Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City (IRC-SLC) Health Programs promotes physical and psychological well-being by facilitating access to healthcare services and providing education and advocacy.
The Occupational Therapy (OT) program focuses on life skills training in a wide range of areas for self-sufficiency and access to community resources. Training is provided in areas such as the use of kitchen appliances, budgeting, paying bills, use of bank accounts, public transportation, medication management, and scheduling appointments.
Responsibilities:
- Under the direction of the staff occupational therapist, provide life skills training activities in client homes and in the community.
- Provide assistance teaching group activities.
- Communicate with caseworkers, health team members, and others at IRC as OT collaborates with many different programs at the IRC.
- Document activities completed and response of client(s) and provide to OT.
- Attend staff meetings as schedule allows.
- Assist staff occupational therapist and OT students as assigned.
- Support the IRC–SLC office with other duties as assigned.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain professional experience working in the public health sector.
- Gain experience teaching and communicating with clients to break new learning tasks into smaller pieces to support client success.
- Gain experience teaching life skills in a community setting.
- Gain knowledge about the profession of occupational therapy and other professions represented at the IRC.
- Gain experience collaborating and communicating with a wide range of IRC professionals from different backgrounds and specialties.
- Gain experience communicating with English Language Learners and use of an interpreter.
- Gain public speaking experience through teaching classes to clients and reporting in staff meetings.
Requirements:
- Interest in working with diverse populations.
- Motivated, flexible, able to work independently.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
- Strong computer skills.
- Valid driver's license, access to a vehicle, and willingness to drive clients.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; fluency in additional foreign languages preferred.
- Background in health promotion, social work, or other related field preferred.
- Background check is required.