Asylum Seeker Case Worker - Spanish Speaker - 2023879

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 an Asylum Seeker Case Worker. This position will provide case management services to immigrant families having recently arrived from the southern border, including services such as applying for public benefits, accessing medical care, assisting children to enroll in school, providing referrals to external organizations, and ongoing community orientation.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• Conduct comprehensive assessments with immigrant families to assess needs and barriers, and to facilitate connections to appropriate services for meeting identified needs.
• Assist asylum seeking families in accessing and understanding public benefits such as Medicaid, All Kids, VTTC and WIC.
• Orient participants to the healthcare system including making appointments, arranging transportation, and communicating important information to physicians.
• Provide education/orientation to families regarding their new surroundings in the city of Chicago.
• Assist immigrants in scheduling and attending appointments with social service and medical providers, at times providing transportation
• Maintain timely and accurate client files, case notes, and reporting records
• Actively participate in department meetings and program trainings
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Fluent Spanish Speaker
• Highly self-motivated with strong follow-through and ability to work independently
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Knowledge of the immigrant experience highly preferred
• Strong mediation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and relational skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to follow through on projects and assignments
• Experience and/or training in working with traumatized populations or trauma informed care
• Desire to engage the local church in partnership with our service to asylum seekers
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, problem solve, and exercise critical thinking skills
• Willingness to advocate on behalf of clients with service providers, and governmental organizations

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
• Fluent in Spanish
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

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 a