Student Youth Fellow

World Relief • Durham, NC

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About The Position

World Relief is seeking an early-career Student Youth Fellow to serve refugee and immigrant students in the Triangle. This part-time, one-year limited-term fellowship (12–20 hours per week), with the possibility of a one-year extension, provides mentorship, structured professional development, and hands-on experience under the Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services (RIYS) Team. The Fellow supports tutoring, mentorship, school-related family needs, and other youth services, while bringing their cultural and lived experience to program development and team decisions.

The role includes helping students and families navigate U.S. schools, supporting case management and communication between families and educators, facilitating participation in school and community activities, and contributing to enrichment and advisory programs. The position requires a Christian faith and commitment to World Relief’s mission, as well as the ability to work across culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Requirements

• Mature personal Christian faith.
• Commitment to World Relief’s mission, vision, and values, and desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities.
• Ability to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief’s Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity, and the National Association of Evangelicals’ For the Health of The Nation document.
• Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, and ability to meet MVR standards.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Entrepreneurial skills, initiative, self-starting ability, and development skills.
• Basic technology skills and openness to learning Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, as well as Google Suite products including Google Drive.
• Willingness to learn and be coached, particularly in prioritizing, multitasking, and staying organized in a fluid environment.
• Ability to work with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of the refugee or immigrant experience through lived experience or professional engagement.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and experience working effectively across diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives.
• Strong verbal and written English skills.
• Fluency in another language used by populations served, such as Arabic, Dari, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, Rohingya, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, or Vietnamese.
• Personal or professional experience working with immigrant, refugee, or newcomer students and families in U.S. educational settings.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a student in World Relief Durham’s Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services programming.
• Experience as a student in Durham Public Schools or other U.S. schools.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services Team to develop research-driven youth services for refugee and immigrant youth in the Triangle.
• Support students and parents in identifying and addressing challenges faced by learners whose primary language limits access to existing academic support.
• Help families with school registration and enrollment, including application forms, ESL testing arrangements, and school entry meetings.
• Participate in youth services activities, including group mentorship meetings, after-school programming, and in-school programming.
• Support case management, including communication between parents and teachers, school paperwork, and interpretation or coordination with contract interpreters.
• Provide transportation for target student families to school events and program activities to support engagement with school communities.
• Help plan school-community events for target student families in their own languages.
• Support implementation of the summer enrichment program.
• Meet weekly with the RIYS team supervisor for troubleshooting, brainstorming, accountability, and feedback.
• Use World Relief case management databases to track program data and document case notes as needed.
• When relevant, serve as Chair or Co-Chair of the Youth Advisory Council, meeting periodically to help inform World Relief programs through youth voices and experiences.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package; the posting specifies benefits eligibility for part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week.
• Employee discount program; the posting specifies eligibility for part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED