Fall 2024: Refugee and Immigrant Pantry Education (RIPE) Intern (Unpaid)
Job Description
*Please note: this is an unpaid internship. Thein-personposition is anticipated to start in August - September 2024.*
IRC IN SAN DIEGO BACKGROUND:The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economicwellbeing,and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.
IRC's Refugee and Immigrant Pantry Education (RIPE) Program honors the IRC SD's guiding principles of community-based collaboration, fostering a culture of learning and holistic wellness, and upholding the knowledge and power of our clients to ensure that food is a vehicle for positive change in the lives of IRC clients. RIPE seeks to increase access to preferred and nutritious food for at least 1,180 refugees and immigrants to ensure that all displaced families and individuals have quality and nutritious foods that adequately supports their locating safety in San Diego. The RIPE program includes a culturally inclusive food pantry, promoting refugee and immigrant-led food production, and improving food system navigation and knowledge for refugee and immigrant clients of IRC through workshops and cultural orientations in dignity-affirming ways.
SCOPE OF RIPE INTERNSHIP: In this internship role, individuals will have the opportunity to contribute to the RIPE Program through community engagement and outreach, food stocking and distribution.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Based on skills and experience, responsibilities may include a combination of program support, administrative support, and direct service:
Non-client facing
Sort produce and stock the food pantry
Lifting food products and items as necessary
Client facing
Welcome IRC clients into the food pantry and help facilitate their shopping experience
Support with outreach to IRC clients using interpreters when necessary
Contribute to data recording of food distribution, restocking
Provide IRC clients with information about the community resources available
Other related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds safely
- Reliable, punctual
- Experienceworkingas a team in a cross-cultural environment
- Effective communicationand interpersonal skills
- Excellent organization, time-management skills
- Reliableandcommittedto continuously show up forscheduled volunteer shifts
- Proactive, motivated,adaptable
- Demonstrated success working and communicating with people of varied English-speaking abilities stronglypreferred
- Proficiency in an IRC working language other than English highly desired
Thisrolereports to theFood Nutrition Specialist.
Compensation:This is anunpaidinternship opportunity.
Working Environment:
- TheRefugee and Immigrant Pantry Education (RIPE) Internship is in-person at the San Diego office.
- San Diego Office hours are scheduled Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm PST. Selected interns can choose their hours based on this window of availability.
- Preferred schedule is Monday through Wednesday
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
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