Resettlement Associate (Refugee Support Services) (Part-time)

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.

 

In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

The Resettlement Associate assists caseworkers and job developers to provide case management and employment services to newly arrived refugees through the Refugee Support Services program.  This is a part time, grant funded position.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Assist clients to navigate benefits through the Department of Social Services
• Provide coaching and instruction to assist clients to increase proficiency in independent navigation of community systems and resources
• Provide transportation to clients as needed to attend job interviews, trainings, etc.
• Assist with interview preparation, resume creation and job coaching   
• Conduct well-being check-ins for clients
• Conduct ongoing administrative duties including maintenance of case files, case notes and data entry.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent administrative skills
• Highly self-motivated with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Swahili or Kinyarwanda preferred 
• Lived experience of the immigrant or refugee journey preferred

Requirements

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs , Statement of Faith , Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field, or equivalent professional experience 
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and some experience in data management
• Valid driver’s license, regular access to vehicle, and ability/willingness to drive clients to appointments
• Flexible schedule for occasional work during early mornings, late evenings or weekends

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):

 

- Medical, Dental, Vision

- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!

- Paid Sick and Vacation Time

- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)

- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding

- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)

- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies

- Legal Shield Insurance

 

World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:

- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)

- Long Term & Short-term Disability

- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

- Long Distance Travel Insurance

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package for Part-time positions (less than 25 hours per week): 

 

- Offer 16 Paid Holidays

All part-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

World Relief - Retirement:

- Eligibility: After 1000 hours in a year 

- Automatically enrolled at 4% 

- 401K & Roth through Fidelity 

- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%  

 

World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):

- Verizon

- Pet Insurance through Nationwide

- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual

- Working Advantage Discount Program

- Active & Fit Gym Membership

 

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

·         

·          The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.

·          Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.

·         

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

 

·          General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.

·         

·          Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.

·        Physical, emotional and intellectual demands

·          Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.

·         

 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

 

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

 

Legal Background in the United States

World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.  

 

In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.

  

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.