Survivor of Torture Caseworker

**IRC Background:**

Founded in 1933, the IRC is a leading nonsectarian, voluntary organization providing relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. One aspect of the IRC is to provide assistance to refugees resettling in the United States. The IRC opened an office in Phoenix, Arizona in 1994 to provide reception and placement services to newly arrived refugees. The office resettles refugees and provides numerous program services to assist refugees from their arrival through citizenship.

**Job Overview:**

The Safety and Wellness programs ensure that clients have access to on-going psycho-social support to serve their adjustment needs as well as ensures additional culturally and linguistically sensitive mental health referral support services are available.

The primary role of the Safety & Wellness Caseworker is to provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate client-centered case management services for Survivors of Torture (SOT), including completing eligibility screening and enrollment paperwork, developing service plans, educating about community services and resources and helping problem solve barriers to access. This position is also responsible for assisting with administrative tasks including data collection, coordinating trainings of mainstream service providers, report writing, and proposals.

**Major Responsibilities:**

- Provide comprehensive case management services to Survivors of Torture (SOT).
- Conduct outreach to case management staff, refugee-serving agencies, ethnic community-based organizations, and others to inform service providers and refugees of programs and services.
- Complete eligibility screenings for all referral and enrollment paperwork for all eligible Program participants.
- Complete social and legal assessment for all enrolled clients.
- Develop a service and safety plan for each Program participant.
- Knowledge of Survivor of Torture, asylum processes, violence agains