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Chicagoland Career Opportunities

Posted: April 23, 2021

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: SPECI03055

Schedule: Full Time

Chicago, IL 60625, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: The Employment Counselor position provides critical services and counsel to refugees, asylees and other immigrants as they search for initial employment or seek career advancement and job upgrade opportunities. This position assists refugees and those granted asylum to become economically self-sufficient by preparing them for employment, utilizing employer contacts to place them in jobs, counseling on job upgrades and career pathway opportunities, and maintaining and expanding an employer network.

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Immigration Legal Services Paralegal

Posted: April 15, 2021

Job Category: US Immigration Legal Services

Requisition Number: ILSPA03049

Schedule: Full Time

Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: To assist the World Relief Chicagoland Immigration Legal Team with case management and client follow-up in addition to administrative responsibilities.

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Asylum Project Program Manager

Posted: Mar 16, 2021

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: ASYLU03012

Schedule: Full Time

Chicago, IL 60625, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: World Relief Chicagoland is hiring a Program Manager for its Asylum Project, a program located within its Chicago office location that provides holistic case management services to asylum seekers. This position includes case management responsibilities, such as assistance in accessing public benefits, housing, medical service provision, employment, career development, and educational referrals while participant’s asylum applications are being processed. The Program Manager will also be responsible for maintaining and establishing new relationships with immigrant legal services providers and other Chicago community service providers that can support asylum applicants. Additionally, the Program Manager will collaborate with church partners in conjunction with our Church and Volunteer Engagement team on a new initiative to connect asylum seeking families with volunteer support teams.

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Marketing and Events Manager

Posted: Mar 16, 2021

Job Category: US Marketing

Requisition Number: MARKE03015

Schedule: Full Time

Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: This role will be responsible for growing our overall marketing reach and building a large Breadth donor community through outreach, event coordination, and mass communications including social media, website, and targeted campaigns. This role will help also facilitate branding and messaging consistency throughout the organization. In addition, this role works closely with the director of development, development team, executive director, and leadership team to shape and implement the annual fundraising strategy. .

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Housing Coordinator

Posted: Mar 8, 2021

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: HOUSI03008

Schedule: Full Time

Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: The Housing Coordinator position has the primary responsibility of developing relationships with property owners and landlords to secure housing for World Relief clients. This position works closely with Case Managers and requires regular travel throughout the Chicagoland area. This position requires a highly motivated individual who is able to take initiative, creatively identify housing solutions, and sell the benefits of renting to refugees and immigrants.

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Foundations Partnership Manager

Posted: Mar 3, 2021

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: FOUND03005

Schedule: Full Time

Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: Are you passionate about building partnerships that connect the dots between financial resources and people in vulnerable situations? World Relief partners with many private foundations to serve immigrants and refugees in Chicagoland. Join our Development Team to build pathways for impact with our foundation partners. This position furthers the mission of World Relief by leading the foundations giving strategy in the Chicagoland region. In addition, this role works closely with the director of development, development team, executive director, and leadership team to shape and implement the annual fundraising strategy.

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Mental Health Counselor (Temporary, Part-Time)

Posted: Feb 4, 2021

Job Category: US Programs

Requisition Number: MENTA02979

Schedule: Part Time

Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA

POSITION SUMMARY: Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing culturally appropriate mental health assessment and counseling services to refugee and immigrant clients. The Counselor’s functions are performed as part of a multi-disciplinary team and include the development and implementation of client therapeutic plans and follow-ups. A strong emphasis is centered on culturally and linguistically responsive trauma-informed care to individuals and families who have been impacted by war, forced migration, resettlement, and family separation. This is a temporary position.

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AmeriCorps

All our AmeriCorps positions have been filled. We’ll begin accepting applications again in June, 2021.

We partner with AmeriCorps and Literacy Volunteers of Illinois (LVI) to offer full and part-time positins in both our Aurora and Carol Stream offices. See our open positions and how to apply below.

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