World Relief · 1 day ago
Immigrant School Impact Specialist - Bilingual (Spanish/English) - 2025562
Durham, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expWorld Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to addressing the world's greatest crises. The Immigrant School Impact Specialist will oversee programming and case management for Spanish speaking clients, focusing on academic support and social/emotional learning for immigrant youth in Durham Public Schools.
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Responsibilities
This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees, including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame
Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values, including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief
Work closely with the RIYS Manager and program staff to further develop needed, gap-filling, research-driven Youth Services for refugee and immigrant youth in the Durham and the Triangle
Coordinate with DPS staff, students and parents to identify needs and challenges faced by students whose primary language limits their ability to benefit from existing academic support services
Cooperate with DPS staff to develop and implement tutoring program and curriculum for these students that are both pertinent to and advance the lessons being taught in regular classrooms to achieve measurable improvements in educational outcomes
Implement in-school and/or after-school ongoing tutoring for target student groups through direct program staff involvement and training and mobilizing community volunteers from multiple language backgrounds
Facilitate interpretation for parent/teacher conferences for target students
Facilitate increased communication between parents and teachers through translation of school forms
Work with DPS and volunteer base to provide transportation for target students from partner schools for all program activities as needed
Facilitate deeper parent and family engagement with and integration into school community life by providing target student families with interpreters and transportation to school events and more; create school community events for target student families in their own languages
Collaborate with DPS staff to develop and implement cultural sensitivity and other trainings requested by DPS staff for DPS staff to increase ability to positively impact refugee and immigrant students
Help with implementing summer camp programming in conjunction with volunteers and interpreters
Meet weekly with RIYS Manager and other coordinators/specialists for troubleshooting, brainstorming, accountability and feedback
Utilize case management databases at World Relief to track program data; case note as needed
Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
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 Relief's Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
Bachelor's degree in Education or applicable field
3 or more years of work experience in education, youth development, or related field
An ability to serve diverse populations
Proficiency in Microsoft applications including, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc
Entrepreneurial skills; self-starter; strong initiative and development skills
Fluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, and Outlook; highly skilled in Google Suite products, including Google Drive; prefer Salesforce experience
Experience in education, volunteer coordination, and/or youth services
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize in a fast paced and fluid environment
Ability to work with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Valid driver's license and clean driving record
Preferred
Strong preference for candidates who are fluent in Spanish
Preference for applicants with school-based experience
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Employee discount program
Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation
Company
World Relief
World Relief is a global and humanitarian organization that provides immigration, legal and empowerment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.17MKey Investors
Basic Needs Giving PartnershipDuPage Foundation
2025-01-17Grant· $0.05M
2023-07-18Grant· $0.12M
Leadership Team
Myal Greene
President & CEO
Alexis Brown, PhD
Chief People Officer
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