Youth Fellow

World Relief•Durham, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

World Relief seeks a Youth Fellow to serve refugee and immigrant students. A Youth Fellow will work closely with the Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services team to support programming initiatives like after school tutoring, high school lunch groups, and patiently assisting families with case management needs. The Youth Fellow will bring their perspective and experience to support decision-making and youth programming development. This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 6/30/27 and contingent upon funding extension. This is a part-time position for 20 hours per week. 70% in office; 30% work from home.

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