Housing & Resource Coordinator - 2024045
Appleton, WI
USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Resettlement Program /
Regular, Full-time /
On-site
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.
World Relief seeks a Housing & Resource Coordinator to work alongside Housing Manager and part-time Resource Aides to coordinate move-ins for newly arrived refugee clients, maintain inventory of donations of household items, and establish new landlord contacts.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Conduct outreach to potential new landlords
- Coordinate with Housing Manager to divide responsibilities to serve on landlord associations and other housing-related committees to represent World Relief within the community
- Meet with clients to educate them on leases and coordinate lease signings
- Implement donation procedures and process for accepting donations of household items, furniture, and other needs
- Maintain inventory of offsite storage units
- Assist in the coordination of move-ins, as needed
- Work alongside Housing Manager and part-time Resource Aides to obtain needed household items that have not been donated in anticipation of arriving refugee clients
- Maintain relationships with resource-related organizations such as Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, Goodwill, etc. to ensure steady stream of furniture donations
- Coordinate donation drives, depending on need
- Research and establish new partnerships for donations depending on program need
- Record and track all donations in online database Microsoft Dynamics
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Adaptable to frequently changing work environment
- Ability to work efficiently as a team of staff and volunteers to set up houses for newly arrived refugee clients within tight deadlines
- Detailed in documentation
- Organizational skills
- Knowledge of basic furniture assembly and use of power tools, 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
- Current driver license and maintain good driving record, ability to pass motor vehicle record check
- Ability to drive a 20-foot rental truck for move-ins
- Knowledge of basic furniture assembly and use of power tools, preferred
- May need to occasionally assist team with lifting heavy furniture, between 70-80 pounds
$21 - $23 an hour
Commensurate with experience
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.
