Open Positions

POSITION SUMMARY: 

World Relief Chicagoland is looking for an experienced ESL instructor to teach ESL classes to adult students living in Chicago through its Chicago office. Currently these classes are taking place online which involves virtual classroom meetings and independent student work. The ESL Instructor will teach creative and interactive ESL lessons that incorporate English literacy, digital literacy, life, employment, and college-readiness skills. This position is 10 hour/week. Classes are currently held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. 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 navigate technology and online learning platforms, this role may be a good fit for you.

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As Career Pathways Specialist (CPS) you will work side-by-side with immigrants to discover their career pathway, equip them with needed skills to succeed, and promote entry into employment within their chosen field. The CPS assists immigrants to enter their career of choice by preparing them for vocational training opportunities, finding funding opportunities for training, job coaching, and developing and maintaining connections with a variety of external stakeholders.

Posted July 1, 2022

Full-Time

Aurora, IL 60505 USA

Chicago, IL 60625 USA

Carol Stream, IL 60188 USA

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Are you looking for an opportunity to use your counseling and leadership skills to meet community needs? Do you have a passion for accompanying immigrants on their journey toward wholeness and community belonging? This position is responsible for overseeing the relaunch and clinical operations of World Relief’s Counseling Center, currently based in the western suburbs. This position will be responsible for vision casting, staff and intern recruitment, and practice growth to meet a growing demand for trauma-informed, culturally-responsive counseling. This will include building & launching a new program funding model inclusive of insurance billing.

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POSITION SUMMARY: 

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your counseling and leadership skills to meet community needs? Do you have a passion for accompanying immigrants on their journey toward wholeness and community belonging? This position is responsible for overseeing the relaunch and clinical operations of World Relief’s Counseling Center, currently based in the western suburbs. This position will be responsible for vision casting, staff and intern recruitment, and practice growth to meet a growing demand for trauma-informed, culturally-responsive counseling. This will include building & launching a new program funding model inclusive of insurance billing.

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World Relief DuPage/Aurora seeks an Education Program Specialist to provide organizational support to its ESL, career, and employment-readiness classes for adult immigrants and refugees. If you are a highly organized and detail-oriented person, comfortable with data analysis and reporting, with strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, who enjoys education administration, and who is also adept in digital literacy and the use of technology, this role may be a good fit for you.

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World Relief Chicago Employment works with adult refugees and immigrants to secure full-time employment and provides job skills development, training, and resources to empower families to move towards financial stability. In addition to providing direct services to refugees and immigrants seeking employment, this position is responsible for the oversight of the Employment team to ensure quality programming, service delivery, and compliance with agency, community, and grant standards. This includes staff and intern supervision, grant management, program implementation, interdepartmental collaboration, volunteer integration, and service coordination.

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This position has the primary responsibility for driving a 15-passenger van to transport students to and from English and Cultural Orientation classes, as well as to create and maintain schedules for picking up and dropping of the students. This position will be a part of the admin team that provides a number of support services to the Adult English Language programs at World Relief, and it might have some additional organizational tasks as assigned.

 

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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This position will provide case management services to refugee and immigrant families, including initial resettlement services, accessing social service and medical providers, ongoing cultural adjustment support, orientations, referrals, and mediation services. The Immigrant Case Worker will work closely with community organizations, churches, landlords, and service providers to promote successful community integration. This position is based in Chicago and requires visits to refugee families primarily in northern Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

The Initial Resettlement Manager (IRM) will provide supervision and strategic management for programs serving refugees and other eligible immigrants during their first six months in the U.S. to ensure program participants reach a place of stability and move towards healthy integration. The IRM will lead a team of people to perform high quality, core resettlement services, while ensuring compliance with programs established by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and its program intermediaries.

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This position is responsible for facilitating the intake process, 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. Referral and follow up will be necessary for all internal services (case management, employment, children & youth, and counseling center services) and external services at other community agencies.

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This role provides clinical treatment and maintenance support and works alongside a multi-disciplinary team that together provides holistic support to adult clients through wellness & prevention activities. Therapy & wellness groups through the Counseling Center are key supports offered to adult clients to help them reach stability and move toward long-term community integration.

This position provides key operational management and support to one office of World Relief within the Chicagoland region in order to ensure the smooth functioning of day-to-day operations of all programs and services offered at the location. The key measure of success in this position is the smooth functioning of the office and clear, timely communication with the regional and national offices as needed.

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The focus of this position is on educating and equipping refugee & immigrant clients with intensive medical needs with the understanding and practical skills needed to navigate healthcare settings in the United States.

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World Relief seeks a Bilingual (Spanish) Immigrant 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 Immigrant Case Worker will work closely with community organizations, churches, and service providers to promote community integration.

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This role will provide strategic leadership for the immigrant & refugee service programs at World Relief Chicagoland. This position is responsible for championing an integrated and holistic service model that effectively engages community partners toward participants’ long-term goals & thriving.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

This position has the primary responsibility for driving a 15-passenger van to transport students and their children to and from ESL classes as well as to create and maintain schedules for picking up and dropping of the students. This position will be a part of the admin team that provides a number of support services to the Adult ESL programs and it might have some additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Manager.

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POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Program Manager will provide supervision and strategic management for programs serving refugees and other eligible immigrants during their first six months in the U.S. to ensure program participants reach a place of stability and move towards healthy integration. The Program Manager will lead a team of people who perform high quality, core resettlement services and ensure compliance with programs established by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and its program intermediaries.

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World Relief is a unique and invigorating place to work. We are looking for talented, ambitious, driven, and collaborative people to come alongside our mission, vision and values as we partner with churches and volunteers to empower the most vulnerable in our communities.
The Sponsor Support Coordinator role supports World Relief’s efforts of engaging the community to develop authentic relationships with refugees and immigrants by fostering welcoming communities for mutual transformation. The role is responsible for training, supporting, and providing resources to sponsors as they engage with Ukrainian humanitarian parolees to sponsor their placement in the Chicagoland area, extend friendship, assist with adjustment, and learn from one another. The role will collaborate closely with Self Reliance Association staff in Chicagoland in developing a sponsor support hub.