Resource Aide (Temporary, Part-Time) - 2024364

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 Resource Aide to lead move-in efforts for newly arrived refugee clients, maintain inventory of donations of household items, and secure any needed items to welcome new families to the area.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Participate in regular move-ins for arriving refugee clients while collaborating with the Community Engagement department and their team of volunteers
• Drive, load, and unload moving trucks during move-ins
• Coordinate furniture pick-ups and donation drop-offs
• Assist with inventory and organization of storage units
• Obtain needed household items that have not been donated in anticipation of arriving refugee clients or coordinate with volunteers to do so
• Coordinate with caseworkers and other relevant staff to determine basic needs of clients after arrival
• Assist with donation drives, depending on need
• Record and track all donations in online database Microsoft Dynamics
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Adaptable to frequently changing work environment
• Ability to work efficiently as a team of staff and volunteers to set up houses for newly arrived refugee clients within tight deadlines
• Detailed in documentation
• Organizational skills
• Knowledge of basic furniture assembly and use of power tools, preferred

Requirements

• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Current driver license and maintain good driving record, ability to pass motor vehicle record check
• Ability to drive a 20-foot rental truck for move-ins
• Ability to frequently lift heavy furniture, around 80 pounds

Temporary Employees and Paid Interns have access to the following World Relief benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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. Worl