Refugee Caseworker – Senior Services

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.

In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

POSITION SUMMARY:

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 a Services to Older Refugees Case Worker to provide case management services to refugees and immigrants that are 65 years and older to help them thrive in the Quad Cities community after their initial resettlement period. This position would serve those who have been in the US between 6-50 months who are looking for help with social interaction, education, physical or mental healthcare, benefits applications, immigration status changes or other concerns by continuing to guide them through navigating US systems.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Recruit and screen individuals who are 65 or older to participate in senior programming designed to help them increase social connections to reduce social isolation
• Collaborate with client to make an appropriate service plan to address their needs
• Conduct education sessions relevant to community resources and systems in the US regarding the elderly population
• Provide opportunities for social interaction in a communal environment
• Conduct in-home assessments with qualifying clients to assess specific needs
• Provide case management services in accordance with grant agreements and tailored to each client’s individual needs
• Assist clients in navigating healthcare systems, including making referrals to relevant specialists or primary care providers
• Assist clients with updating their immigration status and making referrals to apply for permanent residency or citizenship, as well as relevant medical providers regarding immigration-related medical concerns
• Assist clients in applying for disability benefits, age-related SSDI, or other medical benefits including in-home medical care
• Connect program participants to appropriate ESL opportunities
• Educate family members on resources available to assist with age-related care and benefits
• Determine adequate referrals to long-term services or intensive case management for clients with vulnerabilities
• Conduct regular follow-ups to ensure that seniors receive the care they are guaranteed with the Older Americans Act 
• Create and maintain accurate and organized case files
• Work with colleagues/interns, resettlement partners, volunteers, and World Relief staff to ensure that client’s needs are met in a planned, effective, and timely manner, while honoring confidentiality
• Collaborate with other World Relief staff through daily communication and weekly meetings
• Perform all duties in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain detailed, accurate records
• Experience and knowledge in applying for public benefits
• Knowledge of local community resources
• Task oriented with excellent time management and problem-solving skills

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
• Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and clean driving record
• bilingual experience in swahili, lingala, kinyarwanda, kinyamulenge, kibembe, or arabic

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
• Active & Fit Gym Membership

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
• Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
• Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
• Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
• Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
• All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Legal Background in the United States

World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.

In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief’s employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.

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