Matching Grant Specialist

Matching Grant Specialist

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

Responsibilities

• Provide Match Grant (MG) specific orientation to all suitable clients and process enrollments in a timely manner, including opening new case files.
• Provide case management services in accordance with the grant agreement for 240 days, including regular in-person contact, financial support, accountability and connection to resources as needed.
• Provide employment services, including job readiness training, resume building, and application assistance to clients.
• Work with clients to remove barriers to employment and realize the goal of family self-sufficiency. Provide services that empower and strengthen clients’ motivation to formulate realistic yet ambitious resettlement plans and capacities to become self-sufficient within 240 days.
• Work with colleagues, resettlement partners, volunteers, and employment staff to ensure that client’s needs are met in a planned, effective, and timely manner, while honoring confidentiality.
• Document all contacts and services in client case files and maintain case note logs. Keep the MG file up-to-date with required forms and reports.
• Administer program funds to clients according to program policies and procedures keeping up-to-date documentation and staying within the predetermined budget constraints.
• Assist with scheduling and providing transportation to client appointments
• Provide one-on-one and/or group employment training
• Assist clients with job search activities including completing and submitting applications, and attending interviews
• Facilitate referrals for basic services available to refugee clients through efficient communication with interns, volunteers and community resource providers.
• Attend trainings and conferences as requested by supervisor
• Perform all duties in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner
• Undertake other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Great people skills, including the ability to coach clients and interact with staff and employers in a business setting sometimes under pressure
• Detail-oriented, quick-learner, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Superior written and verbal communication skills