TIME COMMITMENT: Once a week for 1-2 hours with a minimum 6 month commitment
BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. Domestically, our 25 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency.
SCOPE OF WORK: Volunteers will go to the client's home or another agreed upon location to provide digital literacy training. Interpretation provided if needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Attend Volunteer Orientation
•Must undergo and pass a background check. The IRC kindly requests a $48 fee to assist in covering the cost of this requirement
•Visit the client once a week for 1-2 hours a week to review basic computer skills- how to set up an email address, how to search the internet, etc.
•Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Must be comfortable working with technology, although no training or certification is required
•Comfortable working in a multicultural environment
•Flexible, able to adapt to client needs
•Reliable, responsible
