugee Adults
ORGANIZATION: Heartland Human Care Services
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1 person is interested
At Heartland Alliance's Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, the Vocational English Language Training team offers three 6 week sessions every spring for refugees and immigrants interested in pursuing a career in Chicago's hospitality industry. We are looking for 2-3 interns that can support our Hospitality class!
Duties of HOSPITALITY PROGRAM Intern
- Help students with online job applications.
- Assist with pre-testing and intake process in the recruitment phase of the class.
- Help create and manage paper and digital files for each participant in the hospitality programs.
- Help keep an updated binder of current job applications for each student
- Assist with interview practice/ Consult with each student one on one to determine his/her employment strengths, and prepare scripts for interviews
- Help set up group activities and participate in role play with the instructor when needed.
- Accompany class instructor and students to hotel tours downtown. Escort students on job interviews, job fairs, job trips, etc.
- Assist with graduation ceremony prep: assembling graduation packets including graduation certificates, CTA passes, class photo, copies of resumes, etc.
- Coordinate Hospitality Interview Clothing in Storage Area. Keep well organized and labeled...and determine clothing needs for each session. Assist with soliciting interview clothing donations
- Maintain student contact lists regularly.
- Help students with applications online.
Requirements
- Interest in the hotel/hospitality/service industry
- Some experience in Customer Service
- Interest in working with the refugee population
- Outgoing, energetic, and eager to interact and engage with students and staff alike
- Responsive to each student’s needs and challenges
- Basic computer skills (Word/Excel)
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About Heartland Human Care Services
Location:
4822 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, US
Mission Statement
Heartland Human Care Services advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations--particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced--through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
Description
Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) partners with refugees, asylees, immigrants and survivors of trafficking to address their needs by connecting them to their new community, providing education and employment services, and the help they need to succeed in their new country. RICS annually resettles more than 150 individuals in Chicago from places like Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and Syria. RICS serves an additional 500 refugees through a variety of services including cultural orientation, adjustment counseling, employment, job readiness and placement services, as well as medical case management, family literacy, and English language training for adults.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4419 N Ravenswood AveChicago, IL 60640
DATE POSTED
September 18, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training