Employment Specialist - 2024727

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:

World Relief seeks an Employment Specialist to provide employment-related services to newly arrived refugee clients, including job readiness training, assisting clients in obtaining employment, and exploring career advancement activities.

• Enroll clients into employment services.
• Complete and update grant program service plans to guide clients through goal-making and achieving economic self-sufficiency
• Create resumes for clients
• Coordinate transportation, interpretation, other logistics for job readiness activities such skills training, orientations, interviews, etc.
• Assist clients in preparing for obtaining driver permits and licenses
• Assist clients with job placements including completing applications, tax forms, background checks, and scheduling orientations and trainings
• Explore, develop, implement, or connect clients to career advancement activities, including but not limited to: English classes, vocational skills training, GED/HSED, re-credentialing services, etc.
• Coordinate job shadowing and other career exploration activities
• Case note and maintain case file forms
• Complete reports for grant programs
• Update and maintain databases and spreadsheets for reporting and tracking outcomes
• Participate in staff meetings, ongoing trainings, and other staff development opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

• 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
• Valid Driver's License
• Ability to pass a motor vehicle record check and maintain a clean driving record

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to manage and execute several tasks at a time
• Ability to adapt in constantly changing work environment and independently problem solve
• Experience working cross-culturally
• Experience providing employment-related services such as job coaching, interview preparation, job placements, etc.
• Fluent in Arabic, Dari, Dinka, Kinyarwanda, Spanish, Swahili, or Ukrainian, preferred
• Bachelor’s degree, 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.