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.
This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Employment Specialist position will build and maintain positive ongoing relationships with employers, enroll refugee clients into employment services, prepare and place refugees in appropriate employment opportunities, follow-up with refugees placed in jobs, complete paperwork/data entry, assist with grant reporting, and perform other tasks as assigned.
\n- Client Services
- Conduct initial employment orientations for refugees.
- Enroll clients into the NC Refugee Support Services Program.
- Assess client’s skills and experience in order to develop an employment plan with reasonable employment goals and strategies that will lead to employment.
- Ensure services, which support and strengthen clients’ motivation and capacity to become self-supporting, are provided in a planned, effective, and timely manner to eligible clients.
- Communicate employment related information to clients, this includes orientation to Working in America and employer expectations.
- Provide job counseling and assist clients to develop effective job applications, resumes, and interview techniques.
- Teach and/or coordinate Vocational Skills Training Class and other classes using prepared curriculum.
- Schedule clients for weekly Vocational Skills Training Class.
- Schedule interpreters when needed.
- Provide follow-up and case management to support clients post job placement.
- Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintain a case file for each client enrolled.
- Document activities through timely case notes that reflect status.
- Schedule and complete NC State Employability Plans.
- Maintain all employment program requirements and complete appropriate reporting.
- Regularly coordinate with Resettlement Case Workers and other staff as necessary.
- Participate in employment team meetings, WR meetings and other scheduled activities as required.
- Maintain World Relief and grantor policies, standards, and requirements.
- Accurately enter data into the NC Refugee Information System (RIS) in a timely manner.
- Maintain databases and reporting requirements to keep data current on a regular basis.
- Submit all required reports to appropriate grantors and managers in an accurate and timely manner.
- Assist in teaching Vocational Education classes.
- Work with community colleges to ensure that clients are enrolled in classes as appropriate and to establish additional ELT classes appropriate to the needs of clients.
- Research and supervise job-related skills courses in the community available to qualified clients needing specific job training.
- Arrange transportation for clients to orientations, classes, and job interviews.
- Partner with fellow Employment Services staff to find new job opportunities for clients as well as develop and maintain relationships with local employers.
- Attending all NC state-required meetings and accurately representing World Relief in all employment-related functions.
- Give oversight to employment interns and volunteers while collaborating with volunteer coordinator to ensure program responsibilities are fulfilled.
- Perform other duties as required.
- 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
- Cross-cultural experience required
- Strong Administration and multi-tasking skills required
- MS Office skills required
- Highly self-motivated with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills
- Valid driver’s license, regular access to vehicle, and ability/willingness to drive clients to appointments
- Occasional evenings or weekends required
- Experience in volunteer or project coordination preferred
- BA/BS and background in social services or case management preferred
- Direct-service experience with vulnerable populations preferred
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time 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.