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.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Are you passionate about working with immigrant youth and helping to provide a safe environment to learn, play games and develop connections with other youth, staff and volunteers? Join our Children & Youth Services team in welcoming newly arriving refugees, asylum seekers and other immigrant youth, by coordinating, providing structure, and leading K-12 after-school clubs, K-12 Virtual Club, Summer programming and extra-curricular activities.
This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until September 30, 2026 and contingent upon funding extension.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implementation of after school clubs, including virtual clubs, promoting academic and social emotional skill advancement. Youth club coordination includes safety protocol, family, school, and volunteer communication; organizing club locations (or zoom links) and times.
- Providing support for transportation for after-school club sessions. Willingness to drive students in 15 passenger van.
- Work closely with the Children & Youth Specialists to identify potential students for club and facilitate their enrollment and participation.
- Lead pre-club meetings with volunteers and club facilitation.
- Administer and record data for Social Emotional Assessments.
- Guide volunteers, interns, and/or work-study students.
- Maintain data of client and volunteer records using databases; ensure that student attendance is taken each week and reported accurately.
- Assistance with planning and implementing summer youth clubs with the Youth Clubs Specialist.
- Prepare and submit monthly program reports and other reports, as requested.
- Communicate with parents about upcoming activities.
- Attendance at required World Relief Chicagoland and Children & Youth staff meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fluency in Arabic, Dari, Spanish, or Swahili preferred
- Cross cultural experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree preferred
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.
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