Arab Community Ambassador (temporary) (part-time)

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.
The Community Ambassador (CA) role is designed to contribute to the process of building capacity within World Relief, the refugee and immigrant communities we serve, and the general community, to promote the integration and empowerment of newcomers in Spokane. This team member would be stationed in the office, working with the ambassador team and in other departments in the office to ensure Arabic-speaking newcomers have information about and access to social services in the community and those provided through World Relief. 

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Regular outreach to community members, including follow-up on needs and making referrals 
• Collaboration with the Ambassador and other teams on program and activity design for Arabic-speaking activities
• Application assistance and navigation for accessing community resources
• Regularly update ambassador team on new or changed community resource 
• Promote World Relief and other community events 
• Tailor and Participate in some group-based educational activities or community network building activities, virtual or in-person
• Document and record plans, activities, outcomes and follow-up steps
• Attend regular meetings and check-ins with the ambassador team and other World Relief teams as needed
• Interpreting for newcomers participating in programs and services provided through World Relief.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Detail oriented 
• Self-starter, able to work independently or with a team
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in a multicultural setting, working across language barriers
• Speaking a language common to some World Relief clients is a plus

Requirements

• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Bachelors degree and two years of professional work experience
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic and English  

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. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions. ·         Great lengths of time workin