Join the Team! Career Roles at World Relief Chicagoland

World Relief, and millions of people around the globe, need you.

For many of us, the last few years have been characterized by a deep sense of chaos, uncertainty and injustice. As suffering across the globe appears to be worsening, you’ve likely asked yourself, how can I respond in a meaningful way?

If you've thought about your career path in response, you've come to the right place. Today, World Relief, and millions of people around the globe, need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, World Relief is rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. When you join us at World Relief, you can expect:

• A strong sense of everyday purpose and impact

• A highly relational and collaborative environment

• A commitment to best practices and excellence in our work

• A faith-based working environment and faithful commitment to God’s leading.

If you’re one of the many people feeling like you need to do more for our broken world, here’s your chance. In the midst of the chaos, there is still hope — God has a plan and you can be a part of it.

We are looking for people just like you who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

Will you apply to World Relief today?

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A Quick Note

World Relief employees are committed to the mission, vision and values of the organization. As an organization we follow a Statement of Faith.

In addition to our Statement of Faith and Mission, Vision, and Values, World Relief has other key tenets which candidates for employment must review and understand:

TOWARDS A FRESH EMBRACE OF OUR CHRISTIAN IDENTITY, which informs the organization’s position and understanding of key issues regarding our Christian faith.
FOR THE HEALTH OF THE NATION, a publication of World Relief’s parent organization, the National Association of Evangelicals, which informs World Relief’s position on matters of social and civic engagement.

As part of the application process candidates for positions with World Relief will be asked to discuss this.

Chicagoland Career Opportunities

Afghan Women's Group Early Childhood Program Coordinator (Part Time)

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US REFUGEE SERVICES /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ HYBRID

World Relief Chicagoland is looking to hire an Early Childhood Program Coordinator that will work within a new group programming initiative for Afghan women, to provide a robust program for Afghan children under 5 years of age while their mothers attend cultural orientation classes. This position will be based at both the Chicago location. The Afghan Women’s Group Early Childhood Program Coordinator has the primary responsibility to help prepare Afghan children for future success in an elementary school classroom environment and to create a safe space for Afghan children in their adjustment to life in the US. The early childhood program will complement the cultural orientation for Afghan women and will support orientation-based activities of the group. This position also plays a key role in coordinating a volunteer staff in a nurturing, English language rich classroom, while connecting volunteers to refugee and immigrant families so that the entire family can be served in reaching their educational and cultural adjustment goals.

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Adult ESL Instructor (Part-Time)

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US EDUCATION /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ HYBRID

World Relief seeks an experienced ESL instructor to teach an employment-readiness ESL class to adult students living in Chicago through its Chicago office. These classes take place in-person and virtually. The person in this role will teach creative and interactive lessons that incorporate English literacy, digital literacy, and life skills into an employment-readiness curriculum. This position is 10 hour/week. Classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from 2:00-4:00pm. If you are an energetic individual that has strong interpersonal skills, a passion to teach English to adult immigrants, and the ability to help students successfully prepare for employment, this role may be a good fit for you.

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Associate English Language Instructor - Aurora

AURORA, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US EDUCATION /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ HYBRID

This position has the primary responsibility for providing English language instruction for adult refugees and immigrants from literacy to intermediate levels. This position helps students gain practical English language proficiency for survival, basic communication, further education, and employment/career success in the United States. Instructors facilitate students moving toward stability and healthy integration into the community. Instruction occurs in multiple modalities across the department: in-person, hybrid, and remote. Language courses offered by the department include emergent literacy, traditional English Language instruction (ESL/ELL), job readiness training, and career-based instruction. This position collaborates weekly with other instructors and gains pedagogical coaching to meet the unique needs of our clients through 1-1 meetings with our Instructional Manager and Curriculum Specialist.

The current role available in the department is a 24 hour/week position to teach an online morning class four days a week from 9AM-11AM followed by an online evening class two nights a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from 6:15PM-8:30PM.

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Associate English Language Instructor - Carol Stream

CAROL STREAM, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US EDUCATION /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ HYBRID

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Asylum Seeker Case Worker - Spanish speaker - Aurora

Aurora, IL

USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Refugee Services /

Regular, Full-Time

/ On-Site

World Relief seeks an Asylum Seeker Case Worker . This position will provide case management and coordination services to immigrant families, including accessing social services and medical providers, ongoing cultural adjustment support, orientations, referrals to service providers, and mediation services. The Asylum Seeker Case Worker will work closely with community organizations, churches, and service providers to promote community integration.

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Asylum Seeker Case Worker - Bi-lingual (Spanish) - Chicago

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US REFUGEE SERVICES /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ ON-SITE

World Relief seeks an Asylum Seeker Case Worker to provide case management services to immigrant families having recently arrived from the southern border, including services such as applying for public benefits, accessing medical care, assisting children to enroll in school, providing referrals to external organizations, and ongoing community orientation. This position’s primary work location will be at one of the city of Chicago’s temporary shelter facilities.

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Case Specialist – Bilingual (Ukrainian)

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US REFUGEE SERVICES /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ ON-SITE

World Relief seeks a bilingual Case Specialist who is responsible for facilitating the intake process for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees and other ORR eligible populations, beginning at the point of the client’s intake interview, including registration/intake, document verification, and the coordination, monitoring, and follow-up of client’s short-term and long-term care. This position also has responsibility for providing case management to clients, including ongoing cultural adjustment support, orientations, referrals, and mediation services for clients. The Case Specialist will work closely with community organizations, churches, landlords, and service providers to facilitate self-sufficiency among clients. (For Chicagoland sites in Aurora and DuPage).

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Chicago Volunteer & Teams Mobilization Manager

Chicago, IL

USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Volunteer Resources /

Regular, Full-Time

/ On-Site

The Chicago Volunteer & Teams Mobilization Manager oversees the work of volunteer coordinators and spearheads collaboration with other World Relief staff teams to build welcoming communities across the Chicagoland region. This role is responsible for training and supporting a team of volunteer coordinators to cultivate impactful volunteers within their spheres of responsibility, as well as working directly with a caseload of volunteers serving in team models in Chicago. The role also ensures proper tracking of volunteers and documentation of their contributions. Within the Chicago office location, this position collaborates closely with other staff team leaders to strategically plan for and place volunteers in service alongside World Relief staff. The ultimate goal is creating and sustaining volunteer engagement opportunities and experiences that build mutually-beneficial relationships between refugees and immigrants, volunteers, and World Relief.

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Church Mobilizer

Client Support Coordinator – Bilingual (Ukrainian)

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US REFUGEE SERVICES /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ ON-SITE

World Relief seeks a Client Support Coordinator to respond to general enquiries about services provided to Ukrainian and Russian speaking clients, process client applications, respond to phone enquiries, conduct initial contacts with clients and enter client information into the organization’s database. This position will work closely with case specialists to ensure timely contacts with clients, plan client support and monitor their progress through the period of service.

This position will report to all 3 offices (Aurora, Carol Stream, and Chicago)

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Driver and Admin Support (Part-time)

Aurora, IL / Carol Stream, IL

USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Refugee Services /

Regular, Part-Time

/ On-Site

This position has the primary responsibility for driving a 15-passenger van to transport students to and from mental health groups, as well as to maintain communication with the counseling team for updated routes for picking up and dropping of students. This position will be part of the Counseling Center Team. To the qualified candidate, this role may include organizational and administrative tasks to support the efficient running of our in-person groups.

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Employment Counselor

Chicago, IL

USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Employment Services /

Regular, Full-Time

/ On-Site

The Employment Counselor position will provide critical supportive services and counsel to Refugees and Immigrants as they search for initial employment. This position assists clients through employment counseling that includes resume, application, and interview preparation assistance, and utilizing employer connections to facilitate job placements. The Employment Counselor will also assist in maintaining and expanding an employer network.

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Finance Specialist

CAROL STREAM, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US FINANCE /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ HYBRID

World Relief seeks a Finance Specialist to provide financial, budget and expense management assistance to support the World Relief Chicagoland region. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this position also works closely with the Senior Finance Specialists and in conjunction with the Program Managers.

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Intake Program Manager

CHICAGO, IL /

ADMIN/ HO ADMINISTRATION – HO HUMAN RESOURCES /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ ON-SITE

World Relief seeks an Intake Program Manager to oversee the development and implementation of case management services for new immigrant families connecting to World Relief through an intake appointment. The Program Manager will coordinate these intake procedures for immigrants newly seeking services as well as oversee management service provision and be responsible for accurately tracking and documenting program service provision to ensure the fulfillment of grant reporting and documentation requirements.

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Intensive Case Specialist - Aurora

AURORA, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US REFUGEE SERVICES /

REGULAR, FULL-TIME

/ ON-SITE

The Intensive Case Specialist position provides case management for immigrant clients who require non-routine care beyond the scope of primary case management services. This position has responsibility for providing intensive case management services to clients with complex medical conditions and clients facing multiple vulnerabilities including LGBT clients, HIV-positive clients, survivors of torture, single parents, clients with psychological conditions or at risk of suicide, elderly clients, disabled clients, or young adult clients without parents. Client service plans will be goal-focused and time-bound with a focus on the client’s ability to become independent from WRDA in meeting needs. The Intensive Case Specialist will work closely with WRDA teams and departments, community organizations, and service providers to promote and facilitate self-sufficiency among enrolled clients.

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Operations Specialist (Part-Time)

CHICAGO, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US PROGRAM OPERATIONS /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ HYBRID

World Relief seeks a Operations Specialist to provide support for maximizing WRC’s resources to optimize its daily operations. Support includes administrative tasks, such as cell phone management, and interpreters' orientation.

Note: This position will report to all 3 offices (Aurora, Carol Stream, and Chicago)

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Refugee Health Coordinator

Chicago, IL

USPGMS/ US Ministries – US Refugee Services /

Regular, Full-Time

/ On-Site

This position will be responsible for assisting refugees and immigrants to obtain their Initial Health Screening, establish a primary care provider, and help with follow up care. They will provide health education and orientation to the U.S. healthcare system through orientations with all newly arrived refugees and additional workshops. This position will work closely with the transportation volunteers and case managers to provide ongoing health coordination for clients with intensive medical needs.

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Site Coordinator (Part-time)

CAROL STREAM, IL /

USPGMS/ US MINISTRIES – US EDUCATION /

REGULAR, PART-TIME

/ ON-SITE

World Relief seeks a Site Coordinator. World Relief serves over 800 students at every stage of their language journey, including career specific language classes, job readiness for newly arrived refugees and asylees, mainstream English studies, and literacy and schooling support. The role of the Site Coordinator is to provide site supervision (including setup and take-down before and after classes) and support to both students and instructors for the adult English language classes run from 8AM-12:30PM at one in-person location in Wheaton, IL.

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AmeriCorps

Currently we are not accepting applications for AmeriCorps.

We partner with AmeriCorps and Literacy Volunteers of Illinois (LVI) to offer full and part-time positions in our Aurora, Carol Stream, and Chicago offices. See our open positions and how to apply below.

Internships

Interested in positions at our Chicagoland offices? Click here to view the available opportunities.

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