Refugee School Impact Specialist - World Relief Durham - World Relief
Durham, NC 27701
About the Job
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:
Working with elementary and middle school-aged clients for academic support and wraparound services through the Refugee School Impact program.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This role is responsible for supervising others 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.
- Work closely with the Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services (RIYS) Program Manager and RIYS program staff to further develop needed, gap-filling, research-driven youth services for refugee and immigrant youth in Durham.
- Coordinate with DPS staff, students and parents to identify needs and challenges faced by students whose primary language limits their ability to benefit from existing academic support services.
- Cooperate with DPS staff to develop and implement tutoring curriculum for students as an extension of classroom instruction to achieve measurable improvements and positive educational outcomes each academic semester.
- Implement in-school and after-school tutoring for target student groups through direct program staff involvement, training, and mobilizing community volunteers from multiple language backgrounds.
- Maintain caseload of identified students and facilitate case management through services offered by World Relief Durham's RIYS department.
- Facilitate interpretation and advocacy for clients during parent/teacher conferences.
- Build parents' ability to independently navigate the school system by increasing communication between parents and school leaders through translation coordination of school forms and meeting with families to discuss educational needs.
- Work with DPS and volunteer base to provide transportation for target students from partner schools for program activities as needed.
- Lead in facilitating family engagement by integration into school community life, providing target student families with interpreters and transportation to school events, and delivering translated event information to families.
- Identify possible mental health concerns and facilitate referrals to WR mental health team and other community partners, such as doctor's offices; contribute to service plans for students testing positive for excessive stress or other mental health related issues.
- Lead in collaborating with RIYS team to implement summer programming along with volunteers and interpreters.
- Coordinate program spending in accordance with Finance Specialist, Budget Specialist, and Program Manager.
- Meet weekly with RIYS Program Manager for troubleshooting, brainstorming, accountability, and feedback.
- Supervise Youth Fellow(s), delegate tasks accordingly, and provide professional growth opportunities.
- Regularly attend World Relief Durham staff and RIYS team meetings for communication and collaboration with other staff serving families.
- Utilize and develop SharePoint and Dynamics at World Relief to track program data and case note as needed.
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 Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
- Team player
- Drivers license, and access to a vehicle is required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Education, applicable field, or 2 years' equivalent work experience.
- ESL/TESOL and/or special education teaching experience.
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
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.
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