Open Positions

This position is responsible for assisting refugee and immigrant families with the furnishing of their living space. This includes ensuring that apartments are appropriately furnished for new refugees prior to their arrival. The Apartment Set-Up & Donations Assistant will collaborate with church and volunteer partners to solicit, collect, and set up donated furniture and household items for this purpose.

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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

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World Relief seeks a talented and versatile Communications Manager to join our World Relief Chicagoland team. The Communications Manager will play an integral role in sharing the story of World Relief’s local work with a wide variety of constituencies, including financial partners, local churches, volunteers, and community members. As a member of the development team, this position plays a strategic role in increasing World Relief’s network of engaged partners and expanding its local impact.

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World Relief seeks a talented and versatile Development Coordinator to join our World Relief Chicagoland team. The Development Coordinator will play an integral role in building a welcome community by providing administrative support to other members of the Development team.

Posted: April 7, 2022

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: EARLY003573

Schedule: Part-Time

The Education Director is responsible for leading and overseeing implementation of English classes, ESL and Citizenship Tutoring, career-preparedness English classes, and other World Relief programs in DuPage & Aurora providing client and community education. These innovative programs are built on strong student-centered, results-oriented philosophy and continuous improvement of instructor knowledge and skills, and are leading Education programs in World Relief’s national network. Within the three-office Chicagoland region, this role works closely with the Chicago Education Director on program development and strategy, and planning for the future based on needs in the community and organization.

 

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World Relief Chicago is looking for a full-time Education Program Specialist to provide support to its ESL, career and employment-readiness classes, and tutoring programs for adult immigrants and refugees. This role works closely with staff within the Education Department as well as with staff from other World Relief departments in the provision of services. Key responsibilities include facilitating online and in-person registrations, standardized assessments, digital literacy orientations, recording and organizing program data, maintaining program equipment, assisting with grant writing and reporting, and providing student referral services. If you are a highly organized and detail-oriented person with strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills who is also adept in digital literacy and the use of technology, this role may be a good fit for you.

This position will be responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and assessment of ESL students in the DuPage and Aurora Adult ESL programs. Enrollment process includes administering state-approved ESL tests, orienting students individually and in groups, and providing basic training on technology and digital literacy. These tasks will be done both in-person and remotely. They will be responsible for developing and updating materials related to enrollment and recruitment. This position will work closely with Education Administration Manager on developing annual recruitment plans and work with the rest of the team to implement them. This position will be a part of the team that provides a number of wrap-around services to the Adult ESL programs, and it will have additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

This position is responsible for assisting refugee and immigrant families with the furnishing of their living space. This includes ensuring that apartments are appropriately furnished for new refugees prior to their arrival. The Apartment Set-Up & Donations Assistant will collaborate with church and volunteer partners to solicit, collect, and set up donated furniture and household items for this purpose.

The goal of this position is to connect volunteers with service opportunities within WRC;s Immigrant Family Services program areas in the Aurora office, including the provision of basic needs and support for refugee/immigrant clients through relationships with churches, volunteers, and organizations. This position will directly oversee volunteer management within Aurora and Carol Stream social services programs and will be responsible for recruiting, training, placing, and supporting volunteers with the ultimate goal to facilitating mutually beneficial relationships between refugee/immigrant clients and volunteers. This position allows for the chance to specialize further into key areas of volunteer engagement in first year as refugee resettlement increases.

Posted: January 4, 2022

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: IMMIG003394

Schedule: Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you looking to use your legal knowledge to specialize in the field of Immigration Law? Do you want to be trained to gain Immigration law experience and expertise? World Relief Chicagoland Immigration Legal Services (ILS) department provides low-cost immigration legal counsel and representation to the immigrant community and is looking to expand its legal team. As either a licensed attorney or a Department of Justice (DOJ) Accredited Representative, this position will provide direct legal counsel and representation to immigrants seeking affirmative benefits including family reunification, U/VAWA, refugee/asylee adjustments, DACA, and ancillary benefits. This position will be based mainly in the Chicago office in Albany Park providing direct legal services, with the training period and one day a week in the Carol Stream location. Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish is required.

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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Through the Preferred Communities (PC) program, the Intensive Case Worker position provides case management to clients who require care beyond the scope of primary case management services. The PC program supports refugees and ORR-eligible populations with challenging needs that require special attention, including those with serious medical conditions, women at risk, and elderly refugees. The position will help participants requiring specialized medical or mental healthcare to better integrate into the community by learning to overcome barriers and do things such as learn how to access services to manage their disability and/or medical condition; overcome obstacles to employment; address mental health issues; and reach self-sufficiency in all areas of vulnerability.

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Posted: March 9, 2022

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: REFUG003511

Schedule: Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

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.