Companies Wr Resettlement Specialist- 2025782

About the role

Wr · Hybrid
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.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.
 
If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.
 
 
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Resettlement (Preferred Communities) Specialist provides intensive case management services to newly arrived refugees with acute vulnerabilities, including significant medical conditions, through the Preferred Communities (PC) program.  This position is a 40 hour/week role which assists refugees and other eligible immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency within a 12-month period.  This is a grant funded position through the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
 
This is a Hybrid role: 4 days onsite and 1work from home day.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  This role is responsible for supervising interns and associate level support team members and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees, including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values, including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief. 
  • Provide multi-faceted intensive case management services to a caseload of 20-25 refugees, SIVs and other Office of Refugee Resettlement eligible individuals. 
  •  Create and implement individualized Self-Sufficiency Plans in collaboration with clients enrolled in the PC program. 
  •   Assist client to learn to independently navigate the U.S. medical system to manage acute health conditions. 
  •   Coordinate appointments and referrals for clients including medical and mental health appointments, social services, and other community referrals. 
  • Provide extended coaching and orientation for clients on topics identified as obstacles to integration, including but not limited to mental and physical health, financial management, parenting and family wellness. 
  •    Maintain accurate and up to date records including case notes, case files, budgets, and reports.   
  • Collaborate with community partners to connect clients to needed services and opportunities present in the Triangle area, and to develop new referral opportunities for WRD clients. 
  •    Facilitate mental health support groups using the Pathways to Wellness group curriculum 
  •   Collaborate with other WRD client service staff to provide holistic services that maximize all core offerings for which clients are eligible. 
  •   Maintain open, ongoing communication with staff, volunteers, and community partners on behalf of clients in accordance with individual self-sufficiency plans, while honoring confidentiality. 
  •  Supervise and mentor the equivalent of one full time interns each semester. 
  •  Participate in onboarding of new PC staff.
  • JOB 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 Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
  • Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards 
  •   At least 2 years case management experience with vulnerable populations     
  •   Demonstrated ability to engage in culturally appropriate and humble services with an ethnically, religiously and linguistically diverse population 
  •    Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize in a fast paced and fluid environment 
  •   Ability to work with individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  •   Flexible schedule for occasional work during early mornings, late evenings or weekends  
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bi-lingual in client language.

  • World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, employees.
     
    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.
     
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    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
     
    We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
     
    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.
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