Employment Specialist (limited-term)
About the role
maybe. But we need to follow instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map sections accordingly.
We need to preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes EEO statement at end: "We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace..." That's boilerplate; we should remove. Also "Reasonable accommodations may be made..." is also boilerplate? Might be considered EEO; but it's about accommodations, maybe keep? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So remove that line. Also "For World Relief staff, strong commitment..." is also mission statement; maybe keep as part of requirements? It's about Christian faith prerequisite; that's substantive (faith requirement). Keep.
We need to not repeat job title as heading. No job ID.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we will have:
- About the role (maybe from POSITION SUMMARY)
- Responsibilities (from ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Requirements (from JOB REQUIREMENTS)
- Qualifications (maybe PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)
- Benefits (from benefits package line)
- Possibly Skills? Could be part of Requirements/Qualifications. But we can omit if not explicit.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like limited-term position funded through grant until 6/30/2027, etc.
We need to format responsibilities as list items.
Let's extract content.
First, opening paragraph: "Are you a person of compassion? ..." That's introductory marketing; we can keep as prose maybe under About the role? Might be considered part of organization summary? But we can include as part of About the role? The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). So we can have About the role section containing the introductory paragraph plus organization summary? Actually organization summary is separate; but we could put it under About the role as well. However we need to avoid filler. The intro is substantive? It's a call to action; we can keep.
But we need to avoid repeating job title as heading; we don't have a heading for job title.
Let's structure:
About the role
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.
But we might want to keep "ORGANIZATION SUMMARY" as heading? Not in list; we can just keep as prose.
Then POSITION SUMMARY: "POSITION SUMMARY: The Employment Specialist will assist refugee clients to prepare for, secure, and retain employment that will make self-sufficiency possible, fulfilling the Match Grant and other program requirements in close collaboration with other employment and casework staff at World Relief. This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 6/30/2027"
We could incorporate that into About the role or separate? Since we have About the role already, maybe we put position summary there as well. But we might want a separate section for Responsibilities.
Better: About the role includes organization summary and position summary? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have About the role containing a brief description of the role (position summary). Then Responsibilities list.
Thus:
About the role
The Employment Specialist will assist refugee clients to prepare for, secure, and retain employment that will make self-sufficiency possible, fulfilling the Match Grant and other program requirements in close collaboration with other employment and casework staff at World Relief. This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 6/30/2027.
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.
Now Responsibilities: list each duty.
We need to extract from ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES block.
Let's list them:
- Ensure services, which support and strengthen clients’ motivation and capacities to become self-supporting, are provided in a planned, effective, and timely manner to eligible clients
- Provide assessment of client’s skills and experience and develop an employment plan with reasonable employment goals and strategies that will lead to employment
- Make contact with refugees enrolled in the program through office visits and telephone calls (and home visits when necessary) until case closure
- Document activities through timely case notes which reflect the current status
- When appropriate, refer clients to other resources including childcare providers, DMV, medical care, job training, transportation information, and other sources and services that will remove identified barriers to employment
- Provide job counseling and assist clients in developing effective job applications, resumes, and interview techniques
- Represent World Relief to area employers as a desirable source of workers, acting as liaison between employer and client to ensure good employer relationships
- Instruct two-hour Job Readiness Class once each week using the prepared curriculum, keep curriculum up to date
- Enroll clients into relevant programs including completing assessments and developing service plans to track progress of goal achievement
- Assist clients in accessing community resources
- Provide orientation on various life skills topics (budgeting, paying rent/utilities, riding the bus, scheduling medical appointments, etc.)
- Ensure enrollment in ESL courses when applicable
- Assist clients with appointments, financial literacy, and goal-oriented individualized service plans
- Ensure security of full-time employment and offer transportation solutions of clients within their first 5 years in the USA
- Orientation to culture and expectations of work in the US
- Counseling clients about benefits of early employment
- Monitor client’s ELT attendance to increase employability
- Follow up with clients after job placement to address areas of concern and ensure continued employment
- Participate in the design and execution of programs or courses geared toward client development for increased employability and skills
- Maintain and complete detailed and accurate records of client files, case notes, and reporting records and submit monthly program reports
That's many items. We'll put them in - .
Now Requirements: JOB REQUIREMENTS block.
List:
- 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
- Computer literate, with proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and internet applications required
- High School Diploma
- 2 years’ relevant experience such as direct services and case file maintenance
- Valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation
- Prior multicultural experience
- Experience in a social service setting assisting people in need
- Demonstrated understanding of case management processes; extremely detail-oriented, excellent time management skills
We'll put as list.
Preferred Qualifications: PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS block.
List:
- Previous case management experience preferred
- Skill and sensitivity working with people from various backgrounds and beliefs
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and resolve problems/issues promptly and effectively
- Ability to work well on a team in a synergistic work environment, a flexible and motivated team player
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and organize in a fast-paced and fluid environment
- Proficiency in Spanish, Swahili, Dari, Pashto, Burmese, Karen, or Chin is highly desired
We'll put as list under Qualifications heading maybe.
Benefits: "World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time employees. World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health."
We'll put as list? It's prose; we can put as
but instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is not a list but we could still put as
. However we could make a list of benefits: competitive benefits package, employee discount program, Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation. But better to keep as prose? The instruction: "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose." So if we have benefits as a list, we should use
- . But the text is not explicitly a list; we could turn into list items. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; we can reformat as list but must not lose info. It's okay to convert sentences into list items as long as we keep the info. Let's do:
- Competitive benefits package
- Employee discount program for full-time employees
- Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation (recognizing exceeding core components of well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health)
That preserves.
Now we need to ensure we removed boilerplate: EEO statement, reasonable accommodations line, drug-free workplace, pre-employment substance abuse testing, and the final paragraph about Christian faith prerequisite? Actually that last paragraph: "For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." This is substantive about faith requirement; it's not boilerplate EEO; it
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like limited-term position funded through grant until 6/30/2027, etc. We need to format responsibilities as list items. Let's extract content. First, opening paragraph: "Are you a person of compassion? ..." That's introductory marketing; we can keep as prose maybe under About the role? Might be considered part of organization summary? But we can include as part of About the role? The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). So we can have About the role section containing the introductory paragraph plus organization summary? Actually organization summary is separate; but we could put it under About the role as well. However we need to avoid filler. The intro is substantive? It's a call to action; we can keep.
But we need to avoid repeating job title as heading; we don't have a heading for job title.
Let's structure:
About the role
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.
But we might want to keep "ORGANIZATION SUMMARY" as heading? Not in list; we can just keep as prose. Then POSITION SUMMARY: "POSITION SUMMARY: The Employment Specialist will assist refugee clients to prepare for, secure, and retain employment that will make self-sufficiency possible, fulfilling the Match Grant and other program requirements in close collaboration with other employment and casework staff at World Relief. This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 6/30/2027" We could incorporate that into About the role or separate? Since we have About the role already, maybe we put position summary there as well. But we might want a separate section for Responsibilities. Better: About the role includes organization summary and position summary? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have About the role containing a brief description of the role (position summary). Then Responsibilities list. Thus:About the role
The Employment Specialist will assist refugee clients to prepare for, secure, and retain employment that will make self-sufficiency possible, fulfilling the Match Grant and other program requirements in close collaboration with other employment and casework staff at World Relief. This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 6/30/2027.
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.
Now Responsibilities: list each duty. We need to extract from ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES block. Let's list them: - Ensure services, which support and strengthen clients’ motivation and capacities to become self-supporting, are provided in a planned, effective, and timely manner to eligible clients - Provide assessment of client’s skills and experience and develop an employment plan with reasonable employment goals and strategies that will lead to employment - Make contact with refugees enrolled in the program through office visits and telephone calls (and home visits when necessary) until case closure - Document activities through timely case notes which reflect the current status - When appropriate, refer clients to other resources including childcare providers, DMV, medical care, job training, transportation information, and other sources and services that will remove identified barriers to employment - Provide job counseling and assist clients in developing effective job applications, resumes, and interview techniques - Represent World Relief to area employers as a desirable source of workers, acting as liaison between employer and client to ensure good employer relationships - Instruct two-hour Job Readiness Class once each week using the prepared curriculum, keep curriculum up to date - Enroll clients into relevant programs including completing assessments and developing service plans to track progress of goal achievement - Assist clients in accessing community resources - Provide orientation on various life skills topics (budgeting, paying rent/utilities, riding the bus, scheduling medical appointments, etc.) - Ensure enrollment in ESL courses when applicable - Assist clients with appointments, financial literacy, and goal-oriented individualized service plans - Ensure security of full-time employment and offer transportation solutions of clients within their first 5 years in the USA - Orientation to culture and expectations of work in the US - Counseling clients about benefits of early employment - Monitor client’s ELT attendance to increase employability - Follow up with clients after job placement to address areas of concern and ensure continued employment - Participate in the design and execution of programs or courses geared toward client development for increased employability and skills - Maintain and complete detailed and accurate records of client files, case notes, and reporting records and submit monthly program reports That's many items. We'll put them in- .
Now Requirements: JOB REQUIREMENTS block.
List:
- 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
- Computer literate, with proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and internet applications required
- High School Diploma
- 2 years’ relevant experience such as direct services and case file maintenance
- Valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation
- Prior multicultural experience
- Experience in a social service setting assisting people in need
- Demonstrated understanding of case management processes; extremely detail-oriented, excellent time management skills
We'll put as list.
Preferred Qualifications: PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS block.
List:
- Previous case management experience preferred
- Skill and sensitivity working with people from various backgrounds and beliefs
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and resolve problems/issues promptly and effectively
- Ability to work well on a team in a synergistic work environment, a flexible and motivated team player
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and organize in a fast-paced and fluid environment
- Proficiency in Spanish, Swahili, Dari, Pashto, Burmese, Karen, or Chin is highly desired
We'll put as list under Qualifications heading maybe.
Benefits: "World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time employees. World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health."
We'll put as list? It's prose; we can put as
but instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is not a list but we could still put as
. However we could make a list of benefits: competitive benefits package, employee discount program, Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation. But better to keep as prose? The instruction: "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose." So if we have benefits as a list, we should use
- . But the text is not explicitly a list; we could turn into list items. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; we can reformat as list but must not lose info. It's okay to convert sentences into list items as long as we keep the info. Let's do: - Competitive benefits package - Employee discount program for full-time employees - Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation (recognizing exceeding core components of well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health) That preserves. Now we need to ensure we removed boilerplate: EEO statement, reasonable accommodations line, drug-free workplace, pre-employment substance abuse testing, and the final paragraph about Christian faith prerequisite? Actually that last paragraph: "For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." This is substantive about faith requirement; it's not boilerplate EEO; it
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is not a list but we could still put as