Community Care & Integration Specialist - Limited Term - 2025779 in Kent, Washington at World Relief

This is a part-time position for 24 hours per week. Hybrid Schedule: Flexible hours dependent on community needs. Ideally 1-2 days in office, 3 or 4 days work from home.

• Facilitate Know Your Rights workshops for refugees, immigrants, and community partners
• Provide accurate, accessible information about rights during encounters with law enforcement or immigration officials.
• Develop and adapt training materials for diverse cultural and linguistic audiences.
• Coordinate with the Legal Services team to ensure all content is legally accurate and up to date.

• Listening to the community for needs and current gaps in resources or services.
• Host community workshops on safety planning, family preparedness, and navigating public systems.
• Build relationships with community leaders, faith partners, and ethnic organizations to expand outreach.
• Conduct one on one or small group sessions for families needing individualized support.
• Participate in community events, resource fairs, and partner meetings to raise awareness of services.

• Support families in creating Family Preparedness Plans, including:
  • Emergency contacts
  • Connecting with resources for childcare and guardianship planning
  • Document organization
  • Communication plans
• Provide compassionate, trauma informed support to families experiencing the detention of a loved one.
• Connect families to legal resources, social services, and community support networks.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure continuity of care for affected households.

• Conduct intake assessments to identify needs related to safety, stability, and integration.
• Provide referrals to legal services, mental health providers, housing resources, and other community supports.
• Maintain accurate case notes and documentation
• Collaborate with cross department teams to ensure holistic support for participants.

• Assist in developing new workshops, curricula, and community education tools.
• Provide feedback to leadership on emerging community needs and trends.
• Participate in staff trainings, team meetings, and professional development opportunities.
• Support data collection, reporting, and evaluation efforts.

• 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 Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
• Experience in community outreach, education, social services, or related fields.
• Lived experience or deep familiarity with refugee and immigrant communities.
• Strong interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and engage diverse audiences.
• Commitment to trauma informed, strengths based, and culturally responsive practices.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Proficiency in English and at least one additional language commonly spoken by participants
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Proactive, systematic thinker
• Effective task manager
• Flexibility and ability to change plans as needed
• Professionalism and a commitment to the highest ethical standards

• Experience in diverse settings and demonstrated commitment to respectful, equitable, and inclusive written communication and interpersonal interaction
• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Strong computer literacy, with an eagerness to explore and adopt new digital tools to improve efficiency and streamline processes