Immigrant School Impact Coordinator - Bilingual (Spanish/English)
Durham, NC
US Programs – Education /
Regular, Full-time /
Hybrid
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:
World Relief Durham is looking for an Immigrant School Impact Coordinator to help support and develop Youth Services. This includes academic support and social/emotional learning for school-aged children.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work closely with the RIYS Manager and program staff to further develop needed, gap-filling, research-driven Youth Services for refugee and immigrant youth in the Durham and the Triangle -
- 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 program and curriculum for these students that are both pertinent to and advance the lessons being taught in regular classrooms to achieve measurable improvements in educational outcomes
- Implement in-school and/or after-school ongoing tutoring for target student groups through direct program staff involvement and training and mobilizing community volunteers from multiple language backgrounds
- Facilitate interpretation for parent/teacher conferences for target students
- Facilitate increased communication between parents and teachers through translation of school forms
- Work with DPS and volunteer base to provide transportation for target students from partner schools for all program activities as needed
- Facilitate deeper parent and family engagement with and integration into school community life by providing target student families with interpreters and transportation to school events and more; create school community events for target student families in their own languages
- Collaborate with DPS staff to develop and implement cultural sensitivity and other trainings requested by DPS staff for DPS staff to increase ability to positively impact refugee and immigrant students
- Help with implementing summer camp programming in conjunction with volunteers and interpreters
- Meet weekly with RIYS Manager and other coordinators/specialists for troubleshooting, brainstorming, accountability and feedback
- Utilize case management databases at World Relief to track program data; case note as needed
- Other responsibilities as assigned
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
- An ability to serve diverse populations
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications including, Outlook, Work, PowerPoint, etc.
- Fluency in English and Spanish required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, applicable field, or 2 years’ equivalent work experience
- Entrepreneurial skills; self-starter; strong initiative and development skills
- Fluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, and Outlook; highly skilled in Google Suite products, including Google Drive; prefer Salesforce experience
- Experience in education, volunteer coordination, and/or youth services
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize in a fast paced and fluid environment
- Ability to work with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
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.
