Employment Specialist

3 weeks ago

Austin, United States World Relief Full time

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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 an Employment Specialist to provide critical services and counsel to refugees and other eligible persons as they search for initial employment or seek career advancement and job upgrade opportunities. This position assists refugees and other eligible persons to become economically self-sufficient by preparing them for employment, utilizing employer contacts to place them in jobs, counseling on job upgrades and career pathway opportunities, and maintaining and expanding an employer network. This role is based out of the Austin office.

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- _ Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Make connections with new employers to advocate for the hiring of clients in their companies
- Researching new job opportunities outside of the normal entry level jobs available to clients
- Researching vocational trainings and guiding clients in career paths aimed at accomplishing clients’ career goals
- Learn best practices for finding and securing employment for clients by attending employment trainings
- Maintain regular communication with clients through client home visits, phone calls and office visits
- Monitor files to ensure all required documents are included and files are in compliance with RSS Employment Guidelines
- Enter employment information in the ClientTrack database weekly
- Maintain detailed and accurate case notes for all client interactions
- Attend scheduled meetings and maintain regular office hours
- Provide transportation to interviews, orientations, and employment for clients for the first few days as needed
- Assist clients with employment forms, drug screening tests, and securing state documentation
- Maintain open lines of communication with current employers reporting issues back to Program Manager as needed to foster relationships with employers notifying Program Manager of potential new employers
- Equip clients to conduct independent employment searches
- Assist clients with job retention and upward mobility of employment, as needed
- Refer clients to other programs and services as needed
- Maintain an initial employment orientation session with each client for the purpose of preparing refugees for employment and update as needed

**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities**:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines with flexibility
- Ability to maintain records and reports
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and responsibility
- Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
- Effectively manage stressful or crisis situations
- Ability to speak an additional language would be beneficial, but is not required

**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
- Fluency in an additional language such as Spanish, French, Arabic, Swahili, Lingala, Farsi, Dari, and Pashto is preferred
- Valid Drivers License

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
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