Resettlement Caseworker- Limited Term #2024069

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 Resettlement Caseworker is responsible for guiding newly arrived refugees and other qualifying immigrants through the initial resettlement period, which focuses on creating stability, developing self-sufficiency plans through a realistic and strengths-based approach, and actively providing appropriate services, enrollments, and referrals based on client need, strengths, and goals. This role ensures families feel welcome, are informed of what to expect in their first 90 days and beyond and are connected to critical services in Sacramento County. This position operates within grant-funded programs, requiring specific services to be provided within set timeframes and appropriate documentation of all activities through case management. The role is part of a larger integration team and is responsible for the success of their assigned cases, as determined by the client experience, program outcomes, timeliness and accuracy of reporting, and collaboration with colleagues.   This is a limited term opportunity.

Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Assess participant needs, strengths, and goals and then establish comprehensive action plans with short and long-term goals 
•  Provide necessary support for participants during the active enrollment period (~90 days). Support includes, but is not limited to:   Completing pre-arrival preparations, such as locating and securing suitable housing, purchasing housing essentials, furniture and basic food supplies, setting up utilities, etc, in accordance with R&P Cooperative agreement and in collaboration with the Housing Specialist,   Requesting and providing direct assistance, via donated goods and financial assistance , Conduct regular, re-occurring meetings, including multiple home visits, with clients to ensure progress on goals and to provide appropriate connections to resources, including transportation assistance, childcare, and education programs   Scheduling and ensuring successful appointments with Social Security, Department of Human Assistance, employment service providers, and any other required or beneficial public service   
• Coordinating with the Refugee Health Clinic to schedule initial appointments and ensuring timely arrival to health care appointments   
• Organizing and completing school enrollment for all school-aged children 
• Planning and/or providing Cultural Orientation and related assessments 
• Providing and arranging transportation as needed to required appointments 
• Connecting participants to English Language Training, Employment Service providers, and other financial, medical, vocational, and community resources in compliance with program guidelines   
• Document participant services and activities thoroughly and in a timely manner in accordance with program and World Relief Sacramento requirements 
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant casefiles   
• Update and maintain client information in protected, online databases (Dynamics, Teams, etc.)   
• Achieve grant requirements and deliverables through timely, high-quality services   
• Participate in on-going training to improve service delivery and ensure compliance   
• Review and regularly present the status and progress of each case to supervisor and/or manager   
• Collaborate successfully across World Relief Sacramento staff and departments, as well as with external service providers to ensure holistic case management 
• Attend meetings as instructed by supervisor   Other duties as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Alignment with WRS core values of serve, dri