Internship/Volunteer Opportunities
Supervised by: Chinese Advocate/Case Manager
*Supervision by LICSW, Clinical Director available
Roles and Responsibilities:
- The role of the intern is to provide support at the Boston office and act as a liaison to connect the clients to the Chinese Advocacy staff and the agency.
- Responsibilities will include assisting the Boston staff in various advocacy services and administrative tasks.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Conduct initial phone intakes with potential clients
- Provide the clients with referrals and local resources
- Accompany the clients to various offices for appointments such as housing, SSI, DTA, court, and Food Pantry
- Assist the clients to pick up donations
- Provide childcare during the meeting between the client and the Advocate(s)
- Answer the CBS hotline phone: respond to referrals or calls, triage calls.
- Provide overall administrative and clerical support
- Assist with the outreach activities
Qualifications:
- Ability to work in Boston
- Preferred but NOT required, fluency in any one of the following Asian languages: Mandarin and Cantonese.
- Ability to take initiative, and to work independently and as a team player
- Preferred hours: minimum of 2 days/week or 14 hours/week for at least one semester (or 3 months)
- Attend the 45 hour Domestic Violence volunteer training/orientation
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and detail oriented
- Access to a vehicle preferred
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Preferred CPR/First Aid Training
- Ability to work respectfully in a multicultural environment
- Commitment to our agency’s mission of elimination of domestic violence and to strengthen Asian communities
- A sense of humor!
Note: Will work with school internship requirements/guidelines.
*If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and a cover letter to:
Perrie Mo
Email: perrie@atask.org
Address: PO Box 120108 Boston MA 02112
Supervised by: Shelter Director
Roles and Responsibility: The role of the Shelter Intern is to provide support at the shelter and the Community-Based Service office. Responsibilities will include assisting the shelter staff and the Community Based Service staff in various activities and projects. Must be able to commit at least 3 months (6 months to one year preferred) for 15 hours/week (20-35 hours preferred).
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Manage a client’s case under the close supervision by staff
- Cover the hotline shift
- Accompany clients to appointments
- Assist clients with housing search, job search, directions, and anything else they may need
- Teach life skills (transportation, grocery, computer, library, etc)
- Plan in-house activities and/or field trips for women, children and families
- Develop and conducting age appropriate activities for children that are not yet enrolled in daycare/school
- Provide child care while residents are in meetings (evening) or at appointments
- Provide office support (answer phones, file, errands)
- Maintain playroom, donation room, supply room, and food pantry
- Solicit donations as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
*Note: Shelter Intern can be assigned to a specifically designed project.
Qualifications:
- Ability to take the initiative, and to work independently and as a team player
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Commitment to our agency’s mission of elimination of domestic violence and to strengthen Asian communities
- A sense of humor
Uyen Tran
ATFADV
P.O. Box 120108
Boston, MA 02112
Fax: (617) 338-2354
uyen@atask.org


