Youth Fellow

World Relief • Durham, NC

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

World Relief is seeking a compassionate and justice-oriented individual to join their team as a Youth Fellow. This role is for someone who believes in advocating for the vulnerable and marginalized, and who aligns with Christian values of welcoming and loving neighbors. The organization is expanding to meet global needs and is looking for individuals who want to make a tangible difference. World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization with a mission to engage in the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church. Founded after World War II, it has a 80-year history of partnering with local churches and communities in over 100 countries to foster thriving families and communities. Current programming includes humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

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 Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Others required to complete the essential job functions

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated understanding of the refugee or immigrant experience, through lived experience or professional engagement preferred.
• Fluent in a language spoken by World Relief clients (example: Arabic, Dari, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, Rohingya, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Vietnamese, and more)
• Experience as a student in RIYS programming and/or Durham Public Schools
• License to drive in NC

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the RIYS Team to further develop needed, gap-filling, research-driven Youth Services for refugee & other immigrant youth in the Triangle while gaining vital experience as a young professional
• Coordinate with DPS staff, students and parents to identify needs and challenges faced by refugee & other immigrant learners whose primary language limits their ability to benefit from existing academic support services
• Support families through school registration and enrollment processes through application-filling, ESL testing set-up, and school entry meetings
• Participate in RIYS activities including but not limited to: large group mentorship meetings, youth tutoring (in-school and/or virtual)
• Facilitate interpretation for parent/teacher conferences for target students
• Facilitate increased communication between parents and teachers through translation of school forms, either directly themselves or through coordinating with WRD Bilingual Assistants
• 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
• Support implementation of summer enrichment program hosted at DPS partner school in conjunction with volunteers and interpreters
• Serve as Chair (or Co-Chair) of Youth Advisory Council, meeting periodically throughout the year to use their voices and experiences to inform WRD programs, serving as vital decision-makers
• Meet weekly with your RIYS team supervisor 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

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Employee discount program part-time employees (working 25+ hours per week)
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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