Internship - 360 Communities Eagan Lewis House - Fall 2021

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Duties and Responsibilities

1. Responsible for weekly goal planning with clients and follow-up as needed.
2. Proactively seek out opportunities to provide emotional/behavioral support while maintaining professional and ethical behavior.
3. Study and become familiar with Federal and State laws and how they impact victims of domestic and sexual violence.
4. Seek out and understand resources to help clients with needs, such as: housing, education, medical, legal needs, financial/basic needs, and children’s needs.
5. Support child clients by re-directing behaviors and maintaining safety.
6. Perform general office duties: answer phones, direct calls, respond to inquiries.
7. Follow Lewis House Safety and Security Procedures.
8. Screen and answer the door, accept donations, and direct vendors.
9. Support Lewis House families by assisting with personal need supplies.
10. Follow mandated reporter requirements.
11. Participate in house meetings, case consultation, and group events.
12. Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as needed or apparent or as requested or delegated.
13. Track and document direct service work with clients of the Lewis House.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Minimum of 250 hours for internship
2. Experience, education, or knowledge of socially, economically, or culturally diverse populations
3. Ability to be self-directed, motivated and able to demonstrate non-judgmental profession decision making skills
4. Ability to pass a background check
5. Attend required training

Work Environment and Physical Demands

1. Shelter/residential and office environment exposure to machines: fax, copier, scanner, computers, and printers.
2. Minimal noise level.
3. While performing duties of this job, volunteer is regularly required to walk, stand, bend, kneel, sit, use hands to write, type, use computers, and lift up to 25 pounds.

Due to COVID-19, all volunteers will need to maintain social distancing, wear masks, clean and sanitize workstations and be mindful of any symptoms before coming to their shift.

At the start of each shift, we need volunteers to be able to answer no to the following questions:

• Do you have a new or worsening cough (that is not typical for you)?
• Are you running a fever that is high for you (higher than what your temperature is normally)?
• Do you have shortness of breath that is unusual for you?
• Are you feeling extremely lethargic or tired beyond what is normal for you?
• Do you have a sore throat or cough?
• Have you been exposed to anyone displaying symptoms of COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms recently?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, you will not be able to come on site until symptoms are gone.