FBI job openings on Careers4Terps

 FBI job openings on Careers4Terps

The Federal Bureau of Investigations is currently accepting applications for two full-time positions in Winchester, VA:

• Government Information Specialist (Job ID: 220015)
• Research Analyst (Job ID: 220016)

For more information and to apply, log into to Careers4Terps and search by either the job title, organization, or job ID.  Applications are due June 7, 2021.

Lunch and Learn w/ MLAW Professors

 Lunch and Learn w/ MLAW Professors

Don’t know whether law school is in your future?  Having trouble figuring out how to figure this out?  Join us for a panel discussion featuring MLAW Professors Mike Spivey, Christine White, Erica Smith, and Marty Kobren who will discuss their experiences in deciding whether to go to law school and offer some advice in deciding whether law school is right for you.  All are welcome.  Bring your questions!

When? Friday, March 26th at 12pm

Zoom link:  https://go.umd.edu/SKo

United State Capitol Police Job Announcement

 United State Capitol Police Job Announcement

The United States Capitol Police (USCP), located in Washington D.C., is a federal law enforcement agency that is currently seeking motivated and professional individuals for many Police Officer positions. The USCP safeguards the Congress, its legislative process, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and facilities to include the United States Capitol Building. The current vacancy announcement can be found on USAJobs.

For more information about our opportunities, and us, please visit USCP Careers or click on the PDF documents below.

• Join Our Team flyer
• Benefits flyer
• Job Announcement

Employment Opportunity - Cheverly Police Dept

 

Employment Opportunity - Cheverly Police Dept

PLA Info Session (This Wednesday)

PLA Graduate Certificate Info Session

Wednesday, March 24 @ 3pm **this week**

Registration Link: https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAuf-urrjsvHNFBnTJIy4Hqx0DowAe_aSf8

      After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

IRC Silver Spring: Summer Internships

Message from IRC....

My name is Kyle Monsees. I am the Volunteer Coordinator at the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring, Maryland. I’d like to inform you that the IRC in Silver Spring has begun recruitment for our summer 2021 internships. IRC Silver Spring is operating remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All summer 2021 interns will start remotely, and the situation will be reevaluated as things evolve.

I’ve listed the titles and a brief description of each internship below. You can find the full description by going to https://rescue.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=1&c=rescue and filtering by City (Silver Spring). Prospective interns will use that link to apply. If you want professional, hands-on experience working with refugees, asylees, & trafficking victims, apply to be an intern with the IRC in Silver Spring!

The IRC was founded at the behest of Albert Einstein in 1933 to assist people fleeing from persecution. Since then, the IRC has grown and works all over the world providing humanitarian support. In the United States, the IRC is one of 9 US refugee resettlement agencies given permission from the federal government to resettle refugees in the United States. In Silver Spring, the IRC works with refugees the moment they step off the plane to help them get situated and become self-sufficient members of their new community.

Our interns are a major part of our work. IRC internships give interns the opportunity to work directly with refugees to teach them or help them accomplish tasks needed to live successfully in the US. Each semester (fall, spring, and summer) we work to recruit 25-30 interns to get hands-on experience in refugee resettlement. We offer 14 unique internships that offer a wide variety of opportunities to develop different skills and gain experience including:

• Anti-Trafficking/Intensive Case Management: This program provides case management services to the IRC’s most vulnerable clients including international survivors of trafficking living locally. Clients are referred to Intensive Case Management when they have extra barriers to self-sufficiency (typically medical conditions and pre-literacy). The ICM program helps them to overcome these challenges. Depending on number of active clients, internship may be heavier sided on case management work or community outreach.

• Asylee Casework: The Asylee Casework team is the first point of contact for asylee clients. Caseworkers provide 8 months of case management to asylees. The services include providing monthly cash assistance, ensuring that clients apply for public benefits such medicaid, food stamps, ensuring that clients apply for social security and enroll in health insurance and ESL classes.

 

• Career Development: Refugees are often required to accept the first available job they get offered. This means that many refugees with professional experience take jobs outside of their previous field of work. The Career Development Program helps them re-enter their previous field of work. Since these are more advanced positions, staff and interns provide advanced job readiness trainings and teach skills geared towards acquiring positions in mid-level and up jobs.

 

·         Community Engagement: The aim of community engagement is to establish strong, mutually beneficial connections between the community and the IRC in Silver Spring order to garner monetary, in-kind and volunteer resources for refugee clients.

• Cultural Orientation and Casework: Teach classes to refugees on topics including, US Laws and customs, geography, healthcare, currency, history, etc. Classes are catered to discuss issues relevant to those attending.

 

• Economic Empowerment: The Economic Empowerment program assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient by providing workforce development. We assist recently arrived refugees to acquire their first job. Through this position you will be teaching our refugee and asylee clients skills and cultural practices that will help them to obtain and hold employment as well as budgeting and US laws.

 

• Family Mentor: The Family Mentor Program focuses on helping newly arrived refugees feel more at home by connecting them to mentors from the local community. Mentors help refugees practice English, socialize with others, and integrate into the community through weekly visits. The Family Mentor team provides support for mentors during their six-month commitment and monitors the refugee family’s improvement throughout the program.

 

• Immigration: This program’s primary responsibilities include helping immigrants obtain Permanent Residence Status, Citizenship, and family reunification. Many IRC immigration interns go on to pursue law school citing the internship as inspiration and good experience.

 

• Intake-Outreach/Q&A: The Intake-Outreach Q&A program is the first point of contact to all “walk-in” clients that visit the IRC in Silver Spring. We provide fast track enrollment in public benefits and referrals to internal and/or external resources and programs as needed. We are part of the casework team and ensure “No visitor will walk out empty handed”.

 

• Logistics: The logistics department is responsible for finding and setting up all apartments prior to a refugee family’s arrival. They work with community partners, US ties, and IRC staff to set up apartments and schedule the airport pickup schedule.

 

• Logistics and Casework: Internship includes responsibilities of the Logistics internship and the casework internship.

 

• Refugee Casework: This department oversees the core programing of refugee resettlement. Casework interns teach refugees how to use the bus, take clients to social security, help enroll children in school, and meet with refugees in the office to talk about the challenges they are facing. 

 

• Youth Casework: The Youth Casework Team enrolls students in IRC Youth Programs and into the school system, provides school aged students with individual case management support and works to address challenges identified by our clients and help them towards self-sufficiency. 

 

• Youth Development: The IRC’s Youth Development Program works to support the integration of recently arrived refugees and asylees who are middle and high school aged students. Students participate in IRC’s after school programs, Saturday Learning Series, Career and College Discovery, Leadership Council, community service projects, field trips, employment workshops, and a Summer Academy, each designed to address challenges identified by our clients.

 

Most internships require a minimum of 15 to 20 hours per week. However, interns who can dedicate more time (~35 hours a week) will get the most out of their experience as it will give them the opportunity to take on more responsibilities and projects. All internships are unpaid. All selected interns will need to undergo and clear a background check and reference check to intern. The IRC is not able to sponsor visas. Students who hold a US visa will need to coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator to determine if they are eligible to intern. A common visa type that we host are F1 visas with OPT or CPT. Internships take place in Silver Spring, MD. The office is accessible via metro as well as many bus routes.

Summer and Fall Internships with Asian Americans Advancing Justice

 Summer and Fall Internships with Asian Americans Advancing Justice

 Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) works to advance the human and civil rights for Asian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. 

Advancing Justice | AAJC is seeking student interns interested in gaining firsthand experience in civil rights advocacy. Interns are expected to commit to 16-20 hours per week during the winter/spring or summer semester, though specific start and end dates are flexible and weekly hours will be set upon selection. We will work with interns to ensure the position satisfies any course credit or curriculum requirements.  Please note that all of the internships with Advancing Justice | AAJC are unpaid.

We are seeking interns for for the summer and fall 2021 semesters for three departments:

1. Communications: The communications department seeks an intern to work on communications, media relations activities, and social media tasks. The communications department is responsible for activities that seek to promote and brand Advancing Justice | AAJC. The department conducts public relations outreach, develops digital assets, and seeks to promote agency programs, material, and national campaigns.
2. Policy and Programs: The policy and programs departments seeks a policy intern and litigation intern/law clerk to work on its civil rights law, impact litigation, and/or public policy work. The policy and programs department is responsible for policy analysis, advocacy, litigation, and community engagement.
3. Development: The development department seeks an intern to work on its fundraising and donor engagement work. This is an ideal opportunity for students interested in fundraising, event planning, nonprofit operations/management and public policy/administration. Development interns have the unique opportunity to learn about Advancing Justice | AAJC’s programming while understanding the fundraising initiatives taken in nonprofits to ensure program backing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Communications:

• Draft blogs, press releases, pitch letters, and other communications documents as assigned
• Research journalists for potential outreach
• Review editorial calendars for press opportunities
• Write fact sheets or issue briefs
• Review major newspapers daily for related stories
• Assist with research; respond to requests for information
• Monitor news trends and events to identify opportunities
• Create and maintain media lists
• Participate in strategy meetings with the communications team
• Draft general correspondence and other administrative tasks as assigned
• Assist with maintenance and creating content for the website
• Assist with the development of new materials for Advancing Justice | AAJC’s social media sites
• Assist with the execution of the department’s communications plan

Policy and Programs:

Policy

• Assist with policy and legislative research
• Monitor federal legislative and administrative activity
• Develop community outreach, education, and advocacy materials
• Prepare staff for hearings, briefings, and meetings with policymakers, community groups, and civil rights organizations

Litigation

• Assist with legal and factual research for Supreme Court amicus briefs and other legal briefs
• Analyze cases and pending litigation for potential Advancing Justice | AAJC involvement
• Draft portions of briefs where appropriate
• Monitor the Supreme Court docket and track other federal and state civil rights litigation

Development:

• Conduct individual and organizational prospect research and prepare individual and organizational profiles
• Undertake a variety of writing and editing projects including acknowledgement letters, donor solicitations, promotional materials, etc.
• Carry-out large mailings to the Advancing Justice | AAJC donor base, including direct mail solicitation letters, reports and publications, and invitations
• Assist with planning of the American Courage Award reception and other special events
• Research and assist in development of letters of inquiry and grant proposals for Advancing Justice | AAJC’s various program areas
• Support general development department operations through administrative duties and other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Strong interest in Advancing Justice | AAJC’s work
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work efficiently to meet deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse group as well as part of a team 
• Computer skills, knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet research skills
• If applying for Communications, major in journalism, public relations, marketing, or communications is preferred.
• If applying for Policy and Programs, prior policy or research experience is preferred for college students and prior experience with civil rights litigation or appellate practice through a law school clinic, internship, or summer job is preferred for law students.
• If applying for Development, familiarity with Canva and Raiser’s Edge is preferred.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for an internship, please send a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to hiring@advancingjustice-aajc.org. Please note if there is a specific department position you are interested in. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
 
*Resumes received without cover letters and writing samples will not be considered.