About this role
POSITION SUMMARY:
This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until (DATE) and contingent upon funding extension.
{If Hybrid, add schedule, ex.1 day onsite and 4 work from home days}.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with Wellness Manager and/or program interns to conduct internal (cross-program) and external outreach in order to recruit participants for the Employment & Wellness program.
- Coordinate with Wellness Manager and/or program interns to enroll clients, assess client needs and goals, and to complete an individualized action plan for each program participant.
- Regularly communicate with Wellness Manager regarding cases dually enrolled in Employment & Wellness.
- Complete all required program forms and consistently document program activities and participant interactions through case notes and data entry in the Microsoft Dynamics database.
- Work collaboratively and creatively with program participants to pursue their economic empowerment goals.
- Provide strengths-based case management and coaching that encourages clients to take ownership of their goals and helps them identify and leverage their strengths in pursuing their goals.
- Develop a thorough knowledge of existing community resources and develop referral partnerships with community organizations, government-funded career centers, and community colleges or other vocational training providers.
- Conduct outreach to local employers for the purpose of identifying job opportunities for program participants.
- Provide or facilitate support to program participants in the areas of job readiness, resume creation, the completion of job applications, and interview preparation.
- Coordinate transportation, interpretation, and other forms of support needed when program participants attend job interviews or orientations.
- Provide support to program participants or employer partners when challenges arise post-employment.
- Work closely with Office Director to develop and strengthen economic empowerment programming.
- Coordinate with Volunteer & Good Neighbor Team Coordinator to strategize about ways that volunteers can support economic empowerment programming and to recruit and support economic empowerment volunteers.
- Coordinate with World Relief Baltimore’s Immigration Legal Services (ILS) team to receive referrals for ILS clients who need economic empowerment assistance.
- Demonstrate commitment to professional development and collaboration by attending World Relief’s internal economic empowerment community of practice calls, as well as other local collaborative working groups, such as the Maryland Humanitarian Immigrants Employment Working Group and the Maryland Skilled Immigrants Task Force.
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 (https://worldrelief.org/values/), Statement of Faith (https://worldrelief.org/statement-of-faith-details/), Christian Identity (https://worldrelief.org/content/uploads/2022/06/Towards-a-Fresh-Embrace-of-our-Christian-Identity-2.pdf) and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document (https://www.nae.org/for-the-health-of-the-nation-publication/)
- Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards
- Comfortable working independently and being the sole staff member responsible for the economic empowerment program area
- Experience in cross-cultural settings and committed to growing in cultural humility
- Passionate about the value that immigrants bring to our community
- Creative and persistent problem solver who is not easily discouraged by challenges
- Excels at building relationships with both program participants and community partners
- Must be a team player, and committed to collaboration
- Commitment to meeting program compliance requirements alongside impactful human services
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 3 years’ experience in some form of workforce development, preferably with immigrant or refugee populations
- Ability to speak other languages
- Experience with coaching or motivational interviewing
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-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.