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.
At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.
If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.
Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.
This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.
POSITION SUMMARY:
World Relief in Chicagoland serves adult students at every stage of their language learning journey, including career specific language classes, job readiness for newly arrived refugees and asylees, leveled general English class, and literacy and schooling support. The role of the Intake & Assessment Specialist is to manage community and client interest (including recruitment), oversee and conduct English level pre-and post-tests, and complete intakes for prospective and returning students wishing to enroll in English language classes with World Relief. Other duties involved in the role include case noting, data entry, quality control, and working with the Student Support Services team to provide new student orientations, as needed.
Tuesday and Thursday evening hours are required for this role to conduct remote (from home) progress testing of students during online night classes. Otherwise, flexible scheduling.