# Housing Intern **Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC) **Location**: Salt Lake City, UT **Job type**: part-time **Category**: Social Care **Industry**: Non-Profit **Apply**: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT-USA/Housing-Assistant-Intern_JR00004212?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b7fd8df2-9a9 ## Description The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. You will support the IRC in Salt Lake City's housing program, a leader in the nation of ensuring that refugees have a home to call their own as soon as they arrive in the US. As a Housing Intern, you will conduct post-move-in home visits with clients to ensure successful housing setup and adjustment, assist clients with setting up utilities, and educate them on their lease terms, rent payment process, and basic tenant rights in the US. **Responsibilities:** - Conduct post-move-in home visits with clients to ensure successful housing setup and adjustment. - Assist clients with setting up utilities, completing change of address forms, and other move-in logistics. - Educate clients on their lease terms, rent payment process, maintenance requests, and basic tenant rights in the US. - Assist with housing relocations, including pick-up and delivery of clients' belongings. - Assist eligible clients with applications for the HEAT program's utility payment support, monitoring their outcomes and following up as needed. - Maintain accurate documentation and case notes from all housing visits and client interactions. - Collaborate with the Housing and Case Management teams to address housing-related needs and concerns. - Assist in donation collection and distribution of household items to clients. - Assist in other duties as needed, including outreach, apartment searches, donations, deliveries, front desk support, and other staff and intern roles at the SLC office. **Learning Objectives:** - Gain a deeper understanding of the affordable housing landscape in Salt Lake County and barriers to accessing affordable housing. - Gain practical knowledge of tenant rights and responsibilities in the US, including lease agreements, rent payments, and maintenance procedures. - Gain experience in refugee resettlement logistics, including understanding requirements for refugee housing setups and community inputs required to accomplish setups. - Develop case management and client engagement skills by conducting home visits and communicating effectively with clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. - Enhance problem-solving and cross-cultural communication skills through hands-on support of clients navigating housing-related challenges. - Build professional experience in data entry and documentation, ensuring accurate and timely case records within a nonprofit and resettlement context. **Requirements:** - Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; fluency in an additional foreign language preferred but not required. - Previous experience in education, social services, housing or cross-cultural work (preferred but not required). - Must have a valid driver's license and reliable access to an insured vehicle. - Ability to lift heavy items and stand for a long period of time throughout the day. - Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook). - Motivated and flexible, with a positive attitude and willingness to take on a variety of tasks. - Ability to work independently and manage time effectively. - Ability to communicate and work as a team member in a cross-cultural environment. - Organized and attention to detail. **Benefits:** This is an unpaid volunteer position. No financial compensation, including compensation for relocation, is available. ## Skills ### Required - Microsoft Office - valid driver's license - reliable access to an insured vehicle - English language skills ### Nice to have - fluency in an additional foreign language - previous experience in education, social services, housing or cross-cultural work --- Source: [Apply at theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT-USA/Housing-Assistant-Intern_JR00004212?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)