Office of Educational Partnerships and Diversity at the School of Dentistry is looking for volunteers for the Community Health Professions Academy (CHPA)! As a health professional student, you will be asked to assist with hands-on activities, participate on a student/professional panel and provide advice for a Community Health Education project. The time commitment is approximately 2-5 hours for as many Saturday sessions you’d like ranging from January to May.

The Community Health Education Project will consist of a presentation in any format about a health issue that a scholar group chooses. A scholar group will consist of approximately 3-5 students. They will be tasked with developing an educational presentation on a health issue, ideally including cultural or community issues, and present on that topic during their graduation from the CHPA program in May.

If you are interested in being a mentor, please let us know in the google form below and we will send further information on the specifics of the project. If you are enrolled in Health and Homelessness at the School of Dentistry, this counts towards your hours for Winter and Spring Quarters.

SIGN UP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeme4i-WIXuXhWmVaSmiQlASx0cKzevPjZse95z5tGtoNwbhA/viewform?usp=sf_link

I am reaching out because I remember in many of my undergrad courses at UW I was able to get involved in volunteering opportunities that eventually lead to jobs and then my career. I am looking for volunteers for King County’s point-in-time count (locally known as Count Us In – formally known as One Night Count) on January 25, 2019 from 2am-6am (yup, AM)!

Count Us In, is an annual visual count of individuals experiencing homelessness. The purpose of the Count Us In  is to collect data that is used to inform our system response to the needs in our community in order to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.

I am reaching out to the Social Work department intentionally because I know that student volunteers with help carry out the visual count as compassionately, humanely, and respectfully as possible when walking/driving in the spaces people have sought shelter when shelters are often full.

I hope students will sign up and encourage friends and family to sign up too. King County needs over 1000 volunteers to commit to an accurate count. Deployment sites will be all over from Enumclaw, Sammamish, Bothell, Vashon, University District and downtown Seattle.

Please have student register to be a volunteer at: http://allhomekc.org/king-county-point-in-time-pit-count/

If you know people with lived homelessness experience we are also looking for paid guides. I am hopeful to see some familiar faces and UW students out volunteering. Also feel free to have students reach out to me melissa.espinoza@kingcounty.gov if they know areas well and would like to be team captains the night of the count.

A new tutoring program developed in collaboration with Somali Community Services of Seattle (SOMCSS) is seeking volunteer tutors to begin in January, 2019. This program recently received grant funding through the Department of Neighborhoods.

This will be an opportunity to gain teaching experience and be of service to a rich and diverse community. In addition, some leadership/management opportunities are available to those who are interested.

The program will start with an orientation/training session tentatively scheduled for January 12, and extend through May/June of 2019. Additional program details are as follows:

SCHEDULING: An initial orientation/training lasting 3-4 hours is currently scheduled for Saturday, January 12. Thereafter, tutors will meet once weekly with assigned students for 1-2 hours. Scheduling of tutoring sessions will be done to accommodate both tutor and student schedules.

ACTIVITIES: Tutors are highly encouraged to attend the initial orientation, run by Northwest Educational Services, which will cover topics including the psychology/neuroscience behind learning, growth mindset, best practices for interacting with students, and behavioral change strategies. Each tutor will be paired with 1-2 students in elementary or middle school, who the tutor will work with individually for ~1 hr each week. Tutors will assist students with school work and serve as a friendly partner/mentor in education. Preparation time outside of tutoring sessions will be minimal. Tutors will also be welcome to attend educational/social events such as a museum field trip.

LOCATION: The initial tutor orientation/training will be held on the UW campus (room TBD). Tutoring sessions will take place at the the SOMCSS community center in South Seattle, next to the Rainier Beach Lite Rail station.

REIMBURSEMENT: While this is a volunteer position, tutors will receive $120 to cover transportation costs.

If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Hanna Freeman, a medical student leading the program, at kernh@uw.edu.

Volunteer Registration Now Open for Count Us In 2019

All Home is now seeking volunteers for Count Us In 2019, our annual Point in Time (PIT) Count of people experiencing homelessness. The count will take place in the early hours of the morning of January 25, 2019 from 2am-6am. The core purpose of our annual Point in Time (PIT) Count is to collect data on the needs of people experiencing homelessness in our community. The count also provides an excellent opportunity to increase awareness of homelessness and to spark action. A successful and accurate PIT Count is an essential component to informing our system response to the need in our community and to ultimately making homelessness rare, brief and one-time.

Register here

Hunger’s Response to Homelessness

The Seattle Food Committee’s Hunger’s Response to Homeless event is open for all individuals interested in learning how hunger response agencies can collaborate to address homelessness in Seattle and King County.

Register here

Job Opportunities

Neighborhood House
Teacher
Community Health Associate II – Navos

We are seeking student representatives for the Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA).  This committee is associated with CHSIE (Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education) and it provides guidance and support for interprofessional community engagement projects like the Common Book Series, the Seattle King County Clinic Listening Project, etc.  HSSLA is currently attended by interested faculty from the UW health sciences schools and we are seeking student input and involvement.

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn more about the world of service learning and advocacy!  Information on how to apply is attached and copied below.  If you have questions, please contact Leonora Clarke, clarkel@uw.edu.

HSSLA Student Representative Application:

The Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA) has openings for student representatives from the six health sciences schools (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, (as well as PT/OT and MEDEX), .  Students will be selected for a one-year term.  We are looking for one student representative for each school. Applications are due December 5th!

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My name is Meon Yu and I’m the Community Living Connections Program Supervisor at Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC), a nonprofit community organization located in the International District. I’m writing because we’re hosting a Community Job Fair on Wednesday, October 24 at our Seattle office (611 S Lane Street, Seattle), and we’re looking for 8-10 Chinese and/or Mandarin volunteer interpreters to help with language interpretation at the event. Every year, over 100 job seekers of immigrant backgrounds attend our quarterly job fairs to connect with employers, learn about market needs and potentially gain employment. Recruiters from various sectors who attended our job fairs had successfully fulfilled their hiring needs. We understand that job seekers of immigrant backgrounds need additional support in job search. This is tremendous experience for volunteers to support and empower our community members to reach their employment goals, achieve self-sufficiency, and engage and integrate with the society.

Attached please find the volunteer recruitment details and the event flyer for your review and distribution. Much appreciated if you could share this opportunity with your students.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. meony@cisc-seattle.org

CISC_Job Fair_Volunteer Recruitment

CISC_JobFair_Flyer

My name is Leah Karlsen and I am a medical student at University of Washington School of Medicine. I am writing to you today on behalf of our Primary Care Leadership Collaborative in partnership with Federal Way High School’s AVID program. We are looking for providers (and providers in training!) such as ARNP, PA, RN, MA, MSW, RD, etc to join us for our upcoming event, Primary Care in Action.

This 3.5 hour event from 8:30am to 12pm on Wednesday, December 5th will provide FWHS students, who will be the first members of their families to attend college and/or are from under-represented backgrounds in universities, with a chance to engage in hands-on, vignette-based programming where they can “step into the role” of different professions found in a primary care clinic. We need dedicated volunteers, like yourself, in order to make this event possible.

During the event each provider’s role would be to facilitate a station on tasks pertinent to your profession in clinic. We would greatly appreciate your participation in making this an incredible learning opportunity for the students.

Thank you for your time. Additionally, if you have any contacts with professionals currently located in or around Federal Way that would potentially be interested in this event or future events, please let us know as well. We would love to get in contact with community members. If interested, please email me at lkarlsen@uw.edu for more information.

Greetings from the Career & Internship Center!

As you may already be aware, back in June we launched a new job and internship board, called Handshake.  Handshake replaces the system we used to offer for job and internship listings, HuskyJobs.

Students and alumni can utilize Handshake to:

• Search for jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities.
• Learn about upcoming career fairs.
• Find and RSVP for ‘Meet the Employer’ InfoSessions.
• Schedule appointments with our career coaching team
• And more!

Students and alumni can find more information about getting started with Handshake at http://careers.uw.edu/companies. Check out this flyer for more info too!

If you  have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at handshake@uw.edu and we’re happy to help.

Come volunteer with University District Street Medicine (UDSM)

Our mission is to serve as an interdisciplinary, student- and community-driven bridge to care for those experiencing homelessness in the University District through: Dedicated Street Outreach, Close Community Partnerships, and Free Clinic-based Care.

A bit more about us: We have several outreach sites in the U District as well as a few new upcoming project sites in Belltown and Capitol Hill!

Our volunteering commitment is very flexible, and since outreach groups are small, there is a lot of close interaction with our clients and preceptors. We also aim to provide ongoing education and training opportunities to our volunteers so we can become better providers to communities experiencing homelessness in our future practice.

We are having our Fall Recruitment event on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 5:45 – 7:45 PM, at HSB T-435. Dinner provided!

We will have an introduction to our work in the first hour, and a walk-thru to get fully onboarded as a volunteer in the 2nd hour.

You’ll walk out of the event ready to volunteer with us!

Please sign up here at: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/wdzzb

For more information, please check out our website at: tinyurl.com/udsmed

OR feel free to contact me (Joan) at joanc17@uw.edu (I’ll also be at the Activities Fair on Tuesday 9/18 so please come say hi!)

Seattle/King County Clinic “Listening Project”
The UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education is partnering with the Seattle/King County Clinic (SKCC) to engage interprofessional students teams as volunteers at the September 2018 4-day clinic.
The “Listening Project” is in response to the clinic’s efforts to better understand the patient populations served. Small student groups will circulate clinic waiting areas, engaging with patients who wish to share their stories related to their health, accessing care, or their experience at the SKCC. Stories will be synthesized and prepared for dissemination to the SKCC, as well as city and state policy makers.
About SKCC:
SKCC brings together healthcare organizations, civic agencies, non-profits, private businesses and volunteers from across the State of Washington to produce a giant free health clinic in Key Arena at Seattle Center. The 4-day volunteer-driven clinic provides a full range of free dental, vision and medical care to underserved and vulnerable populations in the region. Watch this short video to learn more about this clinic.
Student Roles at SKCC:
1.    Qualitative interviews with patients (“Listening Project”) – engage patients with questions to elicit their stories about health and access/barriers to health care. Each student will “write-up” the interview/encounter to be used for a reflection experience.
2.    Interpreter services – non-medical interpretation and patient navigation (high need)
Dates & Shifts:
Each day, there will be two shifts: the morning shift begins at 9am and ends at 12 pm, the afternoon shift begins at 1pm, and ends at 4 pm. There will be a maximum of nine students per shift (three interprofessional groups of 2-3 students). Dates and times for all eight shifts are listed below.
1.        Thursday    9/20/18    9:00-12:00 AM
2.        Thursday    9/20/18    1:00-4:00 PM
3.        Friday    9/21/18    9:00-12:00 AM
4.        Friday    9/21/18    1:00-4:00 PM
5.        Saturday    9/22/18    9:00-12:00 AM
6.        Saturday    9/22/18    1:00-4:00 PM
7.        Sunday    9/23/18    9:00-12:00 AM
8.        Sunday    9/23/18    1:00-4:00 PM
Next Steps:
If you are interested in participating in the Listening Project, sign up via a catalyst survey here.
Please contact Tracy Brazg at tbrazg@uw.edu if you have additional questions in your participation in the Listening Project with SKCC.

Recruiting Health Science Students for the Seattle/King County Clinic “Listening Project”

• Are you a health profession student at the University of Washington?
• Are you interested in learning with and from students in other professions?
• Are you looking for opportunities to learn more about the social determinants of health, through interfacing with community members facing challenges related to accessing health care?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, please keep reading!

The UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education is partnering with the Seattle/King County Clinic (SKCC) to engage interprofessional student teams as volunteers at the September 2018 4-day clinic.

The “Listening Project” is in response to the clinic’s efforts to better understand the patient populations served. Small student groups will circulate clinic waiting areas, engaging with patients who wish to share their stories related to their health, accessing care, or their experience at the SKCC. Stories will be synthesized and prepared for dissemination to the SKCC, as well as city and state policy makers.

Students will be asked to sign up for one half-day shift during the days of clinic operation—September 20-23, 2018.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Nicole Woodard nwoodard@uw.edu.

About SKCC:

SKCC brings together healthcare organizations, civic agencies, non-profits, private businesses and volunteers from across the State of Washington to produce a giant free health clinic in KeyArena at Seattle Center.  The four-day volunteer-driven clinic provides a full range of free dental, vision and medical care to underserved and vulnerable populations in the region. The next Clinic is scheduled for September 20 – 23, 2018.

https://vimeo.com/124850873

SKCC Flyer

United Way of King County is hiring for 10-week and 10-month positions across King County right now. Will you please help me pass along the following opportunities?
Beginning June 20th: 

• Fuel Your Future Summer Associate Team – Help end childhood hunger by ensuring kids and teens access free meals during the summer! Summer Associates serve June 20th – August 28^th and receive top priority for the United Way’s fall positions. Interested candidates are welcome to bring a resume and sign up for hiring events happening across King County all this week and next. 

Beginning September 1st: 

• Benefits Hub Team – Help students at some of the most diverse colleges in Washington State get by, get ahead, and stay ahead while pursuing their education.
• Financial Empowerment Associate – Become IRS Certified and help coordinate the largest anti-poverty program in Washington State – the Free Tax Preparation Campaign.
• Fuel Your Future In-School Team – Break down barriers to healthy food in high-needs schools by leading community programming and nutrition education while increasing access to school and summer meals.
• Streets to Home Team – Reduce homelessness and poverty in King County by providing crucial interventions to improve housing readiness and financial resiliency.

Benefits of a United Way AmeriCorps Term: 
National Service at United Way offers a supportive cohort experience and a network of hundreds of engaged members and alumni. No prior experience is necessary – after a comprehensive training and certification, members receive excellent coaching and personalized professional development support. Benefits include an up to $1,466 monthly service stipend, unlimited ORCA transit pass, healthcare and other benefits, student loan deferment and an education award of up to $5,900.

You’re invited to:

Play Time With PAWS

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

12-1 p.m.

UW Tower South Cafeteria

Make toys for baby companion animals & snuggle and play with kittens arriving this spring at PAWS in Lynnwood! Learn about this amazing organization including the PAWS Wildlife Center.

$10 minimum donation helps cover the cost of supplies. Register today! Open to all faculty, staff and students. Sponsored by the UW Combined Fund Drive and The Whole U.

Find more information here, and in the application.

As you may recall, the Special Olympics USA Games are coming to Seattle and the University of Washington the first week of July, with June 30 being a “move in” day. The volunteer registration period wraps up at the end of April and the last few remaining opportunities are waiting for your consideration at:

www.specialolympicsusagames.org/uw-volunteers

Volunteers must be at least fourteen years old and each will receive a USA Games t-shirt, backpack, meal pass, Games credentials, an optional hat and a rewarding experience.

Make your 2018 4th of July week one that you will remember for a lifetime by signing up as a USA Games volunteer!

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Vision House is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit Christian transitional housing program for families experiencing homelessness. Mission: Our mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and homeless to promote a positive transformation of their lives.
Vision: Our vision is to inspire our community to unite so that all people have access to a healthy home.
DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Purpose: The Vision House internship program is to provide young adults with a hands-on ministry experience in the non-profit, human services field. Our program is designed to develop and equip emerging Christian leaders through a process of inquiry, feedback and growth with an emphasis on servant leadership, vocation, calling and mission.

POSITIONS
Family Services Program
 Youth and Family Advocacy, Entry and Case Management – Shoreline, WA (Shoreline Family Services Intern)
 Alumni Services and Entry Coordination – Renton, WA (Alumni Services and Entry Coordination)
Administration, Resale, Child Care, Human Resources – Renton (Nonprofit Administration Intern)

More information can be found here

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is hiring 4 interns in our Community Partnerships Team. All positions support SPU’s Solid Waste Line of Business, focusing on waste prevention, composting, recycling, and litter management.

·       Waste Prevention & Food Systems Internship (1 position; undergraduate or graduate)

·       Recycling, Composting & Litter Management Program Internship (3 positions; graduate only)

Applications are due by April 17. Applicants can apply online.

This is an announcement for the following positions:

BLAINE CENTER SUMMER INTERN

COMPASS ON DEXTER SUMMER INTERN

RENTON VETERANS CENTER SUMMER INTERN

CLIENT SERVICES OFFICE SUMMER INTERN

APPLICATION: The job title has a hyperlink directly to the online application.

For the most up-to-date list of our current job openings, check out our website at http://www.compasshousingalliance.org/who-we-are-top/employment/.

QUESTIONS???

Please contact human resources if you have any questions at all. We can be reached at 206-474-1100 or hrinfo@compasshousingalliance.org.

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