Virtual R&P Case Specialist - Dari/Pashto Speaking - World Relief
West Case, MD 21201
About the Job
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 Virtual R&P program is a new and developing model of resettlement and will require individuals who can be flexible and comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment. The ideal candidate is proficient with technology, able to communicate in another language represented by target service population (people from Afghanistan and Western Hemisphere) and has experience working in high volume human services environment.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Administrative:
- Achieve participant satisfaction and program outcomes for the R&P program through timely, high-quality services, including documentation of all deliverables
- Confirm casefile compliance through regular and routine upkeep of case notes and case documentation
- Effectively utilize client service systems and tools with full understanding and consistent usage
- Participate in department and Community of Practice calls
Direct Client Services:
- Provide remote, multi-faceted case management services to newly arrived clients in accordance with the Cooperative Agreement
- Develop service plans and coordinate services with other service providers
- Assist newly arrived clients to access to a range of eligible services and supports including medical care, education for children, and English for adults
- Secure transportation for refugee clients to/from core appointments
- Initiate remote referrals and ensure follow up and follow through of services
- Ensure cultural orientation for newly arrived refugees
- Assist clients in applying for and obtaining public benefits, including (but not limited to) Food Nutrition Service, Medicaid and Cash Assistance
- Collaborate closely with Church and Community Engagement to provide resources for clients
- Other direct client services as required by R&P/APA Cooperative Agreements
External Communication:
- Communicate regularly with service providers to ensure timely service delivery
- Advocate on behalf of refugee families when necessary
- Ensure timely communication with community volunteers and churches, when applicable, in coordination with broader support team
- Attend all state, Home Office, and coalition meetings as appropriate
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment
- Highly self-motivated and comfortable working independently towards case-specific, department, and office-wide goals
- Experience in refugee resettlement direct client services
- Ability to speak clearly and comfortably on the phone with partners and participants, which include people with limited English abilities and/or the use of interpreters
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively
- Proven success achieving goals and working effectively with all levels of staff in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment and ability to provide accountability to ensure objectives are met
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Previous experience working in a virtual environment 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
- Personal Christian faith and a heart for service to vulnerable people
- Minimum 2 years' experience working with social service programs
- Demonstrated communication skills and ability to communicate with clarity over virtual platforms
- Expertise with digital communication tools, such as Zoom, Teams, Whats App and other platforms
- Strong command of Microsoft Office applications
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Up to 25% domestic travel
- Spoken and written multilingual skills in one or more of the following: Dari, Pashto, or other Afghan languages (Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, etc.)
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
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year.
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.
·While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
·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.
·The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
·General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
·Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
·Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
·Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
·Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
·All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
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.
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Source : World Relief