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Summer Servant Corps Intern
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Description
Students will experience living and working in a residential rehabilitation setting while focusing on spiritual growth, service, study and reflection, and community. With the support of the other interns, students work 40 hours/week at one of our five facilities. Work Sites may include: our downtown Rescue Mission, Champa House (transitional house for women and children), Family Rescue Ministry, The Crossing, Client Services, Medical Clinic, or Harvest Farm - a 100-acre working farm. Students will gain experience in the following areas (depending on placement): Education, Human and Family Services, Social Work, Child Development, Administration, as well as learning and participating in the running of a farm!
Activities/Assignments:
? Attend meetings with facility residents
? Pursue personal study and prayer, and complete corresponding biblical and spiritual readings
? Meet weekly with supervisor/mentor for accountability/spiritual direction
? Help with facility operation (Champa children?s development, Lawrence Street ministry to homeless, Family Rescue Ministry, Client Services; education; administration; and other duties as assigned).
? Help coordinate volunteer projects
? Serve residents through practical assistance and friendships
? Reflect critically on issues and experience
? Study relevant ministry and rehabilitation issues
? Experience living and contributing in Servant Corps community
? Participate in group activities and duties of larger facility community
? Share in weekly community meetings and discussions, and in regular debriefing, fellowship, and recreation
? Explore simpler lifestyle
Requirements:
Servant Corps is a service learning program offered by the Denver Rescue Mission for men and women who have completed 2 years of post-secondary education, or are 21 years of age or older.
Participants pursue personal and spiritual growth and Rescue Mission Work while immersed in a residential rehabilitation community. The experience will challenge and equip each participant to become a resource of Christian love and service for residents and clients in the Mission?s rehabilitation and outreach programs, affecting residents, clients and Servant Corps participants for a lifetime.
Requirements
Participants pursue personal and spiritual growth and Rescue Mission Work while immersed in a residential rehabilitation community. The experience will challenge and equip each participant to become a resource of Christian love and service for residents and clients in the Mission?s rehabilitation and outreach programs, affecting residents, clients and Servant Corps participants for a lifetime.
Do you require that volunteers for this position be
Christian?
Organizational Statement of Faith:
Language
English
Short Term Mission Trip Details
Additional Details:
Apply at: www.DenverRescueMission.org/internship
Region
Northern America
Amount Paid (if any)
This cost includes:
| Opportunity Date(s): |
Start Date:
06/04/2012 End Date:
08/03/2012 |
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