International Medical Corps Seeks Volunteer Social Workers for U.S. Disaster Response Roster
The International Medical Corps is recruiting experienced social work and mental health professionals for its 2027 Social Worker Volunteer Opportunity. This initiative aims to build an emergency-response roster for deployments across the United States and its territories when disasters occur. Volunteers will provide trauma-informed care, psychosocial support, community referrals, and emergency humanitarian assistance to affected individuals and families. The role is primarily volunteer-based and unpaid unless the individual is deployed to an emergency response. Successful candidates will work alongside mental health clinicians and humanitarian response teams in various settings, including mobile medical units, field units, and emergency shelters. Key responsibilities include providing social work services to individuals experiencing emotional distress, identifying local support services, participating in health education initiatives for displaced communities, maintaining patient documentation, and assistin...